Reservoir Characteristics and Evolution Mechanisms of the Shale

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past two decades, with the development and application of horizontal drilling and hydraulic stimulation, the 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 face of the general phenomenon of low productivity and rapid decline in oil/gas production, there are still numerous scientific issues implicating sustainable development of these unconventional resources, including quantitative characterization of reservoirs, hydrocarbon occurrence, reservoir evolution mechanisms, and reservoir evaluation methods/technologies. Practice of exploration and development shows that factors, such as lithofacies, burial depth, and formation pressure have significant influence on the formation and evolution of shale reservoirs, the types and characteristics of reservoir space, the occurrence of hydrocarbon, 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 attempt to improve our fundamental understanding to lead to high single-well productivity and low cost for sustainable hydrocarbon development. Original research and review articles are welcome.

Dr. Ruyue Wang
Prof. Dr. Mengdi Sun
Prof. Dr. Shang Xu
Dr. Songtao Wu
Dr. Jianhua Zhao
Prof. Dr. Yiquan Ma
Dr. Jianhua He
Topic Editors