Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional oil/gas shales has changed the energy landscape of
the US Recovery of hydrocarbons from tight, hydraulically fractured shales is a highly …

Fracture effectiveness is of great significance for seeking shale oil exploration targets. The
fracture effectiveness and primary controlling factors in the Cretaceous Qing-1 Member …

Shale microstructure determines hydrocarbon reserves and productivity. However, despite
its high economic importance, the shale microstructure remains poorly understood. This is …

Imaging and image analysis of shale provides insights into the pore and fracture networks,
disposition of compositional elements, and signatures of diagenesis and fluid flow …

页岩油作为非常规油气资源的重要组成部分是石油地质学研究的热点之一.
中国的页岩油资源大量赋存于陆相湖盆中, 由于其储集, 封盖, 圈闭和运移等与常规油气不同 …

Shale mechanical properties are important for shale gas production, but the magnitudes are
difficult to estimate, standard size cores are hard to sample, and secondary interstice …

Tectonism significantly affects the pore type and pore structure evolution of organic-rich
shale. The Lower Cambrian Lujiaping Shale in the northeastern of the upper Yangtze area …

Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional hydrocarbon resources involves the sequential
injection of a high-pressure, particle-laden fluid with varying pH's to make commercial …

Mudrocks are a primary archive of Earth's history from the Archean eon to recent times, and
their source-to-sink production and deposition play a central role in long-term ocean …