Anisotropy in Fracking: A Percolation Model for Observed Microseismicity [PDF]
, 2014 Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) using high pressures and a low viscosity fluid allow the extraction of large quantiles of oil and gas from very low permeability shale formations. The initial production of oil and gas at depth leads to high pressures and an extensive distribution of natural fractures which reduce the pressures. With time these fractures
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Complex dielectric properties of organic-rich mudrocks as functions of maturity [PDF]
arXiv, 2015 Complex dielectric variations can address neatly the maturity of organic-rich mudrocks. We, therefore, apply an open hemispherical cavity resonator to measure complex dielectric permitivitties of five thin sections of oil (bakken) shales (with different maturity) of $\sim$ 30 $\mu$m thickness on glass-substrates around 2.15 mm thick in 100 - 165 GHz ...
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Policty Analysis of Produced Water Issues Associated with In-Situ Thermal Technologies [PDF]
, 2011 Commercial scale oil shale and oil sands development will require water, the amount of which will depend on the technologies adopted and the scale of development that occurs.
Keiter, Robert
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A method for rapid determination of oil and water content in geological formations [PDF]
arXiv, 2017 A novel method utilizing Fast Neutron Resonance Transmission Radiography is proposed for rapid, non-destructive and quantitative determination of the weight fractions of oil and water in cores taken from subterranean or underwater geological formations. Its ability to distinguish water from oil stems from the unambiguously-specific energy-dependence of
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, 2020 Owing to intricate geological and engineering factors, the hydraulic fractures in shale oil reservoirs sometimes are in heterogeneous and random lengths, which brings a difficulty in fracture estimation.
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Petroleum Science, 2020 The Yanchang Formation Chang 7 oil-bearing layer of the Ordos Basin is important in China for producing shale oil. The present-day in situ stress state is of practical implications for the exploration and development of shale oil; however, few studies ...
Wei Ju +6 more
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The Use of GIS and Leachability Tests to Investigate Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution from Oil Shale Utilization at Lajjoun Area/Southern Jordan [PDF]
, 2014 Jordan is a country that faces "absolute water scarcity" and may not be able to meet its water needs by the year 2025. Groundwater is the major water resource for many areas of the country and the only source of water in some areas.
Al-Adamat, Rida +2 more
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The influence of pyrolysis conditions on hydrocarbons composition of the shale oil (Aleksinac oil shale, Serbia) [PDF]
, 2018 The amount and the composition of liquid hydrocarbons (HCs) obtained by pyrolysis of oil shale depend on kerogen type, as well as pyrolytic system and conditions [1]. The aim of this study was to compare HCs composition of bitumen isolated from raw oil
Gajica, G. +3 more
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Eo-Oligocene Oil Shales of the Talawi, Lubuktaruk, and Kiliranjao Areas, West Sumatra: Are They Potential Source Rocks? [PDF]
, 2014 DOI:10.17014/ijog.v1i3.198To anticipate the increasing energy demand, additional data and information covering unconventional fossil fuels such as oil shale must be acquired to promote the USAge of alternative energy sources to crude oil.
Iqbal, M. (M) +3 more
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Scalable Double Regularization for 3D Nano-CT Reconstruction [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 Nano-CT (computerized tomography) has emerged as a non-destructive high-resolution cross-sectional imaging technique to effectively study the sub-$\mu$m pore structure of shale, which is of fundamental importance to the evaluation and development of shale oil and gas.
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