Geologic characteristics, exploration and production progress of shale oil and gas in the United States: An overview
August 2024
We present a systematic summary of the geological characteristics, exploration and development history and current state of shale oil and gas in the United States. The hydrocarbon-rich shales in the...
Research status and application of artificial intelligence large models in the oil and gas industry
August 2024
This article elucidates the concept of large model technology, summarizes the research status of large model technology both domestically and internationally, provides an overview of the application...
Research progress and key research directions of shale oil in lacustrine rift basins
October 2025
Lacustrine rift basins in China are characterized by pronounced structural segmentation, strong sedimentary heterogeneity, extensive fault-fracture development, and significant variability in thermal...
Oil production characteristics and CO2 storage mechanisms of CO2 flooding in ultra-low permeability sandstone oil reservoirs
February 2025
Using the ultra-low permeability reservoirs in the L block of the Jiangsu oilfield as an example, a series of experiments, including slim tube displacement experiments of CO2-oil system, injection capacity...
Research progress and development of deep and ultra-deep drilling fluid technology
August 2024
The research progress of deep and ultra-deep drilling fluid technology systematically reviewed, the key problems existing are analyzed, and the future development direction is proposed. In view of the...
The status and development strategy of coalbed methane industry in China
August 2023
To achieve the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality under the backgrounds of poor resource endowments, weak theoretical basis and other factors, the development of the coalbed methane industry...
Analysis of the world deepwater oil and gas exploration situation
October 2023
The global trends in deepwater oil and gas exploration, characteristics of deepwater oil and gas discovery, and layout of deepwater oil and gas exploration business by seven major international oil...
Research progress and key issues of ultra-deep oil and gas exploration in China
December 2023
Based on the recent oil and gas discoveries and geological understandings on the ultra-deep strata of sedimentary basins, the formation and occurrence of hydrocarbons in the ultra-deep strata were investigated...
Petroleum exploration and production in Brazil: From onshore to ultra-deepwaters
August 2024
The Santos Basin in Brazil has witnessed significant oil and gas discoveries in deepwater pre-salt since the 21st century. Currently, the waters in eastern Brazil stand out as a hot area of deepwater...
Progress and prospects of horizontal well fracturing technology for shale oil and gas reservoirs
February 2022
By systematically summarizing horizontal well fracturing technology abroad for shale oil and gas reservoirs since the “13th Five-Year Plan”, this article elaborates new horizontal well fracturing features...
Application and development trend of artificial intelligence in petroleum exploration and development
February 2021
Aiming at the actual demands of petroleum exploration and development, this paper describes the research progress and application of artificial intelligence (AI) in petroleum exploration and development,...
Orderly distribution and differential enrichment of conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons in the Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation, northern Songliao Basin, NE China
October 2025
Based on the petroleum exploration in the Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation, northern Songliao Basin, NE China, integrated with seismic, drilling and logging data, this study investigates the characteristics...
Global oil and gas development situation, trends and enlightenment in 2023
December 2024
This paper presents an analysis of four aspects, including the distribution and production of global oil and gas fields, the distribution and changes of remaining recoverable reserves, the differences...
The role of new energy in carbon neutral
April 2021
Carbon dioxide is an important medium of the global carbon cycle, and has the dual properties of realizing the conversion of organic matter in the ecosystem and causing the greenhouse effect. The fixed...
Analysis of the current status of global oil, gas, and associated resources exploration in 2023
December 2024
Based on commercial databases from S&P Global and Rystad Energy and public information from oil companies around the world, a systematic analysis has been conducted on the global hydrocarbon exploration...
Whole petroleum system and main controlling factors of hydrocarbon accumulation in the Mesozoic of Ordos Basin, NW China
October 2025
Based on the investigation of sedimentary filling characteristics and pool-forming factors of the Mesozoic in the Ordos Basin, the whole petroleum system in the Mesozoic is divided, the migration &...
Research progress and potential of new enhanced oil recovery methods in oilfield development
August 2024
This paper reviews the basic research means for oilfield development and also the researches and tests of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods for mature oilfields and continental shale oil development,...
Advances, challenges, and prospects of carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage technologies for carbon neutrality
December 2025
This study reviews the recent progress and trends of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies, with a particular focus on related policy orientations, technological status, and representative...
Trend of global carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage industry and challenges and countermeasures in China
October 2023
This paper systematically reviews the trend of carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) industry in the world and China, presents the CCUS projects, clusters, technologies and strategies/policies,...
Pore structure properties characterization of shale using generative adversarial network: Image augmentation, super-resolution reconstruction, and multi-mineral auto-segmentation
October 2025
Existing imaging techniques cannot simultaneously achieve high resolution and a wide field of view, and manual multi-mineral segmentation in shale lacks precision. To address these limitations, we propose...
Technological progress and scientific significance of the drilling of the ten-thousand-meter ultra-deep well TK1, Tarim Basin, NW China
October 2025
In 2023, the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has successfully drilled a 10 000-m ultra-deep well – TK-1 in the Tarim Basin, NW China. This pioneering project has achieved dual breakthroughs...
Analysis of the world oil and gas exploration situation in 2021
October 2022
The global exploration investment, new oil and gas discoveries, exploration business adjustment strategies of oil companies in 2021, and future favorable exploration domains are systematically analyzed...
Geological characteristics, resource potential, and development direction of shale gas in China
February 2025
By reviewing the research progress and exploration practices of shale gas geology in China, analyzing and summarizing the geological characteristics, enrichment laws, and resource potential of different...
Development, challenges and strategies of natural gas industry under carbon neutral target in China
April 2024
In the mid-21st century, natural gas will enter its golden age, and the era of natural gas is arriving. This paper reviews the development stages of global natural gas industry and the enlightenment...
Progress and prospects of carbon dioxide capture, EOR-utilization and storage industrialization
August 2022
Carbon dioxide capture, EOR-utilization and storage (CCUS-EOR) are the most practical and feasible large-scale carbon reduction technologies, and also the key technologies to greatly improve the recovery...