Pore Structure and Fractal Characteristics in Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Fractal and Fractional (ISSN 2504-3110). This special issue belongs to the section "Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 472
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Interests: porous materials; micropolar and fractal materials; fractional calculus; ultrasonic and low frequency characterization; acoustic propagation; vibroacoustic; alloys; direct and inverse problem solving; optimization
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2. Laboratory of Reservoir Microstructure Evolution and Digital Characterization, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
Interests: pore structure; pore heterogeneity; complexity; fractal characteristics
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Interests: shale gas/oil; pore structure; pore heterogeneity; fractal characteristics; reservoir characteristics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fractals possess self-similar patterns repeated at different scales and spatially. Many applications have been found for fractals, not only because of their beauty, which has itself received attention, but also because their governing rules simplify complex features in nature. The length and volume of a fractal are related to its characteristic size. Researchers have used fractals to model transport properties of porous media. There has been a growing interest in using fractals for understanding the transport properties of tight formations. Researchers have employed fractals to capture the heterogeneity of stimulated volume, complex geometries of fractures, and change in apparent and relative permeabilities. Fractals have found applications in analyzing the topology of the pore space. Researchers have used fractals to model transport properties of porous media. There has been a growing interest in using fractals for understanding the transport properties of tight formations. The pore structure and their fractal characteristics can have a significant effect on the spatial distributions of the wetting and nonwetting phases, occurrence, enrichment, and flow migration of unconventional oil and gas, which play a significant role in the theoretical research and exploration and development deployment of unconventional oil and gas resources.
In this Special Issue, “Pore Structure and Fractal Characteristics in Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs, 2nd Edition", we would like to solicit your innovative ideas and work regarding the investigation and application of fractal dimensions in geological and geophysical science in the form of original articles. In addition, your study could focus on any aspect of geological and geophysical science, such as geological and geophysical material properties, numerical analysis, experimental and theoretical verifications, etc. The purpose of this Special Issue is to promote the deeper and wider investigation and application of fractal theory in fields of geological and geophysical science. Please note that manuscripts are required to utilize fractal theory, and should include fractal analysis or fractal applications. The submitted manuscripts will be peer reviewed, and those accepted will be published in the open access journal Fractal and Fractional. The topics to be considered in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Earth science;
- Microstructures of shale, tight sandstone and coal;
- Geotechnical engineering;
- Engineering geology;
- Granular aggregate properties;
- Modelling of cracking behavior;
- The impact of fractal characteristics on reservoirs;
- Fractal characteristics of fractures;
- Experimental and theoretical study.
Dr. Zine El Abiddine Fellah
Dr. Jizhen Zhang
Dr. Quanzhong Guan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pore structure
- pore heterogeneity
- complexity
- fractal characteristics
- microstructures
- fractal cracks
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