Fracture pattern development has been a challenging area of research in the Earth sciences
for more than 100 years. Much has been learned about the spatial and temporal complexity …

Natural fractures have long been suspected as a factor in production from shale reservoirs
because gas and oil production commonly exceeds the rates expected from low-porosity …

The characteristics of structural fractures (faults) have a significant impact on the
preservation, enrichment, and hydraulic fracturing of deep shale gas in complex structural …

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 …

Microfractures are small, high-aspect-ratio cracks in rock that result from application of
differential stresses. Although the term has been used to refer to larger features in the …

This paper presents an investigation of the effect of pressure-dependent natural-fracture
permeability on production from shale-gas wells. The motivation of the study is to provide …

Using examples from core studies, this article shows that separate identification of
mechanical stratigraphy and fracture stratigraphy leads to a clearer understanding of …

The porosity and permeability of sandstone and carbonate reservoirs (known as reservoir
quality) are essential inputs for successful oil and gas resource exploration and exploitation …

In recent years, China has made significant progress in exploring oil and gas in sandstone
and carbonate rocks with burial depths of more than 6000 m in the Tarim, Sichuan, and …

Accurate predictions of natural fracture flow attributes in sandstones require an
understanding of the underlying mechanisms responsible for fracture growth and aperture …