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Giant discoveries of oil and gas fields in global deepwaters in the past 40 years and the prospect of exploration

Deepwater exploration has been developed for more than 40 years since 1975; generally, its exploration history can be divided into the beginning stage (1975–1984), the early stage (1985–1995) and the...

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Present status of Bangladesh gas fields and future development: A review

Natural gas, played vital role as main energy source to the rapid development of Bangladesh, production and consumption has been increased drastically during last decades. Geological and geophysical...

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Helium resources accumulation regulations and their development prospects in China

Helium is a globally scarce strategic resource that is relevant to national economies and the development of high-tech industries, and China primarily depends on imported helium for its industrial applications....

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Investigating curve smoothing techniques for enhanced shale gas production data analysis

Evaluating shale gas reservoir economic viability remains challenging due to different factors such as long transient flow period and liquid loading resulting in successful shut-ins. Such factors cause...

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Sedimentary characteristics and controlling factors of shelf sand ridges in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, northeast of South China Sea

Shelf sand ridge is a significant type of reservoir in the continental marginal basin, and it has drawn so much attention from sedimentologists and petroleum geologists. We were able to investigate...

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Solubility models of CH4, CO2, and noble gases and their geological applications

Solubility models for CH4, CO2, and noble gases are widely used in Earth Sciences, playing pivotal roles in the study of homogenization pressure of inclusions, paleoclimate variation, gas migration...

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The coupling action of helium and nitrogen enrichment and its significance

Helium, a critical rare strategic resource primarily sourced from natural gas, is currently a subject of intense research regarding its enrichment processes within gas reservoirs. Investigating the...

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Molecular dynamics and energy distribution of methane gas adsorption in shales

This study uses simulations to explore the energy distributions involved in the adsorption of methane gas in shales. Molecular mechanics calculations were carried out using the Forcite module in BIOVIA...

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Geological characteristics, main challenges and future prospect of shale gas

The development of shale gas in the United States has made a breakthrough, profoundly changed the pattern of oil and gas supply. It created the “shale gas revolution” on a global scale. Based on the...

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Outcrop analogy with the subsurface geology and hydrocarbon prospectivity of Jaintiapur and adjacent areas in North-East Bangladesh

The availability of hydrocarbons in the eastern part of Bangladesh indicates the presence of active petroleum systems in the Bengal basin. Although extensive research has been conducted in the Surma...

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Fracture system in shale gas reservoir: Prospect of characterization and modeling techniques

The quality and production of shale gas are directly dependent on the development of fractures. Especially in large-scale fracturing development, natural and hydraulic fractures play significant roles....

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Main characteristics and effectiveness analysis of potential helium source rocks in crust-source helium-rich natural gas reservoirs

The evaluation of potential helium source rocks’ effectiveness is a core issue in the field of helium resource exploration and development. However, previous studies predominantly rely on uranium (U)...

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The origin of fluid in calcite veins and its implications for hydrocarbon accumulation in the Shunnan-Gucheng area of the Tarim Basin, China

The high-angle, structural genetic calcite veins of the Ordovician in the Shunnan-Gucheng area in the Tarim Basin provide a convenient study of fluid properties, hydrocarbon migration, and accumulation...

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Main controlling factors of shale gas migration in the Longmaxi Formation, Changning area of the Sichuan Basin, China

Shale gas migration is a critical geological process in the enrichment of shale gas deposits. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods were employed to investigate this migration process. Utilizing...

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Sedimentary geology and geochemical approach to determine depositional environment of the Triassic turbidites bearing Semanggol Formation, NW Peninsular Malaysia

The current study will provide sedimentary and geochemical characteristics of turbidites bearing part of the Triassic Semanggol Formation (SgF) from NW Peninsular Malaysia. Six localities have been...

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2021–2025 is a period of great development of China's natural gas industry: Suggestions on the exploration and development of natural gas during the 14th five-year plan in China

Among the world's 10 major gas producing countries, only the United States (USA), Russia and Iran have annual gas production of 250 × 109 m3 or more. China is expected to have gas output of 250 × 109 m3...

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The pore size distribution and its relationship with shale gas capacity in organic-rich mudstone of Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations, Sichuan Basin, China

The pore size distribution for the 23 fresh outcrop shale samples collected from Shuanghe Town and Changning County, as well as the 14 core samples collected from the Qianqian 1 core well in southeast...

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Differential controlling on the deep tight sandstone reservoirs: Insight from the second member of lower Triassic Xujiahe Formation in Xinchang area, western Sichuan basin, China

With advancements in deep exploration, the deep tight sandstone gas reservoir has become a significant exploration field. However, it remains challenging to develop on a large scale due to the unclear...

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Progress on the different methods of reserves calculation in the whole life cycle of gas reservoir development

Reserves evaluation is crucial in the whole life cycle of a gas reservoir. It is significant to figure out the various methods of reserves calculation in a systematic manner to understand and develop...

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Formation mechanism and hydrocarbon exploration significance of the box fold in the Qiulitage structural belt, the Kuqa Depression, Tarim Basin, China

Clarifying the deformation characteristics and formation mechanisms of the box fold in the eastern Qiulitage structural belt can provide important references for the reconstruction of the evolution...

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Types and characteristics of carbonate reservoirs and their implication on hydrocarbon exploration: A case study from the eastern Tarim Basin, NW China

Carbonate rocks are deposited in the Ordovician, Cambrian, and Sinian of eastern Tarim Basin with a cumulative maximum thickness exceeding 2000 m. They are the main carriers of oil and gas, and a great...

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Reservoir characteristics of marine–continental transitional shale and gas-bearing mechanism:Understanding based on comparison with marine shale reservoir

Transitional shale gas layers are widely distributed in China, but no significant exploration breakthrough has been made so far. This paper investigates and analyzes the characteristics and gas-bearing...

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Helium resource and play classification systems, effective reservoir control elements, and enrichment patterns in China

The classification system, effective reservoir control elements, and major enrichment and exploration modes of helium resources in China are analyzed based on the source of helium, carrier, geological...

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Helium enrichment mechanism of helium-rich gas reservoirs in central and western China: Degassing and accumulation from ancient groundwater

Helium, a coordinated resource in natural gas, is an essential and strategic resource, but research on its enrichment mechanism is relatively weak. This study investigated helium enrichment in major...

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Distribution pattern and main factors controlling hydrocarbon accumulation of global oil and gas-rich deepwater basins

It is observed from distribution of oil and gas-rich basins as well as summary and analysis of main control factor for hydrocarbon accumulation in global deepwater that oil and gas-rich basins in deepwater...

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