A review of transport mechanisms and models for unconventional tight shale gas reservoir systems

S Akilu, E Padmanabhan, Z Sun - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Gas transport in unconventional reservoirs is highly complex by differing greatly from those
in conventional reservoirs with low porosity and permeability. Shale incorporates both …

Flow modeling in shale gas reservoirs: A comprehensive review

A Taghavinejad, M Sharifi, E Heidaryan, K Liu… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Shale gas reservoirs (SGRs) have been exploited for commercial natural gas production for
the past decade and has become a major source of energy in today's world. Due to their …

Molecular dynamics of methane flow behavior through realistic organic nanopores under geologic shale condition: pore size and kerogen types

Z Sun, X Li, W Liu, T Zhang, M He… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Molecular simulations of hydrogen adsorption on coal with different ranks: Implications for hydrogen geo-storage

G Wang, W Chen - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Underground hydrogen storage is a promising solution for the safe and efficient storage of
industrial-scale H 2. In this study, the adsorption behaviors of H 2 in coal with different ranks …

Two-phase transport characteristic of shale gas and water through hydrophilic and hydrophobic nanopores

HY Xu, H Yu, JC Fan, YB Zhu, FC Wang, HA Wu - Energy & Fuels, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Previous attempts to characterize shale gas transport in nanopores are not fully successful
due to the fact that the presence of water within shale reservoirs is generally overlooked. In …

Apparent diffusion coefficient for adsorption-controlled gas transport in nanoporous media

Z Liu, H Emami-Meybodi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022‏ - Elsevier
We present an apparent diffusion coefficient derived from a diffusion-based mass
conservation equation for single-component gas transport in nanoporous media. Multiple …

Nanoconfined methane flow behavior through realistic organic shale matrix under displacement pressure: a molecular simulation investigation

Z Sun, B Huang, Y Li, H Lin, S Shi, W Yu - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021‏ - Springer
Academic investigations digging into the methane flow mechanisms at the nanoscale,
closely related to development of shale gas reservoirs, had attracted tremendous interest in …

Apparent permeability model for gas transport through micropores and microfractures in shale reservoirs

Q Gao, S Han, Y Cheng, Y Li, C Yan, Z Han - Fuel, 2021‏ - Elsevier
With the rapid development of horizontal well drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques,
shale gas has become a major source of energy in recent years. However, accurately …

Experimental investigation of water vapor adsorption isotherm on gas-producing Longmaxi shale: Mathematical modeling and implication for water distribution in …

R Yang, A Jia, S He, Q Hu, M Sun, T Dong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Mathematical characterization of water vapor adsorption (WVA) isotherms on organic-rich
shale is important for both modeling processes such as water flow and mass transport, and …

Molecular simulation studies on the water/methane two-phase flow in a cylindrical silica nanopore: Formation mechanisms of water lock and implications for gas …

C Zheng, GJ Guo, X Qin, Y Dong, C Lu, B Peng… - Fuel, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The water/gas two-phase flow is a frequently encountered question in the percolation field,
and is especially important for the exploitation of natural gas hydrates because their …