New Technology of Unconventional Reservoir Stimulation and Protection
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fractured reservoirs; wellbore stability; lost circulation control；reservoir protection; big data technology
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Interests: fracture driven interaction; fracturing and EOR integration; fracturing fluid retention; production strategy optimization; fracture propagation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As oil and gas development moves toward higher efficiency, lower carbon emissions and greater intelligence, stimulation technologies are evolving toward diversification and precision. This Special Issue aims to bring together recent advances and engineering practices in enhanced unconventional oil and gas recovery, with a focus on hydraulic fracturing, temporary plugging and diversion, CO2-based fracturing and multi-physics coupling simulations.
The issue also considers the supportive role of artificial intelligence in areas such as fracture propagation prediction, optimization of fracturing parameters and monitoring data analysis. We encourage contributions that integrate fundamental research with field applications, including experimental studies, numerical modeling and case analyses. Through this Special Issue, we seek to deepen the understanding of stimulation mechanisms and promote the integration of new materials, advanced technologies and intelligent methods to support efficient development of unconventional reservoir.
Dr. Xiujuan Tao
Dr. Yanjun Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- reservoir stimulation reservoir protection
- refracturing
- temporary plugging
- CO2-based fracturing
- artificial intelligence
- multi-physical field coupling
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