Confinement effect on porosity and permeability of shales

J Goral, P Panja, M Deo, M Andrew, S Linden… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Porosity and permeability are the key factors in assessing the hydrocarbon productivity of
unconventional (shale) reservoirs, which are complex in nature due to their heterogeneous …

Pore system characterization of organic-rich shales using nanoscale-resolution 3D imaging

J Goral, I Walton, M Andrew, M Deo - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Vaca Muerta Shale in Argentina is the first major commercial shale oil/gas play
outside of North America. High-resolution 2D/3D imaging of shale rocks for the purpose of …

Correlative core-to pore-scale imaging of shales

J Goral, M Andrew, T Olson, M Deo - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Unconventional reservoirs (eg, shales) remain poorly understood, compared to conventional
reservoirs, due to their complex compositional and structural anisotropy. These …

Machine-learning-assisted segmentation of focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy images with artifacts for improved void-space characterization of tight …

A Kazak, K Simonov, V Kulikov - SPE Journal, 2021 - onepetro.org
The modern focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) allows imaging of
nanoporous tight reservoir-rock samples in 3D at a resolution up to 3 nm/voxel. Correct …

A new model for predicting irreducible water saturation in tight gas reservoirs

YL Su, JG Fu, L Li, WD Wang, A Zafar, M Zhang… - Petroleum Science, 2020 - Springer
The irreducible water saturation (S wir) is a significant parameter for relative permeability
prediction and initial hydrocarbon reserves estimation. However, the complex pore …

Correlative multiscale imaging of Mancos Shale

J Goral, M Deo, M Andrew - International Petroleum Technology …, 2019 - onepetro.org
Mudstone (shale) reservoir evaluation and efficient development poses a significant
challenge due to the heterogeneous nature of these complex formations. Organic-rich …

Machine-Learning-Assisted Segmentation of FIB-SEM Images with Artifacts for Improved of Pore Space Characterization of Tight Reservoir Rocks

A Kazak, K Simonov, V Kulikov - … Resources Technology Conference …, 2020 - library.seg.org
The focused-ion-beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) technology allows imaging
of nano-porous tight reservoir rock samples in 3D at a resolution up to 3 nm/voxel. However …

Digital (shale) rock multi-physics: micro-/nano-scale characterization of petrophysical and geomechanical properties of oil-/gas-bearing rocks

J Goral - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Shale oil and gas has revolutionized the energy sector in the United States. Although most
of the US-produced oil and gas comes from unconventional (shale) reservoirs, a large …