Shale gas, although unconventional, is a prospective clean energy source. Shale gas
production is a complex multi-scale process with its spatial size ranging from the nanoscale …

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 …

Up to date, for the purpose of simplicity, graphene-based structures, like nano-porous
carbons or carbon nanotubes, have been widely utilized to investigate methane flow …

As the typical unconventional reservoir, shale gas is believed to be the most promising
alternative for the conventional resources in future energy patterns, attracting more and …

Water is considered ubiquitous within the shale reservoirs and mainly stored in the
hydrophilic clay minerals. The water distribution characteristics and its effect on pore …

Accurate models of gas transport in shale gas reservoirs must consider complex gas
transport mechanisms and phase behavior in nanopores, as well as different pore types …

Accurate understanding of gas micro seepage mechanisms in shale plays is of great
importance for numerical simulation and productivity prediction. Classical seepage theory …

Multiphase flow in porous media involves a variety of natural and industrial processes.
However, the microscopic description of multiphase flow is challenging due to fluid-fluid and …

A model for gas transport in shale is proposed by accounting for three major fluid flow
mechanisms in shale stratum, which is modeled as a 3D fractal media. The proposed …

Understanding and controlling the gas flow at the nanoscale has tremendous implications in
the fields of separation science, catalytic reactions, and energy storage, conversion and …