Multiphase fluid-rock interactions and flow behaviors in shale nanopores: A comprehensive review

J Cai, X Jiao, H Wang, W He, Y Xia - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The complicated flow behaviors of multiphase fluids in shale reservoirs are significantly
influenced by fluid-fluid and fluid-rock interactions due to the non-negligible intermolecular …

Current Status and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence Technology Application in Oil and Gas Field Development

T Wang, Q Wei, W Xiong, Q Wang, J Fang, X Wang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Artificial intelligence technology will be increasingly applied in the oil and gas industry. The
rapid development of artificial intelligence technology can solve problems such as high …

A comparative study of shale oil transport behavior in graphene and kerogen nanopores with various roughness via molecular dynamics simulations

S Zhan, J Bao, X Wang, W Wang, Y Su, M Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the transport behavior of molecules within nanopores is crucial in various
fields, including nanofluidic, bioengineering and geophysics. To elucidate oil flow within …

Study on pore structure and permeability sensitivity of tight oil reservoirs

X Zhou, J Wei, J Zhao, X Zhang, X Fu, S Shamil… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The tight oil reservoir is rich in microscale pores, which has a significant impact on oil and
water distribution and seepage. In this paper, first, the microscale pore-throat structure …

How does the heterogeneous interface influence hydraulic fracturing?

Q Wang, H Yu, WL Xu, HW Huang, FD Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Under the influence of the nonlinear fluid-solid coupling, hydraulic fracture exhibits various
propagation modes (such as toughness-or viscosity-dominated), which stem from the …

Analysis of asynchronous/inter-fracture injection-production mechanism under the condition of five-spot vertical and horizontal well combination in low permeability oil …

J Li, J Wei, Y Chen, A Wang, X Zhou - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
At present, low permeability resources are the focus of the development of petroleum
industry. In this paper, firstly, the oil displacement mechanism under the condition of vertical …

Experimental and modeling study of water imbibition and flowback in shale: prediction of relative permeability and capillary pressure curves

H Sharifigaliuk, SM Mahmood… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Understanding the invasion and flowback processes of water, as the main source of
hydraulic fracking fluid, is crucial for the proper evaluation and development of complex gas …

Hydraulic fracturing in layered heterogeneous shale: The interaction between adjacent weak interfaces

YL Zhong, H Yu, Q Wang, XY Chen, X Ke… - Engineering Fracture …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shale is known as the typical layered heterogeneous rock with multiple weak interfaces
between different layers, and how to depict the propagation characteristic of fluid-driven …

Research on controllable shock wave technology for in-situ development of tar-rich coal

Z Duan, Y Zhang, F Yang, M Liu, Z Wang, Y Zhao, L Ma - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The world is rich in tar-rich coal resources, which have broad exploration and development
prospects. At present, the academic community has relatively weak research on the impact …

Perspectives on Molecular Simulation of CO2/CH4 Competitive Adsorption in a Shale Matrix: A Review

Y Sun, Y Ma, B Yu, W Zhang, L Zhang, P Chen… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
With the increasing global energy demand, unconventional oil and gas, especially shale
gas, have become an important natural gas resource. In the modern petroleum engineering …