Laboratory measurement of low permeability unconventional gas reservoir rocks: A review of experimental methods

R Sander, Z Pan, LD Connell - Journal of Natural Gas Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Unconventional natural gas has become an important source of energy. However, the
development of such resources has been challenging as these reservoirs are characterised …

The successful development of gas and oil resources from shales in North America

DJ Soeder - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The hydrocarbon resources of shale gas and tight oil have made a significant impact on
North American energy reserves over the past decade. The production of so-called …

Methods for petrological and petrophysical characterization of gas shales

Y Yao, X Sun, S Zheng, H Wu, C Zhang, Y Liu… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The increasing significance of shale gas resources to the global energy supply has resulted
in an increasing need to understand shales as gas reservoirs. Shales commonly have …

Evaluation of surface diffusion in microporous/mesoporous media using a numerical model applied to rate-of-adsorption data: Implications for improved gas …

Z Yang, B Yuan, CR Clarkson, A Ghanizadeh - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Adsorbed-phase surface diffusion has been recognized as an important controlling factor on
gas apparent permeability in micropores and smaller mesopores. However, for the …

A pulse-decay method for low (matrix) permeability analyses of granular rock media

T Zhang, Q Hu, B Ghanbarian… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2023 - hess.copernicus.org
Nanodarcy level permeability measurements of porous media, such as nano-porous
mudrocks, are frequently conducted with gas invasion methods into granular-sized samples …

Controlling parameters of CH4 and CO2 adsorption on shale—a review

MP Mudoi, BK Prusty - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
Adsorption is the principal gas storage mechanism in shale, and detailed knowledge of the
adsorption behaviour is crucial for successful shale gas production. CO2 and CH4 exhibit …

Laboratory characterization of the porosity and permeability of gas shales using the crushed shale method: Insights from experiments and numerical modelling

Q Fisher, P Lorinczi, C Grattoni, K Rybalcenko… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2017 - Elsevier
Gas production from shale resource plays has transformed the USA energy market. Despite
the knowledge gained from the analysis of large amounts of shale core, appraisal of shale …

Deep reinforcement learning applied to managed pressure drilling

M ArnØ, JM Godhavn, OM Aamo - SPE Norway Subsurface …, 2020 - onepetro.org
During drilling operations, maintaining a desired downhole pressure between pressure
margins is crucial to avoid damage to the formation and the well. The process is highly …

Viscosity of shale gas

H Tran, A Sakhaee-Pour - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanofluidics, which analyzes fluid transport through sub 100-nm conduits, has fascinated
engineers in different fields and we petroleum engineers are no exception. This field gained …

An optimization method for equivalent bulk permeability of gas shale matrix with crushed samples and re-recognition of the influence of pressure and particle size

W Jiang, L Ji, C Luo, M Lin, G Cao, F Hao… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pressure decay (or gas expansion) test with crushed samples has been used to
evaluate the matrix permeability of shale and other low-permeability rock for many years …