Diffusion behavior of methane in 3D kerogen models

KB Yu, GM Bowers, N Loganathan, AG Kalinichev… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As global energy demand increases, natural gas recovery from source rocks is attracting
considerable attention since recent development in shale extraction techniques has made …

Using micro-indentation to determine the elastic modulus of shale laminae and its implication: Cross-scale correlation of elastic modulus of mineral and rock

L Li, B Huang, Y Tan, X Li, PG Ranjith - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Lamina is the smallest megascopic layer in a sedimentary sequence. Different laminae are
usually distinguished by various mineral compositions and different thicknesses ranging …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of shale source rocks and clay mineral diagenesis in the permian basin, USA: Inferences on basin thermal maturity and source rock potential

H Green, B Šegvić, G Zanoni, S Omodeo-Salé, T Adatte - geosciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of mineral diagenetic indices and organic matter maturity is useful for reconstructing
the evolution of sedimentary basins and critical assessments for potential source rocks for …

Effects of nanoconfinement and surface charge on iron adsorption on mesoporous silica

JA Greathouse, TJ Duncan, AG Ilgen… - Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a combined molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and X-ray absorption fine
structure (XAFS) spectroscopic investigation of aqueous iron adsorption on nanoconfined …

Petrophysical properties of the major marine shales in the Upper Yangtze Block, south China: a function of structural deformation

H Zhu, Y Ju, C Huang, Y Qi, L Ju, K Yu, W Li… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
A series of organic-rich shale samples from various shale gas reservoirs that experienced
complex structural change around the Sichuan Basin of the Upper Yangtze Block, South …

Characterization of lithofacies in shale oil reservoirs of a lacustrine basin in eastern China: Implications for oil accumulation

C Bai, B Yu, S Han, Z Shen - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present research study was aimed to identifies the effect of the lithofacies
(assemblages) on lacustrine shale oil accumulation, the shale oil layers of the Eocene …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding methane/carbon dioxide partitioning in clay nano-and meso-pores with constant reservoir composition molecular dynamics modeling

N Loganathan, GM Bowers, BFN Wakou… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The interactions among fluid species such as H2O, CO2, and CH4 confined in nano-and
meso-pores in shales and other rocks is of central concern to understanding the chemical …

Role of cations in the methane/carbon dioxide partitioning in nano-and mesopores of illite using constant reservoir composition molecular dynamics simulation

N Loganathan, AO Yazaydin, GM Bowers… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We performed constant reservoir composition molecular dynamics (CRC-MD) simulations at
323 K and 124 bar to quantitatively study the partitioning of fluid species between the nano …

Characteristics and implications of micro-lithofacies in lacustrine-basin organic-rich shale: A case study of Jiyang Depression, Bohai Bay Basin

H Liu, B Yu, Z Xie, S Han, Z Shen, C Bai - Acta Petrolei Sinica, 2018 - syxb-cps.com.cn
Shale oil is an important component of unconventional hydrocarbon resources, and is also a
hot spot in research of petroleum geology. In China, shale oil resources massively occur in …

The impacts of pore structure and relative humidity on gas transport in shale: A numerical study by the image-based multi-scale pore network model

W Song, J Yao, K Zhang, H Sun, Y Yang - Transport in Porous Media, 2021 - Springer
Due to the multi-scale pore size and complex gas-bound water distribution, it is challenging
to accurately predict gas transport property in shale. Given the known heterogeneities …