Deep and ultra-deep oil and gas well drilling technologies: Progress and prospect
April 2022
In the period of “13th Five-Year Plan”, domestic deep and ultra-deep oil/gas well drilling technologies were developed quickly and a great number of technological achievements were obtained by means...
A review of helium resources and development
June 2025
Due to its unique properties, helium is critical in scientific research and industrial innovation, particularly in cryogenics; however, its scarcity necessitates efficient resource utilization. Through...
Energy revolution: From a fossil energy era to a new energy era
January 2016
This paper aims to predict the future situation of global energy development. In view of this, we reviewed the history of energy use and understood that new energy sources will usher in a new era following...
Global liquefied natural gas market development and future outlook
October 2025
Since 2020, the global energy market has faced persistent disruptions due to geological tensions and the economic competition among great nations, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) emerging as a vital...
Review of CO2 sequestration mechanism in saline aquifers
August 2022
The concentration of CO2 in the global atmosphere, which is increasingly annually with continued industrial development, affects both the global climate and the ecological environment. To control the...
Industrial status, technological progress, challenges, and prospects of hydrogen energy
October 2022
Under the requirements of China's strategic goal of "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality", as a renewable, clean and efficient secondary energy source, hydrogen benefits from abundant resources, a...
Developing a large language model for oil- and gas-related rock mechanics: Progress and challenges
April 2025
In recent years, large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated immense potential in practical applications to enhance work efficiency and decision-making capabilities. However, specialized LLMs in...
Geothermal resource distribution and prospects for development and utilization in China
February 2024
China is tectonically composed of a series of plates and orogenic belts and has been influenced by the Pacific and Indian plates since the Late Paleozoic, forming a regular distribution of Mesozoic...
Gas sweetening simulation and its optimization by two typical amine solutions: An industrial case study in Persian Gulf region
June 2021
The selective removal of acid gases using amine-based solutions is a significant process in the petroleum and natural gas industries. This work investigates the effectiveness of two common chemical...
Genetic sources of natural gas in new exploration strata in the piedmont area of southwestern Tarim Basin
October 2025
Despite its significant exploration potential, the origin of natural gas in the tectonically complex southwestern Tarim Basin remains controversial due to multiple potential source rocks. This study...
Distribution of geothermal resources in Eryuan County based on entropy weight TOPSIS and AHP‒TOPSIS methods
April 2024
Geothermal resources have a very broad development prospect owing to their clean nature; accurate evaluation of their potential is an important basis for the realization of fine zoning and large-scale...
Competitive adsorption of CH4/CO2 in shale nanopores during static and displacement process
June 2024
During the development of shale gas, various issues such as low individual well production, rapid decline, limited reservoir control, and low recovery rates have arisen. Enhancing shale gas reservoir...
Formula calculation methods of water content in sweet natural gas and their adaptability analysis
December 2014
Estimation of water content is the foundation of natural gas processing and designing, and a formula calculation method provides a solution simple and easy to be programmed by computers. In this regard,...
Evolution laws and new trends of global LNG pricing and their implications
October 2021
Natural gas is of great significance to ensuring China's energy security and achieving “carbon neutrality” by 2060. However, the lack of power to decide LNG import pricing and the high resource cost...
Intelligent safe operation and maintenance of oil and gas production systems: Connotations and key technologies
June 2023
Oil and gas production systems have the characteristics of high operation and maintenance risk and great accident influence. With the deep integration of informationization and industrialization, the...
Simulating the impact of complex fracture networks on the heat extraction performance of hot-dry rock masses
April 2024
The complex network of fractures formed by randomly distributed natural fractures in hot-dry rocks (HDRs) complicates the heat transfer regularity of injected fluid. On the basis of the fracture network,...
Pore-scale investigation of bottom water invasion dynamics in carbonate gas reservoirs with different interlayer distributions
April 2024
During the development of carbonate reservoirs, the risk of bottom water invasion is a frequent concern. Pore-scale simulation methods are commonly acknowledged as effective tools for investigating...
Seismic sedimentological-based quantifications of late-Cretaceous hydrocarbon-bearing late-aggradational lowstands prograding wedges in the Indus basin: Frequency-controlled porosity-constrained dynamic simulations
October 2025
Seismic quantitative reservoir simulations and characterizations have played a vital role in exploring stratigraphic traps, such as late-aggradational lowstands prograding wedge systems (LPWS) within...
Ten years of gas shale fracturing in China: Review and prospect
April 2022
The first fractured shale gas well of China was constructed in 2010. After 10 years of development, China has become the second country that possesses the core technology of shale gas development around...
Automatic detection and classification of drill bit damage using deep learning and computer vision algorithms
April 2025
This study aims to eliminate the subjectivity and inconsistency inherent in the traditional International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) bit wear rating process, which heavily depends on...
Risk assessment and prevention measures for casing deformation in the geological–engineering integration of a block in Jiaoshiba shale gas field
October 2025
Casing deformation is a widespread problem in a certain block of Jiaoshiba Shale Gas Field in Sichuan Basin, China, and it severely limits the development benefits of shale gas in that block. Based...
China's hydrogen development strategy in the context of double carbon targets
December 2022
As a clean, low-carbon, efficient and renewable energy source, hydrogen has gradually become an important energy carrier to combat climate change and achieve sustainable development in the world. China...
Research progress on corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement in hydrogen–natural gas pipeline transportation
December 2023
Hydrogen, clean, efficient and zero-carbon, is seen as a most promising energy source. The use of existing gas pipelines for hydrogen–natural gas transportation is considered to be an effective way...
Oil and natural gas geochemistry in offshore China: Advances and challenges
December 2024
For many years, oil and natural gas geochemistry has been key to hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in offshore China. Onshore oil fields have been thoroughly explored and exploited and have now...
HSS anions reduction combined with the analytical test of aqueous MDEA in South Pars gas complex
June 2022
Heat stable salts (HSS) form in amine systems as a result of the reaction products of the amine and acidic compounds stronger than H2S and CO2 in the inlet stream to the gas treating unit (GTU). These...