Petrophysics and Geochemistry of Unconventional Reservoirs
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263). This special issue belongs to the section "Geochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 May 2021) | Viewed by 39978
Special Issue Editor
Interests: unconventional reservoirs; hard-to-recover reserves; petrophysics; lithology; geochemistry; isotope geochemistry; enhanced hydrocarbon recovery; reactive transport modeling
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Dear Colleagues,
Together with the Editorial Board, we are pleased to announce a Special Issue of Geosciences dedicated to unconventional reservoirs and their characterization.
Unconventional reservoirs are discovered in all hydrocarbon basins around the world. Their exploration and production is an increasingly important challenge for the oil and gas industry due to maturity and depletion of conventional plays. The complexity of unconventional formations associated with high production costs leads to significant uncertainties and risks when it comes to the development of such reserves. Unconventional kerogen rich reservoirs exhibit high heterogeneity in a wide range of scales while their many physical properties are typically highly anisotropic. Comprehensive petrophysical and geochemical studies are of particular importance in the analysis of petroleum generation and maturation processes in unconventional plays. Multivariate study of kerogen rich rocks is essential for development and optimization of production technologies, including hydraulic fracturing and various methods of enhanced hydrocarbon recovery. Consequently, multidisciplinary approaches in evaluation of unconventional formations are an essential part of successful exploration and development projects.
The Special Issue aims to reflect new ideas, concepts, and methods in research related to petrophysics, lithology, and geochemistry of unconventional formations, including but not limited to collector properties, mechanical and thermal properties, molecular and isotope composition of organic matter, as well as mechanisms of rock and organic matter transformations under the effect of temperature and pressure.
Prof. Mikhail Spasennykh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Unconventional reservoirs
- Reservoir characterization
- Petrophysics
- Lithostratigraphy
- Logging and log interpretation
- Core and fluid analysis
- Pore space structure
- Geomechanics
- Geochemistry
- Biomarkers
- Isotope geochemistry
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