Hydrocarbon-generating potential of the Middle Permian Lucaogou source rocks in the Gucheng Sag, Junggar Basin, China
Available online 27 March 2025
A billion-ton mega shale oil field has been discovered in the Jimsar Sag, located in the Eastern Uplift of Junggar Basin, which reveals the good hydrocarbon-generating potential of the source rocks...
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Geochemical and petrophysical characterization of the Midra Shale, Qatar
Available online 21 March 2025
Shale gas is considered one of the promising unconventional gas reservoirs that would help meet the current demand for natural gas as a clean energy resource. Qatar has several shale gas reservoirs...
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Application of carbon and hydrogen isotopes in the study of natural gas origins
Available online 15 March 2025
Different types of natural gas exhibit distinct carbon and hydrogen isotopic compositions, making these isotopic compositions crucial indicators for identifying gas origins. With ongoing advancements...
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Geochemical characteristics and genesis of the Paleozoic natural gas in the southern Ordos Basin, China
Available online 15 March 2025
The geochemical characteristics of the Paleozoic natural gas in the southern part of the Ordos Basin shows significant differences from those in the northern part. These differences lead to the increase...
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Experimental and molecular dynamics evaluation of the effect of a sulfate surfactant on the shale’s methane sorption
February 2025
Shale gas has shown a great potential for exploration and development via advanced horizontal drilling and multistage hydraulic fracturing. Slickwater is a major type of fracking fluid, containing various...
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Reservoir characteristics and geological implications of marine sandstone on the periphery of Awati Sag, Tarim Basin, China: Case study of Upper Ordovician-Lower Silurian Kepingtage Formation
February 2025
The marine-origin source rocks on the periphery of the Awati Sag in the western Tarim Basin hold significant potential for hydrocarbon resources. However, the developmental level of marine sandstone...
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The Early Jurassic sedimentary records characteristics and geological significance in the northern margin of the Qaidam Basin, NW China: A study of Well Lengke-1
February 2025
The Qaidam Basin began to accumulate continental deposits during the Early Jurassic period, when it was located at a geographical position of 8.8 °N latitude. The paleoclimate was characterized by a...
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Diagenetic facies of the Fengcheng Formation tight reservoir in the alkaline lake sedimentary environment, the southern margin of Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, China
February 2025
With the aim of exploring the diagenetic characteristics, influence mechanisms, and distribution of dominant diagenetic facies in the Fengcheng Formation, at the southern margin of Mahu Sag in the Junggar...
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Geological characteristics of biogenic gas formation and direction of favorable zones in the Quaternary mudstone of the Qaidam Basin, China
February 2025
Quaternary biogas is the main natural gas resource in the Qaidam Basin, where sandstone reservoirs have traditionally been the primary producers. However, reserve growth in these reservoirs has become...
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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...
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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
December 2024
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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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...
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Sources and exploration potential of Ordovician subsalt natural gas in Ordos Basin, China
December 2024
With the continuous increase in exploration efforts in new zones and new strata, significant breakthroughs have been made in the natural gas exploration of the O1m56 to O1m4 formations in the Ordos...
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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...
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Diagenetic features recorded in sedimentary rocks within a gas chimney: A case study from the Makassar Strait, offshore Indonesia
October 2024
Methane seeps, prevalent in ocean basins globally, indicate upward methane migration from the subsurface, often evident as gas chimneys in seismic reflection data. The footprint of this methane migration...
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Differences in gas sources of the Changxing–Feixianguan formations around the Kaijiang-Liangping Trough and favorable exploration directions for coal-formed gas generated by the Upper Permian Longtan Formation, Sichuan Basin, China
October 2024
Through the analysis of natural gas composition, carbon and hydrogen isotopes of alkane gases, reservoir bitumen, source rock conditions, and source–reservoir combinations, this study clarifies the...
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Genetic mechanism and main controlling factors of deep marine condensate reservoirs: A case study of the Shunbei No.4 fault zone in Tarim Basin, NW China
October 2024
Typical condensate reservoirs have been developed in the No.4 fault zone of the Shunbei area in the Tarim Basin. However, exploration expansion is restricted due to the unclear genetic mechanisms and...
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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....
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Natural gas accumulation conditions and exploration directions of Carboniferous clastic rocks in the northeastern margin of Junggar Basin, China
October 2024
The Carboniferous strata in the northeastern Junggar Basin are an important exploration field for natural gas in the basin. However, volcanic rocks have long been the primary exploration target. In...
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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...
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Hydrocarbon-generating potential of the Middle Permian Lucaogou source rock in the eastern Junggar Basin, China
August 2024
The Middle Permian Lucaogou Formation is the most significant source rock in the eastern Junggar Basin. Previous studies have confirmed its excellent hydrocarbon-generating potential in the Jimsar Sag....
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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...
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Solid bitumen Rhenium-Osmium (Re–Os) isotope geochronology and existing problems: Sampled of Sinian-Cambrian gas reservoir in Sichuan Basin, China
August 2024
Understanding the key timings related to petroleum evolution is crucial for optimizing exploration targets and assessing oil/gas resources, attract petroleum geologists’ attention worldwide. Recently,...
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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...
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Characteristics and development model of deep-ultra deep reservoirs in the Upper Wuerhe Formation of Permian in the sags of eastern Junggar Basin, China
June 2024
Taking the deep-ultra deep glutenite reservoirs in the Upper Wuerhe Formation of Permian in Fukang Sag and Dongdaohaizi Sag as the research object and representative of the eastern Junggar Basin, its...
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