Dear Colleagues,

The development of oil and gas reservoirs has been greatly improved over the past decade worldwide. Despite their great potential, economic hydrocarbon production from these resources is hampered by our poor understanding of reservoir geology and limited engineering technology. In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the study of geomechanics and reservoir simulation due to commercial development. Geomechanics and reservoir simulation encompass the fields of structural geology, petroleum geology, rock mechanics, and petroleum engineering, and it aims to solve a wide range of mechanical problems which arose during the exploitation of unconventional resources. Moreover, recent advances in geomechanics-based geoengineering enable scientists to research different scales of oil and gas reservoir exploitation in laboratories. With the in-depth development of multidisciplinary intersections, big data, artificial intelligence algorithms, and others, many new methods have been introduced into geomechanics and reservoir simulation, and a number of new research results are emerging. With the rapid development of the oil and gas industry, there are several fundamental issues regarding geomechanics and reservoir simulation that are worth further investigation. The purpose of this research topic is to describe new developments and to expound basic theories, technical methods, field practices, and technological frontiers in geomechanics and reservoir simulation. This research topic will collect comprehensive review articles and original research articles of any scientific work and fundamental study for “geomechanics and reservoir simulation”.

Prof. Dr. Jingshou Liu
Prof. Dr. Wenlong Ding
Dr. Jianhua He
Guest Editors

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• reservoir geomechanics
• reservoir simulation
• in situ stress
• reservoir fracture
• rock mechanics
• unconventional reservoir
• deep and ultradeep reservoirs
• tectonic evolution