Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Fine-grained muds produced largely from rock weathering at the Earth's surface have great
influence on global carbon cycling. Mud binds and protects organic carbon (OC) from …

Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional oil/gas shales has changed the energy landscape of
the US Recovery of hydrocarbons from tight, hydraulically fractured shales is a highly …

Fracture effectiveness is of great significance for seeking shale oil exploration targets. The
fracture effectiveness and primary controlling factors in the Cretaceous Qing-1 Member …

Shale microstructure determines hydrocarbon reserves and productivity. However, despite
its high economic importance, the shale microstructure remains poorly understood. This is …

Imaging and image analysis of shale provides insights into the pore and fracture networks,
disposition of compositional elements, and signatures of diagenesis and fluid flow …

Tectonism significantly affects the pore type and pore structure evolution of organic-rich
shale. The Lower Cambrian Lujia** Shale in the northeastern of the upper Yangtze area …

Shale mechanical properties are important for shale gas production, but the magnitudes are
difficult to estimate, standard size cores are hard to sample, and secondary interstice …

The heterogeneity and micropores distribution of coal and shale reservoirs make them
difficult to be quantitatively characterized by quick and economical approaches. A new …

Mudrocks are a primary archive of Earth's history from the Archean eon to recent times, and
their source-to-sink production and deposition play a central role in long-term ocean …