Increasing the production and utilization of shale gas is of great significance for building a
clean and low-carbon energy system. Sharp decline of gas production has been widely …

The development of tight hydrocarbon resources has a significant impact on the future of the
energy market. Digital Rock Physics (DRP) is technically recognized as an effective method …

The study of salt precipitation and its effect on the reservoir physical properties and
hydrocarbon adsorption capacity is important to the development of the shale reservoir with …

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) storage and sequestration is regarded as an effective approach to
mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. While injecting an enormous amount of CO 2 into …

Relative permeability modifiers can selectively reduce the permeability of water while
maintaining or improving the permeability of hydrocarbons. To understand the impact of fluid …

Shale gas reservoirs, as representative reservoirs in the Sichuan Basin, have attracted
widespread attention regarding development. Using gas reservoir numerical simulation to …

Unlocked by advanced technologies, such as hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, gas
shale reservoirs constitute one of the most promising hydrocarbon resources around the …

This article explores the application of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) in improving
subsurface rock analysis. GANs generate realistic images of rock features, enhancing the …

Rock is a heterogeneous material with primary damage and defects, which can greatly affect
the mechanical properties of the rock and the slip on a fault. Additionally, slip on a fault can …

Shales are generally treated as non-porous formations and are frequently considered as the
source rock and the cap layer. Over the past decades, technical breakthroughs in the US …