Present status of Bangladesh gas fields and future development: A review
December 2019
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...
Share article
Giant discoveries of oil and gas fields in global deepwaters in the past 40 years and the prospect of exploration
February 2019
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...
Share article
Helium resources accumulation regulations and their development prospects in China
October 2024
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....
Share article
Investigating curve smoothing techniques for enhanced shale gas production data analysis
December 2024
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...
Share article
Main characteristics and effectiveness analysis of potential helium source rocks in crust-source helium-rich natural gas reservoirs
June 2024
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)...
Share article
Research progress of hydrocarbon generation kinetics based on gold tube
February 2024
Gold tube thermal simulation experiments represent a pivotal tool in exploring hydrocarbon generation kinetics in hydrocarbon source rocks. Compared to other reaction systems, the reaction environment...
Share article
Helium content and helium enrichment conditions of coalbed methane and shale gas
August 2024
Aiming to address whether coal-bed methane and shale gas can form helium-rich gas reservoirs, this paper employs geochemical research methods to analyze the content of uranium (U) and thorium (Th) in...
Share article
Geological characteristics, main challenges and future prospect of shale gas
December 2017
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...
Share article
The coupling action of helium and nitrogen enrichment and its significance
February 2024
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...
Share article
Geological characteristics and main controlling factors of the helium-rich gas reservoirs in Sozak Gas Field, Kazakhstan
February 2024
Based on core data, physical properties, well logging, gas testing, composition, and helium distribution from 13 newly drilled wells, in combination with regional tectonic evolution, depositional background,...
Share article
Main controlling factors of shale gas migration in the Longmaxi Formation, Changning area of the Sichuan Basin, China
December 2024
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...
Share article
Solubility models of CH4, CO2, and noble gases and their geological applications
October 2023
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...
Share article
Fracture system in shale gas reservoir: Prospect of characterization and modeling techniques
June 2021
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....
Share article
Helium resource and play classification systems, effective reservoir control elements, and enrichment patterns in China
August 2024
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...
Share article
Fractures development characteristics and distribution prediction of carbonate buried hills in Nanpu Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, China
December 2024
The natural fracture system plays a key role in the formation of hydrocarbon reservoirs in the carbonate buried hill of the Nanpu Sag in the Bohai Bay Basin, affecting the distribution of high-quality...
Share article
The origin of fluid in calcite veins and its implications for hydrocarbon accumulation in the Shunnan-Gucheng area of the Tarim Basin, China
December 2020
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...
Share article
Geochemical evaluation of Sarvak oil reservoir using biomarkers, carbon isotope and trace element: A case study from Southwest Iran
August 2024
The crude oils of the Sarvak reservoir were studied by integrated geochemical, inorganic and isotopic analyses to evaluate the origin, depositional conditions, geological age, thermal maturity of the...
Share article
Progress on the different methods of reserves calculation in the whole life cycle of gas reservoir development
February 2021
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...
Share article
Molecular dynamics and energy distribution of methane gas adsorption in shales
February 2023
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...
Share article
The pore size distribution and its relationship with shale gas capacity in organic-rich mudstone of Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations, Sichuan Basin, China
June 2016
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...
Share article
Sedimentary geology and geochemical approach to determine depositional environment of the Triassic turbidites bearing Semanggol Formation, NW Peninsular Malaysia
August 2020
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...
Share article
Helium enrichment mechanism of helium-rich gas reservoirs in central and western China: Degassing and accumulation from ancient groundwater
October 2022
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...
Share article
Types and characteristics of carbonate reservoirs and their implication on hydrocarbon exploration: A case study from the eastern Tarim Basin, NW China
February 2017
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...
Share article
An integrated study on the reservoir potential of upper Cretaceous succession of the Anambra Basin (Nigeria) using the seismic-structural, petrophysical, and sedimentological approach
June 2023
The Anambra Basin has a relatively high hydrocarbon production base compared with other Cretaceous basins in Nigeria. Structural deformation, overpressures, and faulting in the Cretaceous sequence of...
Share article
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
August 2021
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...
Share article
