[HTML][HTML] Micro-proppant placement in hydraulic and natural fracture stimulation in unconventional reservoirs: A review

M Aslannezhad, A Kalantariasl, Z You, S Iglauer… - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Tight hydrocarbon reservoirs require stimulation to improve the recovery of oil and gas
resources. Hydraulic fracturing is a technique extensively employed in the oil and gas …

A review of transport mechanisms and models for unconventional tight shale gas reservoir systems

S Akilu, E Padmanabhan, Z Sun - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2021 - Elsevier
Gas transport in unconventional reservoirs is highly complex by differing greatly from those
in conventional reservoirs with low porosity and permeability. Shale incorporates both …

A model for multiple transport mechanisms through nanopores of shale gas reservoirs with real gas effect–adsorption-mechanic coupling

K Wu, Z Chen, X Li, C Guo, M Wei - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2016 - Elsevier
Multiple transport mechanisms coexist in nanopores of shale gas reservoirs with complex
pore size distribution and different gas-storage processes, including continuum flow, slip …

Water distribution characteristic and effect on methane adsorption capacity in shale clay

J Li, X Li, X Wang, Y Li, K Wu, J Shi, L Yang… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Methane adsorption in shale is a gas–liquid–solid interaction rather than a gas–solid
interaction by considering the initial water saturation in actual condition. As an important …

Real gas transport through nanopores of varying cross-section type and shape in shale gas reservoirs

K Wu, Z Chen, X Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
A model for real gas transport in nanopores of shale gas reservoirs (SGRs) was proposed
on the basis of the weighted superposition of slip flow and Knudsen diffusion, where the …

Apparent permeability model for real gas transport through shale gas reservoirs considering water distribution characteristic

Z Sun, X Li, J Shi, T Zhang, F Sun - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2017 - Elsevier
The accurate knowledge of gas transport mechanisms through shale matrix will significantly
advance the development of shale gas reservoirs. At present, the different cross-section …

Flow behavior of gas confined in nanoporous shale at high pressure: Real gas effect

K Wu, Z Chen, X Li, J Xu, J Li, K Wang, H Wang… - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Understanding and controlling the gas flow at the nanoscale has tremendous implications in
the fields of separation science, catalytic reactions, and energy storage, conversion and …

A fully coupled multidomain and multiphysics model for evaluation of shale gas extraction

W Li, J Liu, J Zeng, YK Leong, D Elsworth, J Tian, L Li - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Creating a stimulated reservoir domain (SRD) is a necessity to effectively extract natural gas
from shale reservoirs. After hydraulic fracturing, a shale reservoir has three distinct domains …

Estimation and modeling of pressure-dependent gas diffusion coefficient for coal: A fractal theory-based approach

Y Yang, S Liu - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Diffusion coefficient is one of the key parameters determining the coalbed methane (CBM)
reservoir economic viability for exploitation. Diffusion coefficient of coal matrix controls the …

Water sorption and distribution characteristics in clay and shale: effect of surface force

J Li, X Li, K Wu, X Wang, J Shi, L Yang, H Zhang… - Energy & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Characteristics of sorption and distribution of water in nanoporous shale are topics of great
interest to evaluate unconventional reservoirs. Also, a study of surface force of water/solid …