Oil content and resource quality evaluation methods for lacustrine shale: A review and a novel three-dimensional quality evaluation model

E Wang, Y Feng, T Guo, M Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Lacustrine shale oil represents an important opportunity for unconventional petroleum
exploration and has received considerable attention from petroleum geologists. However …

Characterization, controlling factors and evolution of fracture effectiveness in shale oil reservoirs

L Gong, J Wang, S Gao, X Fu, B Liu, F Miao… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fracture effectiveness is of great significance for seeking shale oil exploration targets. The
fracture effectiveness and primary controlling factors in the Cretaceous Qing-1 Member …

[HTML][HTML] Applying biomarkers as paleoenvironmental indicators to reveal the organic matter enrichment of shale during deep energy exploration: a review

AB Ogbesejana, B Liu, S Gao, SA Akinyemi, OM Bello… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Analysis of biomarkers in geological materials such as shales is very crucial because they
can provide useful information on the depositional conditions and environments, organic …

Multi-scale pore structure characterization of lacustrine shale and its coupling relationship with material composition: An integrated study of multiple experiments

R Zhao, H Xue, S Lu, J Li, S Tian, Z Dong - Marine and Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Characterization of microscopic pore system of organic-rich shales is of great
importance for understanding the occurrence mechanism and flow behavior of shale oil …

Study on microscale pore structure and bedding fracture characteristics of shale oil reservoir

J Wei, A Zhang, J Li, D Shang, X Zhou - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurately characterizing the cross-scale structure of pores and fractures in shale reservoirs
is the theoretical basis for efficient exploration and development of shale oil and gas. In this …

Using laser scanning confocal microscopy combined with saturated oil experiment to investigate the pseudo in-situ occurrence mechanism of light and heavy …

Z Gao, L Duan, Z Jiang, L Huang, J Chang… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
The occurrence characteristics of shale oil have a significant impact on its mobility and the
ultimate oil recovery. How to quantitatively characterize the occurrence and distribution …

Petrological and organic geochemical characteristics of the Permian Lucaogou Formation in the Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin, NW China: Implications on the …

Z Meng, Y Liu, X Jiao, L Ma, D Zhou, H Li, Q Cao… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
The coupling relationship between volcanic-hydrothermal activities and hydrocarbon
generation has been a common understanding in recent years. However, there is a lack of …

Biome responses to a hydroclimatic crisis in an early cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) subtropical inland lake ecosystem, Northwest China

K Zhang, R Liu, E Bai, Z Zhao, G Peyrotty… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Cretaceous palaeoclimate was characterized by arid–humid alternation
and accompanied by a series of short-term extreme environmental events, resulting in …

Laboratory characterization of shale oil storage behavior: A comprehensive review

T Wu, Z Pan, B Liu, LD Connell, R Sander, X Fu - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
Shale oil has become an important oil resource over the past decade. The oil storage
behavior, including the adsorbed oil and free oil, is one of the most important controlling …

Organic matter pores structure and evolution in shales based on the he ion microscopy (HIM): A case study from the Triassic Yanchang, Lower Silurian Longmaxi and …

P Wang, C Zhang, X Li, K Zhang, Y Yuan… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2020 - Elsevier
To illustrate organic matter (OM) pores structure and evolution in shales with different
maturities, the Triassic Yanchang shale (0.5%< Vitrinite reflectance (R o)< 1.2%) in the …