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 …

Shale microstructures control the capacity of the formation to store hydrocarbons and its fluid
flow. However, microstructural complexity and multiscale heterogeneity is a challenge in a …

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

The wetting characteristics of shale rocks at representative subsurface conditions remain an
area of active debate. A precise characterization of shale wettability is essential for …

Mineral dissolution significantly impacts many geological systems. Carbon released by
diagenesis, carbon sequestration, and acid injection are examples where geochemical …

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

Shales will play an important role in the successful transition of energy from fossil-based
resources to renewables in the coming decades. Aside from being a significant source of …

A machine learning based image processing workflow is presented to enhance shale
source rock microscopic images obtained using diverse imaging platforms. Images were …

Imbibition plays a central role during multiphase flows in geological media; yet, our
understanding of imbibition dynamics across the multiscale features of rocks, including …

The characterization of organic nanopores across the entire range is essential for gas
storage and productivity evaluation of marine shale. To achieve a precise and …