[HTML][HTML] Research progress on evaluation methods and factors influencing shale brittleness: A review

H Li - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Clarifying the evaluation methods and factors influencing shale brittleness is of great
practical significance for fracture mechanism analysis, rock mass stability evaluation …

[HTML][HTML] Rock brittleness indices and their applications to different fields of rock engineering: A review

F Meng, LNY Wong, H Zhou - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Brittleness is an important parameter controlling the mechanical behavior and failure
characteristics of rocks under loading and unloading conditions, such as fracability …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoscale mechanical property variations concerning mineral composition and contact of marine shale

Y Li, J Chen, D Elsworth, Z Pan, X Ma - Geoscience Frontiers, 2022 - Elsevier
Mechanical properties of shales are key parameters influencing hydrocarbon production–
impacting borehole stability, hydraulic fracture extension and microscale variations in in situ …

Quartz types, silica sources and their implications for porosity evolution and rock mechanics in the Paleozoic Longmaxi Formation shale, Sichuan Basin

H Xu, W Zhou, Q Hu, T Yi, J Ke, A Zhao, Z Lei… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Quartz is a common mineral in mudrocks, displays variable forms and can have multiple
origins. Consequently, the form and source of quartz in mudrocks may have a distinct impact …

Advancing the application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to the characterization and quantification of geological material properties

K Wang, KG Taylor, L Ma - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been widely used in materials science and chemistry
research since it was invented in the 1980s. It is a relatively new tool for geosciences and is …

Anisotropic mechanical behavior of ultra-deep shale under high in-situ stress, a case study in the Luzhou block of the southern Sichuan Basin, China

G Zhao, Y Guo, C Yang, L Wang, W Guo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The safe and efficient development of ultra-deep shale gas deeper than 4500 m is closely
related to the comprehensive evaluation of the mechanical behavior, brittleness and …

Investigation on mechanical properties, AE characteristics, and failure modes of Longmaxi Formation Shale in Changning, Sichuan Basin, China

C Zhao, J Liu, D Xu, L Zhang, C Lyu, Y Ren - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2023 - Springer
At present, hydrofracture technology is mainly used for shale gas exploration and
exploitation, and the effect of volume fracturing is tightly linked to the mechanical properties …

Quartz types in the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations in southern China: Implications for porosity evolution and shale brittleness

Y Ye, S Tang, Z Xi, D Jiang, Y Duan - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Quartz is an important component of shale and has a significant influence on shale physical
properties. However, the specific effects that different quartz types exert on shale porosity …

Origins of siliceous minerals and their influences on organic matter enrichment and reservoir physical properties of deep marine shale in the Sichuan Basin, South …

Y Feng, X Xiao, E Wang, P Gao, C Lu, G Li… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Quartz is the main component of marine shale. However, the influence of quartz on shale
gas accumulation is not yet fully understood, especially for deep shale reservoirs. In this …

Rock mechanical characteristics of deep marine shale in southern China, a case study in Dingshan block

L Wang, Y Guo, J Zhou, H Yang, C Yang… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
The success of commercial exploitation of shale gas has already been achieved in middle-
shallow layers of China. But more than 65% of shale gas resources is buried in deep …