The Impact of Pore Structure on Kerogen Geomechanics

Petrophysics of Kerogens Based on Realistic Structures

(2021) Saad Alafnan   ACS Omega

The impact of pore structure and adsorption behavior on kerogen tortuosity

(2021) Clement Afagwu et al.   FUEL

Mechanical Properties and Failure Envelope of Kerogen Matrix by Molecular Dynamics Simulations

(2020) Tianhao Wu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Dynamic microscale crack propagation in shale

(2020) Junliang Zhao et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Fracture Toughness and Surface Energy Density of Kerogen by Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Tensile Failure

(2020) Tianhao Wu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Molecular Fractionation in the Organic Materials of Source Rocks

(2020) Saad Alafnan et al.   ACS Omega

Effect of Kerogen Thermal Maturity on Methane Adsorption Capacity: A Molecular Modeling Approach

(2020) Saad Alafnan et al.   MOLECULES

Enhanced Recovery From Organic-Rich Shales through Carbon Dioxide Injection: Molecular-Level Investigation

(2020) Saad Alafnan et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

The Impact of Kerogen Tortuosity on Shale Permeability

(2020) Jaber Aljaberi et al.   SPE JOURNAL

In-situ microscale examination of hydrogen effect on fracture toughness: A case study on B2 and D03 ordered iron aluminides intermetallic alloys

(2019) Yun Deng et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Investigation of multiple hydraulic fractures evolution and well performance in lacustrine shale oil reservoirs considering stress heterogeneity

(2019) Jizhou Tang et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Kerogen deformation upon CO2/CH4 competitive sorption: Implications for CO2 sequestration and enhanced CH4 recovery

(2019) Liang Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Laboratory investigation of shale rock to identify fracture propagation in vertical direction to bedding

(2018) Tan Peng et al.   Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

X-ray micro-computed tomography study of the propagation of cracks in shale during uniaxial compression

(2018) Baicun Yang et al.   Environmental Earth Sciences

Multiscale Approach for Mechanical Characterization of Organic-Rich Shale and Its Application

(2018) Junliang Zhao et al.   International Journal of Geomechanics

Analysis of hydraulic fracture initiation and vertical propagation behavior in laminated shale formation

(2017) Peng Tan et al.   FUEL

Predicting the elastic response of organic-rich shale using nanoscale measurements and homogenisation methods

(2017) M. Goodarzi et al.   GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING

Fracture capture of organic pores in shales

(2017) Hugh Daigle et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Role of Interfaces in Elasticity and Failure of Clay–Organic Nanocomposites: Toughening upon Interface Weakening?

(2017) György Hantal et al.   LANGMUIR

Nanomechanical Characterization of the Tensile Modulus of Rupture for Kerogen-Rich Shale

(2017) Katherine L. Hull et al.   SPE JOURNAL

In situ stable crack growth at the micron scale

(2017) Giorgio Sernicola et al.   Nature Communications

BIB-SEM pore characterization of mature and post mature Posidonia Shale samples from the Hils area, Germany

(2016) Jop Klaver et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COAL GEOLOGY

2D and 3D nanopore characterization of gas shale in Longmaxi formation based on FIB-SEM

(2016) Shangwen Zhou et al.   MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY

Realistic molecular model of kerogen’s nanostructure

(2016) Colin Bousige et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Correlations between microstructure, fracture morphology, and fracture toughness of nanocrystalline Ni–W alloys

(2016) Wanjun Cao et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Classification and the developmental regularity of organic-associated pores (OAP) through a comparative study of marine, transitional, and terrestrial shales in China

(2016) Chao Yang et al.   Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Capturing material toughness by molecular simulation: accounting for large yielding effects and limits

(2015) Laurent Brochard et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FRACTURE

Fracture Testing at Small-Length Scales: From Plasticity in Si to Brittleness in Pt

(2015) B. Nagamani Jaya et al.   JOM

Mechanical properties of organic matter in shales mapped at the nanometer scale

(2015) Moshe Eliyahu et al.   MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY

Experimental Investigation into Hydraulic Fracture Network Propagation in Gas Shales Using CT Scanning Technology

(2015) Zou Yushi et al.   ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING

Instrumented nanoindentation and 3D mechanistic modeling of a shale at multiple scales

(2015) Kane C. Bennett et al.   Acta Geotechnica

Molecular Modeling of the Volumetric and Thermodynamic Properties of Kerogen: Influence of Organic Type and Maturity

(2014) Philippe Ungerer et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Experimental study of hydraulic fracturing for shale by stimulated reservoir volume

(2014) Tiankui Guo et al.   FUEL

Optimizing nano-dynamic mechanical analysis for high-resolution, elastic modulus mapping in organic-rich shales

(2014) Taylor M. Wilkinson et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Mechanisms of Failure in Nanoscale Metallic Glass

(2014) X. Wendy Gu et al.   NANO LETTERS

The Importance of Geochemical Parameters and Shale Composition on Rock Mechanical Properties of Gas Shale Reservoirs: a Case Study From the Kockatea Shale and Carynginia Formation From the Perth Basin, Western Australia

(2014) Mohammad Mahdi Labani et al.   ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING

Mechanical properties of shale-gas reservoir rocks — Part 2: Ductile creep, brittle strength, and their relation to the elastic modulus

(2013) Hiroki Sone et al.   GEOPHYSICS

Sensitivity of the aggregation behaviour of asphaltenes to molecular weight and structure using molecular dynamics

(2013) Philippe Ungerer et al.   MOLECULAR SIMULATION

Methodology of organic-rich shale lithofacies identification and prediction: A case study from Marcellus Shale in the Appalachian basin

(2012) Guochang Wang et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

Shale gas reservoir characterisation: A typical case in the southern Sichuan Basin of China

(2011) Shangbin Chen et al.   ENERGY

Experimental Study of Brittle Behavior of Clay Shale in Rapid Triaxial Compression

(2011) Florian Amann et al.   ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING

Analysis of fracture propagation behavior and fracture geometry using a tri-axial fracturing system in naturally fractured reservoirs

(2008) Jian Zhou et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES