A review on pore structure characterization in tight sandstones

J Lai, G Wang, Z Wang, J Chen, X Pang, S Wang… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tight sandstone reservoirs typically contain a wide pore throat sizes ranging from the nano-
scale to micro-scale, and have complex pore geometry and pore throat structure …

Characterization and analysis of porosity and pore structures

LM Anovitz, DR Cole - Reviews in Mineralogy and …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Porosity plays a clearly important role in geology. It controls fluid storage in aquifers, oil and
gas fields and geothermal systems, and the extent and connectivity of the pore structure …

Pore throat structure and fractal characteristics of tight oil sandstone: a case study in the Ordos Basin, China

P Li, M Zheng, H Bi, S Wu, X Wang - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pore throat structure is a significant factor controlling the properties of reservoir. Evaluation
of the pore throat structure is also important for the exploration and development of tight oil …

Fractal analysis of tight gas sandstones using high-pressure mercury intrusion techniques

J Lai, G Wang - Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Pore structure is one of important factors affecting the properties of sedimentary rocks,
however, it is difficult to describe microscopic parameters of the pore structure such as pore …

How does the pore-throat size control the reservoir quality and oiliness of tight sandstones? The case of the Lower Cretaceous Quantou Formation in the southern …

K Xi, Y Cao, BG Haile, R Zhu, J Jahren… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pore-throat size is a very crucial factor controlling the reservoir quality and oiliness of tight
sandstones, which primarily affects rock-properties such as permeability and drainage …

Implementation of rock typing on waterflooding process during secondary recovery in oil reservoirs: a case study, El Morgan Oil Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt

AE Radwan, BS Nabawy, AA Kassem… - Natural Resources …, 2021 - Springer
Waterflooding is one of the most common secondary recovery methods in the oil and gas
industry. Globally, this process sometimes suffers a technical failure and inefficiency …

Pores in Marcellus shale: A neutron scattering and FIB-SEM study

X Gu, DR Cole, G Rother, DFR Mildner… - Energy & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The production of natural gas has become increasingly important in the United States
because of the development of hydraulic fracturing techniques, which significantly increase …

Multifractal analysis of Hg pore size distributions of tectonically deformed coals

W Li, H Liu, X Song - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
To get deep insight into the variability and heterogeneity of pore size distributions (PSDs) in
different tectonically deformed coals (TDCs)(mean maximum vitrinite reflectance R o, max …

Chemical reactions, porosity, and microfracturing in shale during weathering: The effect of erosion rate

X Gu, DM Rempe, WE Dietrich, AJ West, TC Lin… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
The rate of chemical weathering has been observed to increase with the rate of physical
erosion in published comparisons of many catchments, but the mechanisms that couple …

Fractal analysis of tight shaly sandstones using nuclear magnetic resonance measurements

J Lai, G Wang, Z Fan, Z Zhou, J Chen… - AAPG …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Assessing quantitatively the microscopic pore structures of porous rocks, including
irregularities of pore shapes and pore size distributions, is becoming one of the most …