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 …

Modeling of heterogeneous materials and media is a problem of fundamental importance to
a wide variety of phenomena with applications to many disciplines, ranging from condensed …

The complex and multiscale nature of shale gas transport imposes new challenges to the
already well-developed techniques for conventional reservoirs, especially digital core …

Quantitative characterization of shale gas flow in fractured shale is a key problem in shale
gas extraction. In this study, 3D multi-scale structures in fractured shale were reconstructed …

We generate a novel reference dataset to quantify the impact of numerical solvers, boundary
conditions, and simulation platforms. We consider a variety of microstructures ranging from …

Water flow in nanoporous structures in shale strongly depends on water‐pore wall
interactions; specifically, water‐pore wall interactions may influence flow more than water …

Geostatistical modeling is one of the most important tools for building an ensemble of
probable realizations in earth science. Among them, multiple-point statistics (MPS) has …

Various rocks such as carbonate, coal or shale contain both micro-and macro-pores. To
accurately predict the fluid flow and mechanical properties of these porous media, a multi …

Spontaneous imbibition in shale is commonly observed during and after hydraulic fracturing.
This mechanism greatly influences hydrocarbon recovery in shale plays, therefore attracting …

The simulation of various rock properties based on three‐dimensional digital cores plays an
increasingly important role in oil and gas exploration and development. The accuracy of 3D …