Mechanisms of shale hydration and water block removal

Mechanisms of shale hydration and water block removal

Shale samples of Silurian Longmaxi Formation in the Changning area of the Sichuan Basin, SW China, were selected to carry out scanning electron microscopy, CT imaging, high-pressure mercury injection, low-temperature nitrogen adsorption and imbibition experiments to compare the hydration characteris...

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Main Authors: Fanhui ZENG, Qiang ZHANG, Jianchun GUO, Bo ZENG, Yu ZHANG, Songgen HE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-06-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Subjects:
shale
clay minerals
hydration
microscopic pore structure
water block effect
fracturing fluid diffusion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380421600617

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