Geological Characteristics, Evaluation Methods and Exploration Prospects of Tight Oil and Gas Resources: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Compared with other types of unconventional oil and gas resources, tight oil and gas reservoirs have better seepage and fracturing properties and are a more realistic choice for increasing reserves and production in the global unconventional oil and gas fields. The exploration and development of tight oil and gas resources are in a golden period of rapid development after undergoing a theoretical and technical preparation period and a policy promotion period. With improvements in tight oil and gas evaluation methods and testing methods, tight oil and gas exploration has seen great progress in many aspects, such as effective source rock evaluation, reservoir evaluation, and accumulation mechanism.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to display and publicize the test characterization methods, research methods, and recent research progress in the field of tight oil and gas geological evaluation.

Topics include but are not limited to:

• The latest test methods for tight oil and gas;
• Sedimentary and geochemical characteristics of tight oil and gas;
• Evaluation of tight oil and gas effective source rocks;
• Characterization and evaluation of tight oil and gas reservoirs;
• Occurrence mechanism and accumulation law of tight oil and gas;
• Comprehensive evaluation and exploration technology of tight oil and gas sweet spots.

Dr. Weiming Wang
Prof. Dr. Jijun Li
Dr. Xiyu Qu
Prof. Dr. Hongqi Yuan
Prof. Dr. Lei Zhang
Guest Editors

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