Production optimization using machine learning in Bakken shale

G Luo, Y Tian, M Bychina… - … , Houston, Texas, 23-25 …, 2018 - library.seg.org
Researchers from both industry and academia have studied the tight oil resources
intensively in the past decade since the successfully development of Bakken Shale and …

Quantification of CH4 adsorption capacity in kerogen-rich reservoir shales: An experimental investigation and molecular dynamic simulation

Y Ju, J He, E Chang, L Zheng - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Kerogen coexisting with inorganic matter has a complex nanoscale pore structure, including
intra-kerogen pores (IKNs) and inter-particle pores between kerogen and inorganic matter …

Molecular dynamics simulation of methane transport in confined organic nanopores with high relative roughness

J He, Y Ju, K Kulasinski, L Zheng, L Lammers - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2019 - Elsevier
Understanding and characterizing the transport of shale gas (methane) through the
nanopores of kerogens are critical for the accurate prediction of shale gas recovery …

Production-strategy insights using machine learning: application for Bakken shale

G Luo, Y Tian, M Bychina… - … Reservoir Evaluation & …, 2019 - onepetro.org
Researchers from both industry and academia have intensively studied tight oil resources in
the past decade since the successful development of Bakken Shale and Eagle Ford Shale …

Flow of gases in organic nanoscale channels: A boundary-driven molecular simulation study

M Kazemi, A Takbiri-Borujeni - Energy & Fuels, 2016 - ACS Publications
In modeling fluid transport in organic nanopores of shale, particular attention should be paid
to the gas–wall interactions, specifically the adsorption phenomena, and the fact that the …

Estimation of adsorbed-phase density of methane in realistic overmature kerogen models using molecular simulations for accurate gas in place calculations

F Perez, D Devegowda - Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Methane adsorption in the organic matrix (kerogen) of gas shales is an important factor in
determining the storage of natural gas and volumetric calculations of gas in place. The pore …

Carbon isotope fractionation during shale gas transport through organic and inorganic nanopores from molecular simulations

G Wang, Y Ma, Y Zhao, W Chen - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbon isotope fractionation is a promising method to predict gas-in-place content and
evaluate the shale gas production stage. In this study, molecular simulations are conducted …

Molecular study of nonequilibrium transport mechanism for proton and water in porous proton exchange membranes

G Wang, Z Liu, C Liu, W Chen - International Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The transport process of proton and water through a porous proton exchange membrane
(PEM) under pressure difference is significant to fuel cell performance. Nonequilibrium …

Numerical modeling of gas transport in shales to estimate rock and fluid properties based on multiscale digital rocks

Y Ning, K Zhang, S He, T Chen, H Wang, G Qin - Energy Procedia, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Characterization of rock properties in shale gas reservoirs is vitally important for
production forecasting and reserve estimation of natural gas in an efficiently and …

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 …