Distribution and Development of Faults and Fractures in Shales
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 1395
Special Issue Editors
Interests: unconventional oil and gas; sub-seismic faults and fractures; mechanical stratigraphy
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Interests: unconventional reservoir faults and fractures; structural diagenesis; reservoir quality evaluation
Interests: fracture and fault characterization of unconventional reservoir; diagenesis and evolution of unconventional reservoir; accumulation and enrichment mechanism of hydrocarbon in shale reservoir
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Interests: lithology identification; fractured reservoirs; machine learning; reservoir characterization; fracture modeling; petroleum geoscience
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fractures and faults are important storage spaces and seepage channels of shale reservoirs, which affect the enrichment law, preservation conditions, and individual well productivity of shale hydrocarbon; hence, they are important geological factors that need to be considered in shale oil and gas exploration. In recent years, with the large-scale exploration and development of shale oil and gas, many scholars have carried out extensive research on the development characteristics, formation mechanism, main control factors, evaluation and prediction methods, subsurface stress distribution, and the influence of fractures on the enrichment of shale oil and gas. The purpose of this Special Issue is to summarize the recent advances in the understanding of fracture and fault related to mineralogy, geology, geochemistry, and geophysics in shale reservoirs in recent years, promote and improve the theoretical and technical method system of fracture and fault research, and guide the exploration and development of shale oil and gas.
Prof. Dr. Lei Gong
Dr. Guoping Liu
Dr. Ruyue Wang
Dr. Shaoqun Dong
Dr. Zhonghu Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- preservation and enrichment of shale oil and gas
- multi-scale fracture/fault identification technique
- characterization and comprehensive evaluation of effective fractures
- fracture formation mechanism, filling sequence, and chronology
- structural diagenesis
- reservoir geomechanics
- fault sealing and stability
