New Advances in Low-Energy Processes for Geo-Energy Development

Dear Colleagues,

The trajectory of industrialisation is tightly correlated with geo-energy. Academics place a high value on all kinds of cutting-edge studies. Every breakthrough, whether theoretical or in engineering, has the potential to significantly advance society. This Special Issue is seeking frontier and innovative research on the low-energy development of geo-energy resources. Several research studies are presently being conducted on EOR flooding materials, such as polymer, CO₂, air, steam and composite methods. Additionally, the study of some low-energy and promising heating reservoir technologies has also been gradually increasing, such as nuclear energy, solar energy, in situ upgrading, and electromagnetic heating. Of course, with the continuous innovations in computer and information technology, numerical simulation technology and big data analysis methods also play pivotal roles in the development of high-efficiency and low-energy geological energy.

This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the new advances in low-energy processes for geo-energy development.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Intelligent well technologies
• New technologies in ROP improvement
• New technologies in cold production
• New technologies in waterflooding for geo-energy resources development
• New technologies in polymer flooding
• New technologies in emulsion flooding
• New technologies in enhanced CO₂ injection
• New technologies in enhanced air injection
• New technologies in enhanced steam injection
• New technologies in heating geo-energy reservoirs
• New technologies in geo-energy reservoir simulation
• Low-energy processes for shale oil recovery
• Low-energy processes for tight oil recovery

Dr. Daoyi Zhu
Prof. Dr. Yiqun Zhang
Dr. Xiankang Xin
Dr. Shuda Zhao
Dr. Hongbin Yang
Guest Editors

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