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 …

The concept of increased methane recovery with simultaneous CO 2 sequestration in
unconventional reservoirs like gas shales has been studied extensively. A clear …

Abstract Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), two
easily acquired and widely applied image acquisition and analysis methods, have rarely …

As the typical unconventional reservoir, shale gas is believed to be the most promising
alternative for the conventional resources in future energy patterns, attracting more and …

Shales deposited in marine–continental transitional environments are well developed in the
Upper Paleozoic in China with abundant gas resources. The pore structure and its …

Quantitative characterization of shale gas flow in fractured shale is a key problem in shale
gas extraction. In this study, 3D multi-scale structures in fractured shale were reconstructed …

Shale mechanical properties are important for shale gas production, but the magnitudes are
difficult to estimate, standard size cores are hard to sample, and secondary interstice …

A thorough study of the adsorption behavior of shales to methane (CH 4) and carbon dioxide
(CO 2) is critical for carbon dioxide sequestration in shale gas reservoirs and enhanced …

Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) analysis was performed on six Bakken Shale
samples with different maturities to reveal the complexities in the pore structure. Pore size …

Marine sourced clay minerals and organic matter enrichment as clay-organic
nanocomposites within shale has attracted attention because of their changeable surface …