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Research Department of Unconventional Oil and Gas, SINOPEC Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 102206, China
Institute of Unconventional Oil & Gas, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
College of Energy, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Dr. Cunhui Fan
School of Geoscience and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
School of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430079, China
Dr. Chao Liang
School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China
Dr. Yahao Huang
College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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Reservoir Characteristics and Evolution Mechanisms of the Shale, 2nd Edition

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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
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Keywords

  • shale gas
  • shale oil
  • shale sedimentation
  • diagenesis
  • reservoir evolution
  • reservoir characterization
  • hydrocarbon accumulation
  • fluid flow behavior
  • shale mechanics
  • enhanced oil/gas recovery

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The Anisotropic Permeability Insights of Nano-Scale Pore Networks Evolution in the Overmature Shales
by Yanshuai Tang, Tianguo Tang, Xiaohang Bao, Xiujiang Fan and Lei Zhou
Minerals 2026, 16(3), 315; https://doi.org/10.3390/min16030315 - 17 Mar 2026
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Permeability is affected by nanopores and pore structure, and anisotropic permeability is the result of shale lamination, orientation, and stratification of minerals. To understand the reasons for permeability anisotropy, the pore networks of over-mature shale has been studied. The mineral compositions, petrophysical properties, [...] Read more.
Permeability is affected by nanopores and pore structure, and anisotropic permeability is the result of shale lamination, orientation, and stratification of minerals. To understand the reasons for permeability anisotropy, the pore networks of over-mature shale has been studied. The mineral compositions, petrophysical properties, and pore structures of the Lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation shales were analyzed using subcritical gas adsorption, field-emission scanning electron microscopic, and X-ray micro-computed tomographic methods. Quartz, clay minerals, and carbonate are the dominant minerals in the shales. The bedding-parallel and bedding-perpendicular permeabilities are 1.25–46.21 × 10−2 and 1.38–6.62 × 10−2 mD, respectively. The anisotropy of permeability, which is the ratio between the bedding-parallel and bedding-perpendicular permeability, is 0.21–26.87. The micropore and Barrett–Joyner–Halenda pore volumes are 0.54–3.62 and 0.05–0.69 mL/100 g, respectively. The bedding-parallel permeability is correlated positively with the micropore and Barrett–Joyner–Halenda pore volumes. Thin-section observations indicate the shales exhibit a bedding-parallel alignment of phyllosilicate minerals and planar deformation bands. The scanning electron microscopy shows deformation of the lamination and parallel alignment of the clay minerals due to compaction or differential compaction over coarser-grained quartz grains. The scanning electron microscopy images and subcritical gas adsorption data indicate that the pore fracture system is parallel to bedding and formed after diagenesis. Furthermore, X-ray micro-computed tomographic analysis shows that the micro-fractures are also preferentially oriented, parallel to bedding. Full article
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