With the urgent need to increase shale gas production and reserves, deep shale gas has
gradually become an important target for further exploration in China. However, there is still …

Efficient identification of favorable exploration lithofacies with commercial value is of utmost
importance in lacustrine shale petroleum exploration. Shales deposited under different …

Quartz is one of the most volumetric abundant minerals and can occur in a wide variety of
forms, such as detrital grains and authigenic cements, in organic-rich mudstones. Despite …

Fine-grained sediments are widely distributed and constitute the most abundant component
in sedimentary systems, thus the research on their genesis and distribution is of great …

Porosity in shale reservoirs is profoundly influenced by diagenetic processes that shape the
evolution of pore space. In the Songliao Basin, the first member of the Qingshankou …

The paleolake level, which is controlled by the moisture balance (precipitation minus
evaporation) within the lake basin, is a significant factor in determining the deposition of …

The mineralogical development and diagenetic sequence of lacustrine shales in the Chang
7 Member of the Yanchang Formation in the Ordos Basin are detailed studied. A model of …

Recent studies dispute the long-standing belief that highly organic-rich shales are
predominantly linked to condensed section (CS) at the maximum flooding surface (MFS) …

Nanoscale pores are an important storage space in shale petroleum reservoirs. Mineral
surface wettability significantly affects the adsorption ability of a fluid, and it is of great …

The sedimentary environment and organic matter (OM) accumulation are vital indicators for
shale gas exploration. However, research on deep shale gas systems is relatively limited; …