Reservoir Characteristics and Evolution Mechanisms of the Shale, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past two decades, with the development and application of horizontal drilling and hydraulic stimulation, oil and gas production from shale with disparate depositional environments has increased rapidly in many countries (e.g., North America and China). Advanced evaluation theories and development techniques have been well established and tested in laboratories and applications in various fields. However, in the face of the general phenomenon of low productivity and rapid decline in oil/gas production, there are still numerous scientific issues implicating the sustainable development of these unconventional resources, including the quantitative characterization of reservoirs, hydrocarbon occurrence, reservoir evolution mechanisms, and reservoir evaluation methods/technologies. The practice of exploration and development shows that factors such as lithofacies and lithofacies combinations, mineral composition and structure, burial depth, formation pressure, and wettability have significant impacts on the formation and evolution of shale reservoirs, the types and characteristics of reservoir spaces, oil and gas occurrence, fracturing potential, and productivity, etc. Therefore, we would like to announce a Topic on “Reservoir Characteristics and Evolution Mechanisms of the shale” to present the up-to-date advances in the theories and methodologies of reservoir characteristics and evolution mechanisms of shale in an attempt to improve our fundamental understanding, in order to enhance our basic understanding, reveal the mechanisms of shale oil and gas occurrence and enrichment, and achieve sustainable oil and gas development with high single well productivity and low cost. Original research and review articles are welcome.

Dr. Ruyue Wang
Prof. Dr. Mengdi Sun
Prof. Dr. Shang Xu
Dr. Jianhua He
Dr. Cunhui Fan
Prof. Dr. Rui Yang
Dr. Chao Liang
Dr. Yahao Huang
Topic Editors