Study of Modeling and Simulation of Oil and Gas Reservoirs Engineering
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2026 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fracturing; new technologies for oil and gas field development; unconventional reservoirs; basin simulation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Conventional small-scale laboratory experiments, while foundational, face critical limitations in addressing the complexities of unconventional reservoir systems. These methods often oversimplify in situ conditions by decoupling key geological and engineering factors, such as true triaxial stress states, multi-physical field interactions, and long-term dynamic damage effects, leading to significant gaps between laboratory insights and field-scale behaviors. Limited sample sizes fail to capture reservoir heterogeneity and fracture–network connectivity, while static or low-pressure conditions cannot replicate the nonlinear seepage dynamics of multiphase fluids in micro–nanopores. Furthermore, traditional experiments struggle to quantify cross-scale mechanisms, such as proppant transport in complex fracture geometries or energy redistribution during repeated fracturing, hindering the development of predictive models for engineering optimization.
This Special Issue seeks to overcome these constraints by advancing highly innovative large-scale experimental methods tailored to unconventional reservoirs. We prioritize studies employing true triaxial fracturing simulation systems to model fracture propagation under realistic stress fields, high-temperature/pressure in situ seepage visualization platforms for pore-scale fluid dynamics analysis, and multi-scale core dynamic damage devices to quantify fracture thresholds under cyclic loading. Submissions integrating micro–nano CT scanning with digital core coupling techniques are encouraged to establish structure–property relationships across scales. Research must demonstrate how these methods resolve heterogeneity, multiphysics coupling, and nonlinear flow challenges, providing transformative experimental frameworks for mechanistic discovery and field applications.
Dr. Jingchen Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- large-scale experimental methods
- multi-physical field coupling
- micro–nano-pore dynamics
- unconventional reservoir development
- long-term dynamic
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