Clarifying the evaluation methods and factors influencing shale brittleness is of great
practical significance for fracture mechanism analysis, rock mass stability evaluation …

Exploitation of coalbed methane (CBM) has dual advantages of not only providing
alternative clean-energy but also effectively reducing the proneness for gas outbursts. CBM …

The big success in marine shale gas exploration and production made China the third
country worldwide to commercialize shale gas development. However, the Upper …

Research on the connectivity characteristics and topological relationships of pore-fracture
networks is crucially significant for systematic understanding the microstructure evolution on …

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 …

The exploration practices of marine and lacustrine shale gas in the Upper Yangtze Platform,
South China show that there is a huge difference in gas content, which is mainly related to …

The heterogeneity and micropores distribution of coal and shale reservoirs make them
difficult to be quantitatively characterized by quick and economical approaches. A new …

Quantitative characterization of nanopore structure is of great importance for both accurate
assessment of gas reservoir capacity and gas migration behaviors. In this work, atomic force …

Many studies tied to adsorption on heterogeneous surfaces have been reported in the
literature. However, finding an adsorption model that accurately describes the sorption …

Tectonism significantly affects the pore characteristics of organic-rich shales. Here, two sets
of shales with similar mineral compositions and total organic carbon (TOC) content were …