Pore-scale simulation of shale oil flow based on pore network model

Y Yang, K Wang, L Zhang, H Sun, K Zhang, J Ma - Fuel, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The pore-grain characteristics of shale oil reservoir rocks are complex: nano-size pore
throats, multi-scale of pore size and topology, and rich in organic matter. Generally, shale oil …

Pseudopotential-based multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann model for multicomponent and multiphase slip flow

W Wang, Q **e, H Wang, Y Su… - Advances in Geo …, 2023‏ - ager.yandypress.com
The microscale liquid flow in nanoscale systems considering slip boundary has been widely
studied in recent years, however, they are limited to single-phase flow. As in nature …

A multi-layer nanocased model to explain the U-shaped evolution of shale gas permeability at constant confining pressure

W Cheng, G Cui, Y Tan, D Elsworth, C Wang, C Yang… - Fuel, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Understanding the evolution of shale permeability is critical in efficiently recovering gas from
shale reservoirs. Two representative profiles of permeability evolution are typically …

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 …

Imbibition behaviors in shale nanoporous media from pore-scale perspectives

H Wang, J Cai, Y Su, Z **, W Wang, G Li - Capillarity, 2023‏ - yandy-ager.com
In shale reservoirs, spontaneous imbibition is an important mechanism of fracturing fluid
loss, which has an important impact on enhanced oil recovery and water resource demand …

[HTML][HTML] A semi-analytical model for coupled flow in stress-sensitive multi-scale shale reservoirs with fractal characteristics

Q Zhang, WD Wang, YL Su, W Chen, ZD Lei, L Li… - Petroleum Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
A large number of nanopores and complex fracture structures in shale reservoirs results in
multi-scale flow of oil. With the development of shale oil reservoirs, the permeability of multi …

[HTML][HTML] A two-phase type-curve method with multiscale fluid transport mechanisms in hydraulically fractured shale reservoirs

FY Zhang, LJ Zou, ZH Rui, H Emami-Meybodi… - Petroleum Science, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The quantitative understanding of hydraulic fracture (HF) properties guides accurate
production forecasts and reserve estimation. Type curve is a powerful technique to …

Mesoscopic method to study water flow in nanochannels with different wettability

T Zhang, F Javadpour, X Li, K Wu, J Li, Y Yin - Physical Review E, 2020‏ - APS
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations is currently the most popular and credible tool to
model water flow in nanoscale where the conventional continuum equations break down …

Effect of kerogen maturity, water content for carbon dioxide, methane, and their mixture adsorption and diffusion in kerogen: A computational investigation

H Sui, F Zhang, Z Wang, D Wang, Y Wang - Langmuir, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
The adsorption behavior of CO2, CH4, and CO2/CH4 mixtures in four different mature
kerogens in the absence/presence of water was studied using grand canonical Monte Carlo …

Permeability prediction of considering organic matter distribution based on deep learning

H Sun, L Zhou, D Fan, L Zhang, Y Yang, K Zhang… - Physics of …, 2023‏ - pubs.aip.org
At present, researchers predict permeability through core experiments that require specific
experimental conditions and methods, which are difficult and time-consuming. Conventional …