Production decline curve analysis of shale oil wells: A case study of Bakken, Eagle Ford and Permian
December 2024
The shale revolution has turned the United States from an oil importer into an oil exporter. The success of shale oil production in the U.S. has inspired many countries, including China, to begin the...
Review: Research on the development trends of measurement while drilling (MWD) technology in oil and gas drilling
Available online 11 December 2025
As one of the pivotal technologies in oil and gas field exploration and development, downhole measurement technology provides a scientific basis for reservoir evaluation, drilling optimization, development...
Synthetic polymers: A review of applications in drilling fluids
February 2024
With the growth of deep drilling and the complexity of the well profile, the requirements for a more complete and efficient exploitation of productive formations increase, which increases the risk of...
Geopolitical turbulence in the Middle East: Reshaping global energy landscape?
April 2026
Iran’s position in the Gulf energy system makes the recent military confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran highly consequential for global energy markets. This commentary examines...
Physics-informed graph neural network for predicting fluid flow in porous media
October 2025
With the rapid development of deep learning neural networks, new solutions have emerged for addressing fluid flow problems in porous media. Combining data-driven approaches with physical constraints...
Polymer flooding: Current status and future directions
April 2023
This review presents our perspective on the factors that have brought polymer flooding to its current state. Insights are provided on why HPAM is the dominant polymer used as well as what is needed...
A review of high-performance MEMS sensors for resource exploration and geophysical applications
December 2022
MEMS sensors have the advantages of small volume, lightweight, and low cost, therefore, have been widely used in the fields of consumer electronics, industry, health, defence, and aerospace. With their...
Advanced development of chemical inhibitors in water-based drilling fluids to improve shale stability: A review
May 2025
Wellbore instability is a critical challenge in drilling operations, especially in shale formations where interaction with water-based drilling fluids can result in significant operational risks and...
Crude oil wax: A review on formation, experimentation, prediction, and remediation techniques
October 2022
Wax deposition during crude oil production, transportation, and processing has been a headache since the early days of oil utilization. It may lead to low mobility ratios, blockage of production tubing/pipelines...
Recent developments in high-performance Nafion membranes for hydrogen fuel cells applications
June 2022
As a promising alternative to petroleum fossil energy, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell has drawn considerable attention due to its low pollution emission, high energy density, portability, and...
Fracture response patterns in deep to ultra-deep tight sandstones: A comparison based on core and borehole images
February 2026
Natural fractures serve as the primary storage spaces and flow pathways in deep to ultra-deep tight sandstone reservoirs, directly influencing hydrocarbon accumulation, preservation, and production....
A review of reservoir damage during hydraulic fracturing of deep and ultra-deep reservoirs
February 2024
Deep and ultra-deep reservoirs have gradually become the primary focus of hydrocarbon exploration as a result of a series of significant discoveries in deep hydrocarbon exploration worldwide. These...
Rock thin-section analysis and identification based on artificial intelligent technique
August 2022
Rock thin-section identification is an indispensable geological exploration tool for understanding and recognizing the composition of the earth. It is also an important evaluation method for oil and...
Standards and methods for dent assessment and failure prediction of pipelines: A critical review
December 2022
Dent, a common mechanical damage on pipelines, is associated with a significant local plastic deformation. Dents can cause pipeline failures, especially when they are combined with other types of defects...
Physics-informed neural network-based petroleum reservoir simulation with sparse data using domain decomposition
December 2023
Recent advances in deep learning have expanded new possibilities for fluid flow simulation in petroleum reservoirs. However, the predominant approach in existing research is to train neural networks...
Research on the genesis mechanism of shale fractures
March 2026
Shale fractures, serving as conduits for the flow and storage space of shale oil, play a critical role in resource exploration and evaluation. Shale oil is considered a highly promising unconventional...
ThinGPT: describing sedimentary rock thin section images with a multimodal large language model
December 2025
Rock thin section description is an essential method for examining lithology, structure, diagenesis, and sedimentary environment, playing a pivotal role in fields such as geology, geophysics, and petroleum...
A large-scale, high-quality dataset for lithology identification: Construction and applications
August 2025
Lithology identification is a critical aspect of geoenergy exploration, including geothermal energy development, gas hydrate extraction, and gas storage. In recent years, artificial intelligence techniques...
The control of astronomical cycles on lacustrine mixed sedimentation and hydrocarbon occurrence: A case study of the Paleogene Shahejie Formation in the Dongying Sag, Bohai Bay Basin
December 2025
Gravity flows in steep-slope zones of lacustrine rift basins interact with deep-water shales to form heterogeneous mixed sedimentation zones, yet their sedimentary evolution and hydrocarbon occurrence...
A technical review of CO2 flooding sweep-characteristics research advance and sweep-extend technology
January 2025
The utilization and storage of CO2 emissions from oil production and consumption in the upstream oil industry will contribute to sustainable development. CO2 flooding is the key technology for the upstream...
Advances in enhanced oil recovery technologies for low permeability reservoirs
August 2022
Low permeability oil and gas resources are rich and have great potential all over the world, which has gradually become the main goal of oil and gas development. However, after traditional primary and...
A critical review on deep-water oil and gas development equipment research and application: Floating platform, mooring cable and pile foundation
Available online 10 March 2026
As a crucial component of the global energy supply, deep-sea oil and gas resources exist in highly complex environments and pose significant technical challenges, necessitating reliance on floating...
Green-synthesized zinc quantum dots from parsley leaves for enhanced oil recovery: Improving IFT, wettability, and oil recovery performance
Available online 17 February 2026
Nanotechnology has attracted significant attention in recent decades due to its diverse applications, particularly in chemical enhanced oil recovery (cEOR). By reducing fluid–fluid interfacial tension...
Fundamental study and utilization on supercritical CO2 fracturing developing unconventional resources: Current status, challenge and future perspectives
December 2022
Under the fact that considerable exploration and production of unconventional resources and worsening global climate, reducing carbon emission and rationally utilizing carbon resources have been drawn...
Efficient deep-learning-based surrogate model for reservoir production optimization using transfer learning and multi-fidelity data
April 2025
In the realm of subsurface flow simulations, deep-learning-based surrogate models have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional simulation methods, especially in addressing complex optimization...
