Exploitation of Geological Resources in Unconventional Reservoirs

Dear Colleagues,

With the increase in energy demand and the exhaustion in conventional resources, unconventional resources (e.g., shale gas, shale oil, coalbed methane, gas hydrate, and geothermal resources) have recently drawn great attention worldwide. Compared to conventional reservoirs, unconventional reservoirs have special pore structure characteristics and geological conditions, which make it challenging to characterize the fluid flow and explore geological resources using traditional approaches. Therefore, new methods, such as multistage fracturing with horizontal wells, in situ conversion, and enhanced geothermal systems, are being continuously developed and successfully applied for the exploitation of geological resources in unconventional reservoirs.

This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate recent advances about the exploitation of geological resources in unconventional reservoirs. Original contributions including experimental studies, numerical simulation, and theoretical analysis are expected. Topics of interest for publication include but are not limited to:

• Reservoir characterization and modeling;
• Geomechanics for unconventional reservoirs;
• Multiphase fluid flow in unconventional reservoirs;
• Pore-scale and reservoir scale simulation studies;
• Machine learning applications in exploration of unconventional resources;
• Geothermal energy extraction;
• In situ conversion technology;
• Hydraulic fracturing;
• Production optimization;
• CO₂ sequestration and enhanced oil recovery.

Dr. Xia Yan
Dr. Qi Zhang
Dr. Lijun Liu
Guest Editors

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