Without remorse, fossil fuels have made a huge contribution to global development in all of
its forms. However, the recent scientific outlooks are currently shifting as more research is …

Underground hydrogen storage in geologic media has gained significant interest as a
strategy toward net-zero emissions. However, the selection of a feasible geologic storage …

Underground hydrogen storage (UHS) is a promising technology with which large quantities
of H 2 can potentially be stored in the subsurface safely, economically and efficiently. As …

The wetting characteristics of shale rocks at representative subsurface conditions remain an
area of active debate. A precise characterization of shale wettability is essential for …

The establishment of digital images of cores with multi-mineral components holds the
premise of analyzing the spatial distribution of shale minerals and carrying out numerical …

Mechanical properties of shales are key parameters influencing hydrocarbon production–
impacting borehole stability, hydraulic fracture extension and microscale variations in in situ …

Cleat and permeability altered by CO2 injection are key issues for enhanced coalbed
methane production and CO2 geo-sequestration into unminable coal seams. As the main …

Ultrasonic physical stimulation is a promising approach of coalbed methane enhancement
recovery. This study is devoted to quantitatively characterizing the damage of multi-scale …

Automated Mineralogy (AM) is a semi-automatic mineralogical tool based on a scanning
electron micrography-energy dispersion spectrometry (SEM‒EDS) platform. It has the …

Abstract Characterization of fluid–rock interactions is essential for a broad range of
subsurface applications such as understanding fluid flow in porous medium and enhanced …