Advances in the Exploration and Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas: From the Integration of Geology and Engineering

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27 May 2022

Editorial: Advances in the Exploration and Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas: From the Integration of Geology and Engineering

Shang Xu

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Feng Yang

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Ziqi Feng

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Rui Liu

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Gang Lei

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China University of Petroleum (East China)

China University of Geosciences Wuhan

China University of Petroleum (East China)

Southwest Petroleum University

China University of Geosciences Wuhan

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Unconventional resources have burst in natural gas and oil production worldwide since the last decade. Fluid flow in unconventional reservoirs can be achieved using innovative exploration and completion strategies. However, our ability to obtain economic hydrocarbon production is hampered by the poor understanding of reservoir geology and limited engineering technology. It is still challenging to accurately estimate reserve and identify the sweet spots. Recent advances in the integration of geology and engineering have allowed scientists to investigate unconventional resources from laboratory to field across different scales.

We will accept authors submitting novel research articles to improve the quantitative understanding of occurrence, accumulation, and transport mechanism mechanisms in unconventional reservoirs. We are interested in articles that characterize reservoir quality and petrophysical properties at different scales, e.g. core-scale experiments and field tests. Novel Original Research and Review work to advance the rock mechanics, fracturing ability and sweet spot identification are also welcome.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
• Depositional environments and organic matter accumulation mechanisms
• Advances in reservoir characterization of unconventional reservoirs
• Novel methods to test and characterize petrophysical properties of unconventional reservoirs
• Occurrence, accumulation, and transport mechanism of unconventional reservoirs
• Rock mechanics and hydraulic fracturing aspect of unconventional reservoirs
• Effective techniques to enhance shale gas and shale oil recovery

Unconventional resources have burst in natural gas and oil production worldwide since the last decade. Fluid flow in unconventional reservoirs can be achieved using innovative exploration and completion strategies. However, our ability to obtain economic hydrocarbon production is hampered by the poor understanding of reservoir geology and limited engineering technology. It is still challenging to accurately estimate reserve and identify the sweet spots. Recent advances in the integration of geology and engineering have allowed scientists to investigate unconventional resources from laboratory to field across different scales.

We will accept authors submitting novel research articles to improve the quantitative understanding of occurrence, accumulation, and transport mechanism mechanisms in unconventional reservoirs. We are interested in articles that characterize reservoir quality and petrophysical properties at different scales, e.g. core-scale experiments and field tests. Novel Original Research and Review work to advance the rock mechanics, fracturing ability and sweet spot identification are also welcome.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
• Depositional environments and organic matter accumulation mechanisms
• Advances in reservoir characterization of unconventional reservoirs
• Novel methods to test and characterize petrophysical properties of unconventional reservoirs
• Occurrence, accumulation, and transport mechanism of unconventional reservoirs
• Rock mechanics and hydraulic fracturing aspect of unconventional reservoirs
• Effective techniques to enhance shale gas and shale oil recovery

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China University of Petroleum (East China)

China University of Geosciences Wuhan

China University of Petroleum (East China)

Southwest Petroleum University

China University of Geosciences Wuhan

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