Pore Evolution during Combustion of Distinct Thermally Mature Shales: Insights into Potential In Situ Conversion

Organic-rich shales are marked by the presence of complex pore structures and extremely low permeabilities, which present challenges while extracting hydrocarbon from them. With the potential negative environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, recent research has focused on alternative techniques such as in situ combustion/pyrolysis for...

Impact of Supercritical CO₂on Shale Reservoirs and Its Implication for CO₂Sequestration

Hydraulic fracturing has transformed the international energy landscape by becoming the go-to method for the exploitation of natural gas from unconventional shale reservoirs. However, in the recent years, the search for an alternative method of shale-gas exploration has intensified, because of various problems (e.g., contamination of ground...