High-Efficient Exploration and Development of Oil & Gas from Ocean
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Geological Oceanography".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 September 2023) | Viewed by 30637
Special Issue Editors
2. College of Marine Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Interests: pore structure characterization; fluid occurrence; water–rock interaction; nuclear magnetic resonance; unconventional oil/gas
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Interests: shale oil and gas geology; petroleum migration and accumulation; shale reservoir characterization; shale pore system; organic matter accumulation
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Interests: CO2 geological storage; CO2 flooding; heavy oil recovery; thermal recovery; gas hydrate
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There are still some critical problems in developing unconventional oil and gas. First, the selection of sweet points is still challenging from a geological perspective. The explanation of geophysical data (wireline logs and seismic data) to identify the most favorable layers remains controversial. Second, prospecting well can directly recover the sample from the target layers, and detailed information about the fluid and reservoir aids selecting the best layer for development. It is also problematic to evaluate hydrocarbon occurrence, especially movability in in situ conditions. Finally, hydraulic fracturing is a basic method which is widely used to develop the most unconventional oil/gas. However, there remain unsolved problems with generating the ideal fracture network due to complex natural cracks and artificial fractures. The highly efficient development of unconventional offshore oil/gas, such as gas hydrate, is still challenging and attracts a great amount of attention. This Special Issue proposes a collection of state-of-the-art research on the exploration and development of unconventional offshore oil/gas. We sincerely invite prospective authors to submit high-quality original articles or reviews regarding how to develop unconventional oil/gas with high efficiency from both geological and engineering aspects.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- High-resolution geochemical characterization of reservoir lithofacies and diagenesis.
- The origin, evolution, and petrophysical characterization of unconventional reservoirs.
- High-resolution 3D reconstruction of digital cores and relevant upscaling methods.
- In situ hydrocarbon generation, occurrence, and movability.
- Drilling, completion, and hydraulic fracturing.
- Rock–fluid interaction and its influence on reservoir property.
- Natural and artificial fracture characterization.
- CO2 flooding in oil/gas recovery and its application in carbon sequestration.
- Enhanced gas hydrate recovery by geothermal energy.
- Enhanced oil recovery by physical and chemical methods.
Prof. Dr. Mianmo Meng
Dr. Wenming Ji
Dr. Guodong Cui
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gas hydrate
- shale oil
- shale gas
- tight gas
- tight oil
- coalbed gas
- CCUS
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