Organic petrography via incident light microscopy has broad application to shale petroleum
systems, including delineation of thermal maturity windows and determination of organo …

The hydrocarbon resources of shale gas and tight oil have made a significant impact on
North American energy reserves over the past decade. The production of so-called …

Much attention have been recently paid to the upper Ordovician Wufeng shale (O 3 w) and
lower Silurian Longmaxi shale (S 1 l) in the Jiaoshiba area of Sichuan Basin, which is now …

We measure spontaneous imbibition of aqueous (deionized water and KCl solutions of
various concentrations) and oleic (kerosene and iso-octane) phases in several dry organic …

Based on the exploration and development practice of marine shale gas in Fuling, Weiyuan,
Changning, Luzhou and Southeast Chongqing in southern China, combined with …

Shales are ubiquitous rocks in sedimentary basins, where their low permeability makes
them efficient seals for conventional oil and gas reservoirs and underground waste storage …

Shales and other unconventional or low permeability (tight) reservoirs house vast quantities
of hydrocarbons, often demonstrate considerable water uptake, and are potential …

A shale matrix is too tight to be described using conventional methods, and digital core
technology is becoming an alternative method. Because both organic and inorganic pores …

We used molecular dynamics (MD) simulation to study adsorption behavior of oil within
nanoscale carbonaceous slits of shale systems. Results show that fluid density is not …

Despite the success of hydrocarbon production from unconventional shale reservoirs, the
understanding of shale wettability under in-situ conditions remains a challenge. Shale …