This review addresses the diverse applications of multiphase flows, focusing on drilling,
completions, and injection activities in the oil and gas industry. Identifying contemporary …

As more wells are drilled and completed in tight, brittle formations, operators rely more on
small-sized proppants to help ensure the created complex fractures are propped, and to …

A revolution of unconventional reservoirs is a turning point in the global oil and gas industry
since these resources have massive reserves with large potential in contributing to …

Accurate production performance evaluation and forecasting in shales during the early
stages of development can play an important role in minimizing uncertainties associated …

This paper aims to develop a deeper understanding of well interference effects by
evaluating various multiwell configurations for their sensitivity to key reservoir parameters …

Recently, machine learning methods have enjoyed resurgence in the oil and gas industry
and provide applications to a wide variety of problems. However, few address the important …

Reservoir fluid composition and PVT properties play an important role in liquid rich shale
development. Accurate estimation of reservoir fluid richness has a significant impact on …

Horizontal drilling and multistage hydraulic fracturing have been credited for much of the
success achieved in ultralow permeability shale reservoirs, making it possible to produce …

Originally proposed for conventional reservoirs, the dual-continuum idealization is being
applied directly to simulation in ultralow-permeability reservoirs. Recent gridding techniques …

During the waterflood development of low-permeability reservoirs, the lithology of barrier
and intercalated layers adjacent to the reservoir, with specific permeability and porosity, has …