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 …

Unconventional natural gas has become an important source of energy. However, the
development of such resources has been challenging as these reservoirs are characterised …

Characteristics of water film thickness and stability within nanopores are topics of great
interest for evaluation of initial fluid storage in unconventional reservoirs. Although related …

Shale is a porous geological medium, hosting natural gas in its porous system. The pore
network of shale is used for multiple purposes; including storage of greenhouse gases …

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

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

Fine-grained sedimentary rocks–namely mudrocks, including their laminated fissile variety—
shales–make up about two thirds of all sedimentary rocks in the Earth's crust and a quarter …

Characteristics of sorption and distribution of water in nanoporous shale are topics of great
interest to evaluate unconventional reservoirs. Also, a study of surface force of water/solid …

Conventional water-based fracturing treatments may not work well for many shale gas
reservoirs. This is due to the fact that shale gas formations are much more sensitive to water …

This research article selects supercritical methane and organic-rich shale as adsorbate-
adsorbent pair to investigate methane adsorption behavior and enrich our understanding of …