Multi-stage hydraulic fracturing has been identified as a must to develop shale gas
reservoirs by increasing the stimulated reservoir volume (SRV). Supercritical CO 2 (scCO 2) …

The wettability is a critical property that governs the in situ fluid distribution, fractional flow,
and hydrocarbon trapping in the porous media. This topic is of immense interest to the …

Understanding the invasion and flowback processes of water, as the main source of
hydraulic fracking fluid, is crucial for the proper evaluation and development of complex gas …

The delineation of pore size and surface area distribution and methane sorption-diffusion
capacity in gas shale reservoirs is crucial for the estimation of storage capacity, anticipating …

Wettability has paramount importance in the characterization of shale reservoirs, yet its
determination is quite challenging. The conventional techniques popularly applied for …

Rock fractures are a key contributor to a broad array of Earth surface processes due to their
direct control on rock strength as well as rock porosity and permeability. However, to date …

The pore structure controls the storage and migration of geofluids within shale and ultimately
determines its reservoir quality. Therefore, the characterization of shale pore structure has …

Micro-and nano-scale pores develop in shale reservoirs, and the associated pore structure
controls the occurrence state, gas content, seepage capacity, and micro-migration and …

Brittle rock fracture is a core concept in oil and gas and other rock mechanics projects.
However, the understanding of fracture behavior under mechanical well-bottom conditions …

Laminar argillaceous limestone continental shale is an important oil reservoir in Jiyang
Depression, Bohai Bay Basin of China. Affected by the laminar structure, the spatial …