Multiscale and Multiphysics Processes in Unconventional Formations 2021
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2021) | Viewed by 4262
Special Issue Editors
Interests: enhanced oil recovery (EOR); interfacial science and complex fluids
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Interests: visualization of transport processes in porous media; characterization of unconventional rocks; enhanced/improved recovery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The emergence of production techniques for unconventional reservoirs has had a transformative effect on the oil and gas industry. Drilling in shale gas and oil reservoirs has given rise to the concept of well manufacturing, making accessibility to these resources a commercial reality. While shale production has profoundly changed energy supply, only about 5% of the oil and about 25% of the gas in oil/gas shales is recovered. Initial productivity decreases markedly after a few months. Research and development activities are required to increase long-term productivity by unveiling storage and production mechanisms that are poorly understood at present. Given the inherent multiscale nature of the rock fabric, spanning 10 orders of magnitude in spatial scales, advances in multiscale characterization and modeling techniques are needed. This Special Issue welcomes research studies on unconventional multiscale reservoir characterization, geochemical, geomechanical and geostatistical studies, model systems, phase behavior in tight rock, and modeling methods of the variety of physicochemical processes in unconventional formations. Original contributions and truly critical reviews integrating scales and disciplines are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Vladimir Alvarado
Prof. Dr. Anthony Kovscek
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Experimental characterization techniques
- Transport modeling methods
- Fundamental studies of coupled transport, reaction, and/or mechanics
- Geochemical characterization
- Geomechanical characterization
- Phase behavior in unconventional rock
- Fluid–rock interactions
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