A critical review of the physicochemical impacts of water chemistry on shale in hydraulic fracturing systems
Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional hydrocarbon resources involves the sequential
injection of a high-pressure, particle-laden fluid with varying pH's to make commercial …
injection of a high-pressure, particle-laden fluid with varying pH's to make commercial …
The dilemma of soaking a hydraulically fractured horizontal shale well prior to flowback–A decade literature review
Water soaking a horizontal shale well is a practice whereby operators in shale gas and oil
production shut-in a well after a multistage hydraulic fracture treatment. By this practice, it is …
production shut-in a well after a multistage hydraulic fracture treatment. By this practice, it is …
Advances and Prospects of Supercritical CO2 for Shale Gas Extraction and Geological Sequestration in Gas Shale Reservoirs
The advancements in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling techniques have
substantially facilitated the large-scale extraction of natural gas from shale gas reservoirs …
substantially facilitated the large-scale extraction of natural gas from shale gas reservoirs …
A multiscale study on shale wettability: Spontaneous imbibition versus contact angle
Environmental and technical issues associated with hydraulic fracturing fluid leak‐off and its
low recovery in clay‐rich shale reservoirs has challenged the energy sector. One of the main …
low recovery in clay‐rich shale reservoirs has challenged the energy sector. One of the main …
Hydraulic diffusivity estimations for US shale gas reservoirs with Gaussian method: Implications for pore-scale diffusion processes in underground repositories
This paper first presents so-called unified Gaussian solutions for the spatial advance of
diffusion transients triggered by a sudden change in pressure, molecular mass …
diffusion transients triggered by a sudden change in pressure, molecular mass …
Experimental and numerical simulation of water adsorption and diffusion in shale gas reservoir rocks
Despite the success of deep horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing in yielding large
production increases from unconventional shale gas reservoirs, uncertainties associated …
production increases from unconventional shale gas reservoirs, uncertainties associated …
Water sorption and transport in shales: an experimental and simulation study
F Yang, B Lyu, S Xu - Water Resources Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding water uptake and drainage in shales has important implications for both
hydrocarbon extraction and hydraulic fracturing fluid disposal. This study reports gravimetric …
hydrocarbon extraction and hydraulic fracturing fluid disposal. This study reports gravimetric …
Experimental investigation on water adsorption and desorption isotherms of the Longmaxi shale in the Sichuan Basin, China
X Ma, W Shen, X Li, Y Hu, X Liu, X Lu - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The understanding of water adsorption and desorption behavior in the shale rocks is of great
significance in the reserve estimation, wellbore stability and hydrocarbon extraction in the …
significance in the reserve estimation, wellbore stability and hydrocarbon extraction in the …
Production rate of multi-fractured wells modeled with Gaussian pressure transients
R Weijermars - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents new pressure transient solutions, illustrated with some examples of the
vast practical application potential. Gaussian pressure transients (GPT) are derived here to …
vast practical application potential. Gaussian pressure transients (GPT) are derived here to …
Insights into mechanism and modelling of dynamic moisture sorption in dual-porous insulation materials with micro-and nano-scale pores
Hypothesis Understanding moisture sorption in porous insulation materials is challenging
due to the influence of multiscale pore structures on phase behavior and transport …
due to the influence of multiscale pore structures on phase behavior and transport …