Brittleness is a key mechanical characteristic of rock and critical to various engineering
practices particularly to design efficient fracturing stimulation of unconventional shale gas …

Geomechanical behaviors of shale in many geotechnical engineering areas, such as shale
gas extraction, tunnel excavation, slope engineering, are highly influenced by anisotropy …

Geomaterials such as soils and rocks can exhibit inherent anisotropy due to the preferred
orientation of mineral grains and/or cracks. They can also be partially saturated with multiple …

Shale gas rocks are characterized as clastic sedimentary rocks, with features such as
obvious bedding planes, presence of micro-cracks, and high clay and organic content …

With the increase in production from shale oil and shale gas in North America during the last
decade, many studies have been conducted in order to improve our knowledge from organic …

One of the most important problems encountered during drilling operation is lost circulation
through the natural/induced fractures, which increases the operational time and costs …

Minimizing water invasion into shales is a critical property for many water-based muds. By
improving drilling fluids rheology in HPHT conditions, it is possible to minimize water …

With the widespread use of the hydraulic fracturing technique, the extensive extraction of
shale gas has the potential to mitigate the energy crisis. However, a large amount of fracking …

Understanding the variation in dynamic storage capacity is significant and meaningful to
design operation strategy of underground gas storage (UGS). However, there is a lack of …

Bulk modulus which relates seismic attributes to rock and fluid properties is considered as
an important parameter for seismic reservoir characterisation workflows, and can provide …