A review of shale pore structure evolution characteristics with increasing thermal maturities

Z Gao, Y Fan, Q Xuan, G Zheng - Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 2020 - sciopen.com
Pore structure has a significant effect on the occurrence state of shale hydrocarbons and the
hydrocarbon storage capability of shale reservoirs. Consequently, it is quite meaningful to …

Mineralogy and element geochemistry of salinized lacustrine organic-rich shale in the Middle Permian Santanghu Basin: Implications for paleoenvironment …

B Liu, Y Song, K Zhu, P Su, X Ye, W Zhao - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Middle Permian Lucaogou Formation in the Santanghu Basin (northwest
China) develops one of the thickest salinized lacustrine organic-rich shale (SLORS) in the …

Gas breakthrough pressure of tight rocks: A review of experimental methods and data

T Wu, Z Pan, LD Connell, B Liu, X Fu, Z Xue - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2020 - Elsevier
Breakthrough pressure is a key parameter of the caprock sealing ability for gas reservoirs. It
has also become an important parameter for gas production from tight reservoirs, such as …

[PDF][PDF] 松辽盆地南部白垩系青一段深湖相页岩油富集模式及勘探实践

张君峰, 徐兴友, 白静, 刘卫彬, 陈珊, 刘畅, 李耀华 - 石油勘探与开发, 2020 - cpedm.com
松辽盆地南部白垩系青山口组一段(简称“青一段”) 主要发育半深湖—深湖相页岩,
纯页岩型页岩油资源丰富, 但页岩中黏土矿物含量高, 页岩油流动性差, 勘探开发难度大 …

The heterogeneity of pore structure in lacustrine shales: Insights from multifractal analysis using N2 adsorption and mercury intrusion

M Guan, X Liu, Z Jin, J Lai - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
A series of parameters from a variety of techniques, such as pore size distribution, surface
area, pore volume, etc., have been used to characterize the pore structure of unconventional …

Insights in the pore structure, fluid mobility and oiliness in oil shales of Paleogene Funing Formation in Subei Basin, China

X Liu, J Lai, X Fan, H Shu, G Wang, X Ma, M Liu… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pore structure is an important factor influencing reservoir properties of oil shales. Routine
core analysis, thin section, scanning electron microscope (SEM), mercury injection capillary …

Enrichment and exploration of deep lacustrine shale oil in the first member of Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation, southern Songliao Basin, NE China

J Zhang, X Xingyou, B Jing, L Weibin, C Shan… - Petroleum Exploration …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pure shales in the first member of Qingshankou Formation (simplified as Qing 1 Member) in
the southern Songliao Basin, ie, the semi-deep and deep lacustrine shales, are …

Mechanical characteristics and factors controlling brittleness of organic-rich continental shales

B Liu, S Wang, X Ke, X Fu, X Liu, Y Bai, Z Pan - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Brittleness is an essential parameter in the evaluation of wellbore stability and hydraulic
fracturing design of shale reservoirs. It is an inherent geomechanical property controlled by …

Experimental investigation of oil generation, retention, and expulsion within Type II kerogen-dominated marine shales: Insights from gold-tube nonhydrous pyrolysis of …

D Shao, T Zhang, LT Ko, Y Li, J Yan, L Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although oil retention has recently emerged as a key topic of unconventional-shale resource
assessment, oil-retention and expulsion controls in organic-rich shales during thermal …

Main controls and geological sweet spot types in Paleogene shale oil rich areas of the Jiyang Depression, Bohai Bay basin, China

S Zhang, H Liu, Y Liu, Y Wang, M Wang, Y Bao… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
The shale oil wells drilled in the early stage of the Jiyang Depression have achieved
industrial-scale flow, but the oil production in special exploration wells has been less than …