Modeling of multi-scale transport phenomena in shale gas production—a critical review

H Wang, L Chen, Z Qu, Y Yin, Q Kang, B Yu, WQ Tao - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Shale gas, although unconventional, is a prospective clean energy source. Shale gas
production is a complex multi-scale process with its spatial size ranging from the nanoscale …

Pore network characterization of shale reservoirs through state-of-the-art X-ray computed tomography: A review

Q Liu, M Sun, X Sun, B Liu, M Ostadhassan… - Gas Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Shale microstructures control the capacity of the formation to store hydrocarbons and its fluid
flow. However, microstructural complexity and multiscale heterogeneity is a challenge in a …

Statistical rock physics

G Korvin - Encyclopedia of Mathematical Geosciences, 2023 - Springer
Sampling is a technique from which information about the entire population can be inferred.
In case of remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS), training and test …

What are the Dominant Flow Regimes During Carbon Dioxide Propagation in Shale Reservoirs' Matrix, Natural Fractures and Hydraulic Fractures?

S Fakher, Y Elgahawy, H Abdelaal… - SPE Western Regional …, 2021 - onepetro.org
Carbon dioxide (CO2) injection in low permeability shale reservoirs has recently gained
much attention due to the claims that it has a large recovery factor and can also be used in …

Estimation of transport diffusivity of natural gas in organic matter using molecular dynamics simulation

S He, Y Ning, T Chen, H Liu, H Wang… - SPE Rocky Mountain …, 2016 - onepetro.org
Due to the uncertainty in shale reservoir simulation, increasing attention has been drawn to
the investigation of nano-scale transport behavior in heterogeneous shale rocks. Molecular …

Upscaling in numerical simulation of shale transport properties by coupling molecular dynamics simulation with lattice Boltzmann method

Y Ning, S He, H Liu, H Wang, G Qin - SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional …, 2016 - onepetro.org
Accurate prediction of shale matrix permeability using numerical tools requires
understanding of transport mechanisms in nano-scale, and upscaling from nano-scale to …

Geology-driven EUR forecasting in unconventional fields

C Temizel, CH Canbaz, H Alsaheib… - SPE Middle East Oil …, 2021 - onepetro.org
Abstract EUR (Estimated Ultimate Recovery) forecasting in unconventional fields has been a
tough process sourced by its physics involved in the production mechanism of such systems …

Pore-scale modeling and simulation in shale gas formations

Y Ning, B Jin, Y Liang, G Qin - Petrophysical Characterization and Fluids …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pore-scale modeling is essential for understanding the transport and storage mechanisms of
hydrocarbons in shale formations, as well as the estimation of petrophysical properties, the …

Permeability prediction considering surface diffusion for gas shales by lattice Boltzmann simulations on multi-scale reconstructed digital rocks

Y Ning, S He, H Liu, H Wang, G Qin - International Petroleum …, 2016 - onepetro.org
The apparent permeability function in kerogen is developed by combining effects of viscous
flow, Knudsen diffusion, and surface diffusion, in which the surface diffusion is defined as the …

A rigorous upscaling procedure to predict macro-scale transport properties of natural gas in shales by coupling molecular dynamics with lattice Boltzmann method

Y Ning, S He, H Liu, H Wang, G Qin - SPE Annual Technical …, 2016 - onepetro.org
It is well known that shale formations exhibit multi-scale geological features such as
nanopores in the formation matrix and natural fractures at multiple length scales. The key …