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  • Open Access
478 Views
20 Pages

18 November 2025

The sedimentary provenance system of tight sandstone gas reservoirs in the Middle Jurassic Shaximiao Formation, in the Sichuan Basin’s western depression, has multifaceted complexity with multi-provenanced transport distances, which affect the...

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  • Open Access
Processes2026, 14(3), 506;https://doi.org/10.3390/pr14030506 
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1 February 2026

Targeting the thinly bedded and strongly heterogeneous tight sandstone gas reservoirs of the Shaximiao Formation in the Yingshan area of the Sichuan Basin, this study establishes an integrated workflow that combines high-fidelity 3D seismic processin...

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  • Open Access
348 Views
21 Pages

Differential Mechanisms of Tight Sandstone Reservoirs and Their Impact on Gas-Bearing Characteristics in the Shaximiao Formation, Southwestern Sichuan Basin

  • Xiaojuan Wang,
  • Ke Pan,
  • Zaiquan Yang,
  • Xu Guan,
  • Shuangling Chen,
  • Dongxia Chen,
  • Lan Li,
  • Yilin Liang,
  • Maosen Wang and
  • Qiaochu Wang
  • + 1 author

11 December 2025

To identify the principal controls on gas-bearing property heterogeneity in tight reservoirs of the Shaximiao Formation in the southwestern Sichuan Basin, this study systematically examines pore structure characteristics and their influence on reserv...

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  • Open Access
358 Views
33 Pages

21 December 2025

The genetic mechanism of high-quality reservoirs in the tight sandstone of the Shaximiao Formation, Sichuan Basin, remains poorly understood, hindering effective exploration. This study integrates petrographic analysis and fluid inclusion homogenizat...

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  • Open Access
848 Views
17 Pages

7 September 2025

Driven by “Dual Carbon” goals, advancing the green development of oil and gas resources is imperative. The Shaximiao Formation tight gas reservoirs in the Sichuan Basin suffer from wellbore instability, impairing drilling efficiency and e...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,545 Views
23 Pages

7 November 2024

The pore structure and fluid mobility of gas reservoirs in tight sandstones significantly influence the assessment of reservoir quality and the potential for gas reservoir development. This study focuses on analyzing tight sandstone samples extracted...

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  • Open Access
979 Views
16 Pages

Impact of Sandbody Genetic Types on Tight Sandstone Reservoirs: A Case Study from the Shunan Area, Sichuan Basin, China

  • Hui Long,
  • Tang Li,
  • Lin Jiang,
  • Tian Liu,
  • Hucheng Deng,
  • Chao Geng,
  • Chenghai Li,
  • Yue Yang,
  • Meiyan Fu and
  • Dong Wu

20 February 2025

The Shaximiao Formation in the Southwestern Sichuan Basin is rich in natural gas resources, but the genetic types of channel sandbodies remain unclear. This study investigated the sedimentary characteristics and sandbody genetic types of the Jurassic...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,132 Views
17 Pages

Analysis of Sand Production Mechanisms in Tight Gas Reservoirs: A Case Study from the Wenxing Gas Area, Northwestern Sichuan Basin

  • Qilin Liu,
  • Xinyao Zhang,
  • Cheng Du,
  • Kaixiang Di,
  • Shiyi Xie,
  • Huiying Tang,
  • Jing Luo and
  • Run Shu

17 July 2025

In tight sandstone gas reservoirs, proppant flowback severely limits stable gas production. This study uses laboratory flowback experiments and field analyses of the ShaXimiao tight sandstone in the Wenxing gas area to investigate the mechanisms cont...

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  • Open Access
471 Views
12 Pages

Middle Jurassic Reservoir Characterization in the Central Sichuan Basin, SW China: Implications for Oil Exploration

  • Chunyu Qin,
  • Lurui Dang,
  • Haitao Hong,
  • Kai Yu,
  • Jingchang Liu,
  • Shuaiwei Zhang and
  • Wenbin Tang

13 November 2025

The Middle Jurassic Lianggaoshan and Shaximiao Formations are the primary crude oil reservoirs in the central Sichuan Basin, offering significant resource potential. However, studies on reservoir characterization across different lithologies remain l...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
892 Views
13 Pages

24 April 2025

Purple soil, predominantly found in the Sichuan Basin of China with a favorable climate, is renowned for its fertility, making it an ideal soil for citrus cultivation. To investigate the effect of citrus plantation on the acidification characteristic...