Origins of non-tectonic fractures in shale

Q Meng, F Hao, J Tian - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural fractures are widespread in shales in sedimentary basins and can significantly
increase the bulk permeability and enhance fluid flow, which are thereby considered to be a …

Impact of thermal maturity on the diagenesis and porosity of lacustrine oil-prone shales: Insights from natural shale samples with thermal maturation in the oil …

B Liu, Y Wang, S Tian, Y Guo, L Wang, Q Yasin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shale diagenesis controls the generation, migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons
through time and has become a frontier area of study in the fields of sedimentology and …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane adsorption potential on Jordanian organic-rich source rocks: Implications for underground H2 storage and retrieval

A Alanazi, HR Abid, M Usman, M Ali, A Keshavarz… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen (H 2) storage in geological formations offers a potential large-scale solution
suitable for an industrial-scale hydrogen economy. However, the presence of organic …

Influence of quartz types on rock fabrics and bulk physical properties in organic-rich mudstone: A review

J Peng, Z Hu, D Feng - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Quartz is one of the most volumetric abundant minerals and can occur in a wide variety of
forms, such as detrital grains and authigenic cements, in organic-rich mudstones. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogen adsorption kinetics in organic-Rich shale reservoir rocks for seasonal geological storage

A Alanazi, HR Abid, IS Abu-Mahfouz, SA Bawazeer… - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
The geo-storage of hydrogen (H 2) is essential for advancing a robust and industrial-scale H
2-based economy. The efficient H 2 storage in a geological formation depends on the …

The deposition of type II-S Jordan oil shale in the context of Late Cretaceous source rock formation in the Eastern Mediterranean realm. Insights from organic and …

S Grohmann, R Littke, I Abu-Mahfouz, G Gaus… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study provides a detailed geochemical and petrographic investigation of 22 Upper
Cretaceous Jordan Oil Shale (JOS) samples obtained from various wells distributed across …

Rock mechanical properties of immature, organic-rich source rocks and their relationships to rock composition and lithofacies

IS Abu-Mahfouz, R Iakusheva, T Finkbeiner… - Petroleum …, 2023 - earthdoc.org
Mechanical properties of layered rocks are critical in ensuring wellbore integrity and
predicting natural fracture occurrence for successful reservoir development, particularly in …

Age, material source, and formation mechanism of bedding-parallel calcite beef veins: Case from the mature Eocene lacustrine shales in the Biyang Sag, Nanxiang …

A Su, PD Bons, H Chen, Y Feng, J Zhao… - Bulletin, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The mechanisms leading to the formation of bedding-parallel calcite beef veins have been
widely debated, with discussions centered on timing or burial depth of vein generation …

Role of organic matter, mineral, and rock fabric in the full-scale pore and fracture network development in the mixed lacustrine source rock system

G Yang, J Zeng, J Qiao, Y Liu, S Liu, W Jia… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The mixed deposition constitutes the external clastic, intrabasinal, and pyroclastic
components in both marine and lacustrine environments. The fine-grained mixed lacustrine …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the initiation of bitumen-filled microfractures in immature, organic-rich carbonate mudrocks: The Maastrichtian source rocks of Jordan

IS Abu-Mahfouz, AN Wicaksono, E Idiz… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
The initiation of bitumen-filled microfractures was analysed in the organic-rich Maastrichtian
carbonate mudrocks of Jordan, which show great potential as source rocks and for a future …