Article Collection: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)

Published 07 September, 2026

1. Thickening characteristics and conformance control mechanism of CO2-responsive fluid during CO2 flooding
Wang, Xiao-Guang; Liu, De-Hua; Cheng, Hong-Bin; Luo, Qiang; Tang, Ke; Zhu, Dao-Yi
Pet. Sci. 23(7), 4183-4192.
Keywords: CO2 responsive fluid; Thickening mechanism; Heterogeneous reservoir; Channeling control; Nuclear magnetic resonance

2. Miscibility enhancing agents for improving oil recovery of CO2 flooding in low-permeability reservoirs: A study based on core displacement and nuclear magnetic resonance
Ren, Chuan-Jie; Yang, Yong-Liang; Zhang, Hong-Jun; Zhu, Dao-Yi
Pet. Sci. 23(6), 3710-3720.
Keywords: Miscibility enhancing agent (MEA); Core displacement; Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); Minimum miscible pressure (MMP); CO2 miscible flooding

3. Advancing CCUS-EOR in low-permeability reservoirs with surfactant-enhanced carbonated water and CO2 alternating flooding: An integrated experimental and numerical investigation
Han, Xiao-Bing; Yu, Hai-Yang; Wang, Tong-Bing; Song, Peng; Song, Jia-Bang; Liu, Lu; Tang, Hui-Ting; Lu, Jun; Wang, Yang
Pet. Sci. 23(5), 2976-2990.
Keywords: Enhanced water alternating gas; Sweep efficiency; Oil displacement efficiency; CO2 storage efficiency

4. Microscopic experiments and simulations of CO2 huff-n-puff displacement mechanism considering heterogeneity and fractures
Chen, Nan; Yao, Chuan-Jin; Liu, Bai-Shuo; Zhao, Jia; Li, Cui-Fang
Pet. Sci. 23(5), 2793-2807.
Keywords: Carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery; Huff-n-puff; Heterogeneity; Fracture; Carbon capture; utilization; and storage; (CCUS)

5. Techno-economic co-optimization of CO2 enhanced oil recovery strategies in a tight oil reservoir using coupled improved evolutionary algorithm and machine learning framework
Wen, Shu-Qin; Wei, Bing; You, Jun-Yu; Leng, Nan-Jiang; Ampomah, William
Pet. Sci. 23(5), 2639-2654.
Keywords: CO2 enhanced oil recovery; Multi-objective optimization; Improved non-dominated sorting genetic; algorithm II; Unconventional oil reservoir

6. An integrated deep learning framework for full-cycle CCUS-EOR evaluation and optimization under carbon neutrality
Shen, Bin; Yang, Sheng-Lai; Zhang, Yi-Qi; Gao, Xin-Yuan; Bi, Lu-Fei; Du, Kai; Zhao, Er-Meng; Zeng, Hong-Bo
Pet. Sci. 23(4), 2288-2307.
Keywords: CCUS-EOR; CO2 storage; Deep learning; Tabular prior-data fit network (TabPFN); ACAM-NSGA-II; Multi-objective optimization

7. Pore structure-controlled CO2 huff-n-puff efficiency in Jimusar shale oil reservoirs: Insights from classified oil reservoirs
Li, Qing; Li, Ying-Yan; Li, Pei-Yu; He, Ji-Xiang; Song, Yi-Lei; Yu, Chi-Yang; Song, Zhao-Jie; Ren, Hao-Chen
Pet. Sci. 23(4), 2030-2045.
Keywords: Shale oil reservoirs; Pore structures; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Productive pore threshold; CO2 huff-n-puff

8. Nanoconfined multi-phase interactions govern distinct phase behavior of CO2-oil in shale during CCUS-EOR process
He, Yu-Jiao; Wei, Bing; You, Jun-Yu; Wang, Le-Le; Zhang, Xiang; Luo, Han-Lin; Kadet, Valeriy
Pet. Sci. 23(3), 1572-1587.
Keywords: CCUS-EOR process; Shale oil; Nanoconfinement; Multi-phase interactions; Hydrocarbon wettability; CO2-oil phase behavior

9. Mechanical, structural, and mineralogical changes of shale under acid-CO2-rock interactions and their implications for CO2 storage
Zhou, Hang; Wang, Bo; Zhou, Fu-Jian
Pet. Sci. 23(3), 1261-1279.
Keywords: CO2-acid-rock interactions; Shale reservoir; Mineralogical alterations; Microstructure evolution; Nanomechanical properties; CO2 storage

10. A more efficient subsidy policy for CO2 enhanced oil recovery: Insights from a vertically integrated business model
Xia, Liang-Yu; Wu, Yao; Zhang, Yue-Mei
Pet. Sci. 23(2), 979-989.
Keywords: CCUS; CO2-EOR; Differentiated subsidies; Incentive policies; System dynamics

11. Experimental and simulation study of geochemical processes during interaction of carbonated formation water with terrigenous and carbonate rocks
Garifullina, Chulpan Aidarovna; Indrupskiy, Ilya Mikhailovich; Klimov, Dmitry S.; Ibragimov, Ildar Ilyasovich; Lutfullin, Azat Abuzarovich; Zakiev, Bulat Flusovich; Akhmetzyanov, Fanil Muktasimovich
Pet. Sci. 22(12), 4954-4974.
Keywords: Carbon dioxide sequestration; CO2 EOR; CO2 geological storage; Geochemical processes; Mineral dissolution and precipitation; Geochemical modeling

12. Effects of natural fractures in cap rock on CO2 geological storage: Sanduo Formation and Dainan Formation of the early Eocene epoch in the Gaoyou Sag of the Subei Basin
Zhang, Yun-Zhao; Dai, Quan-Qi; Zeng, Lian-Bo; Li, Rui-Qi; Zhang, Rong-Jun; Qu, Le; Zhu, Yang-Wen; Liao, Hai-Ying; Wu, Hao
Pet. Sci. 22(11), 4341-4356.
Keywords: Cap rock; Natural fractures; CO2 geological storage

13. Experimental investigation of surfactants and their ethanol blends for CO2-oil miscibility enhancement in CO2-EOR
Liu, Shu-Yang; Li, Min-Feng; Chen, Jia-Yu; Teng, Ying; Wang, Peng-Fei; Liu, Jun-Rong
Pet. Sci. 22(10), 4271-4281.
Keywords: Carbon capture; Utilization and storage (CCUS); CO2-EOR; Miscibility pressure; Surfactants; Ethanol

14. Deep learning-assisted optimization for enhanced oil recovery and CO2 sequestration considering gas channeling constraints
Zhuang, Xin-Yu; Wang, Wen-Dong; Su, Yu-Liang; Dai, Zhen-Xue; Yan, Bi-Cheng
Pet. Sci. 22(8), 3397-3417.
Keywords: Spatio-temporal sequence prediction; Multi-objective optimization; Enhanced oil recovery; CO2 sequestration; Gas channeling

15. Enhancing shale oil recovery with water-alternating-CO2 injection through radial borehole fracturing
Dai, Jia-Cheng; Wang, Tian-Yu; Zhang, Ye; Zhang, Zhi-Ping; Zeng, Chun-Lin; Tian, Kang-Jian; Li, Jing-Bin; Tian, Shou-Ceng; Li, Gen-Sheng
Pet. Sci. 22(7), 2950-2966.
Keywords: Horizontal well fracturing; Enhanced shale oil recovery; Radial borehole fracturing; Water-alternating-gas; Numerical reservoir model

16. Influence of CO2-brine-kerogen wettability on CO2 sequestration in shale: Implications from molecular dynamics simulation
Shi, Kan-Yuan; Chen, Jun-Qing; Pang, Xiong-Qi; Hui, Sha-Sha; Chen, Zhang-Xin; Liu, Ben-Jie-Ming; Jin, Yu-Jie; Zhang, Si-Jia
Pet. Sci. 22(7), 2747-2759.
Keywords: Wettability; Kerogen; Shale; CO2 sequestration; Molecular dynamics

17. Establishing a fault sealing discrimination method to determine the optimal injection sites and injection rate for CO2 storage in complex fault-block geological bodies
Song, Zi-Yang; Yang, Lei-Lei; Liu, Yi; Jiang, Fu-Jie; Li, Xiao-Feng; Qi, Zhen-Guo; Yin, Zhen-Yuan
Pet. Sci. 22(7), 2643-2659.
Keywords: CCUS; CO2 geological storage; Fault-block geological bodies; Injection sites; Injection rate; CO2 dissolution

18. Molecular simulation of the solubility of hydrocarbon oligomers in supercritical CO2 for direct viscosification
Sun, Ying; Wang, Bin; Wang, Haizhu; Ding, Boxin
Pet. Sci. 22(6), 2630-2641.
Keywords: CO2 viscosification; Hydrocarbon oligomers; Molecular simulation; Dissolution mechanism; Methyl groups

19. Evaluation of CO2 storage in fractured coal seam and the effect of coal fines
Wang, Qian; Zhang, Zhi-Jun; Xiong, Jian-Long; Shen, Jian; Glover, Paul W. J.; Lorinczi, Piroska
Pet. Sci. 22(6), 2502-2515.
Keywords: Coal seam; Fractures; Coal fines; Blockage; CO2 storage; Injection parameters

20. Correlating the carbonic acid reaction with tight sand and pure minerals during geological carbon storage
Sun, Yong-Peng; Li, Guo-Liang; Zeng, Si-Zhe; Liu, Jia-Wei; Du, Xian-Fei; Dai, Cai-Li
Pet. Sci. 22(5), 2142-2153.
Keywords: Carbonic acid-rock reaction; CO2; Reaction kinetics; Tight sand; Geological carbon storage

21. Effects of multiphase transport in multiscale pore network on carbon storage and enhanced shale oil recovery: An experimental and numerical study
Wang, Lu; Wu, Gang; Lu, Meng; Fu, Xiao-Fei; Feng, Jun; Pan, Zhe-Jun
Pet. Sci. 22(5), 2062-2077.
Keywords: CO2 sequestration; Unconventional reservoirs; CO2 injection; Kerogen; Shale bedding fractures

22. Deep learning-based upscaling for CO2 injection into saline aquifers
Wang, Yan-Ji; Jin, Yan; Lin, Bo-Tao; Pang, Hui-Wen
Pet. Sci. 22(4), 1712-1735.
Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Carbon storage; Subsurface flow simulation; Upscaling; Deep learning

23. Quantitative insight into fracture distribution during supercritical CO2 fracturing in tight sandstone formation
Yang, Bing; Huang, Hai; Ren, Qian-Qian; Wang, Hai-Zhu; Wang, Bin; Ni, Jun; Zheng, Yong; Zhang, Wen-Tong
Pet. Sci. 22(4), 1670-1685.
Keywords: True-triaxial fracturing; Tight sandstone; Fracture propagation; Quantitative analysis; supercritical CO2

24. Fracture propagation mechanism and application of supercritical CO2 fracturing in shale: A review
Sun, Yuan-Xiu; Wang, Xiao-Long; Meng, Yan-Zhao; Tian, Jin-Long; Lu, Cheng-Hui
Pet. Sci. 22(4), 1625-1652.
Keywords: Waterless fracturing; Shale oil and gas reservoirs; Fracture formation mechanism; Fracturing technology; Supercritical CO2

25. Experimental investigation into CO2 huff-n-puff in low-permeability heavy oil reservoirs: Role of fractures
Zhu, Di; Li, Bin-Fei; Zheng, Lei; Husein, Maen M.; Xu, Zheng-Xiao; Li, Bo-Liang; Li, Zhao-Min
Pet. Sci. 22(3), 1200-1213.
Keywords: Low-permeability reservoir; Heavy oil; CO2 HnP; Unpropped fracture; Fracture aperture

26. Coupling mechanism analysis of CO2 non-Darcy flow in multi-scale reservoirs: A case study of the life-cycle process of fracturing-development in shale oil reservoirs
Rui, Zhen-Hua; Deng, Hai-Yang; Hu, Ting; Sheng, Guang-Long; Wilson, Malcolm; Dindoruk, Birol; Patil, Shirish
Pet. Sci. 22(3), 1171-1199.
Keywords: Shale oil reservoir; Life-cycle simulation; Multiple mechanism coupling; Non-Darcy flow; CCUS-EOR

27. Impact of dissolution and precipitation on pore structure in CO2 sequestration within tight sandstone reservoirs
Gao, Hui; Luo, Kai-Qing; Wang, Chen; Li, Teng; Cheng, Zhi-Lin; Dou, Liang-Bin; Zhao, Kai; Zhang, Nan; Liu, Yue-Liang
Pet. Sci. 22(2), 868-883.
Keywords: Dissolution; Precipitation; Pore structure; CO2 sequestration; Unconventional reservoirs

28. Experimental study of microscopic oil production and CO2 storage in low-permeable reservoirs
Bai, Ming-Xing; Zhang, Zhi-Chao; Yang, Er-Long; Du, Si-Yu
Pet. Sci. 22(2), 756-770.
Keywords: CO2 disaplacement; Oil recovery; CO2 sequestration; In-situ nuclear magnetic resonance

29. Development and evaluation of organic/metal ion double crosslinking polymer gel for anti-CO2 gas channeling in high temperature and low permeability reservoirs
Yang, Hong-Bin; Jiang, Hai-Zhuang; Xu, Zhe; Zhang, Xing; Wang, Tao; Liu, Hai-Ning; Ma, Xiao; Zhu, Jian-Jun; Zhang, Xiang-Feng; Kang, Wan-Li
Pet. Sci. 22(2), 724-738.
Keywords: High temperature and low permeability; reservoir; CO2 flooding; Anti-gas channeling; Polymer gel

30. Carbon dioxide storage and cumulative oil production predictions in unconventional reservoirs applying optimized machine-learning models
Davoodi, Shadfar; Thanh, Hung Vo; Wood, David A.; Mehrad, Mohammad; Muravyov, Sergey V.; Rukavishnikov, Valeriy S.
Pet. Sci. 22(1), 296-323.
Keywords: Hybrid machine learning; Least-squares support vector machine; Grey wolf optimization; Feature selection; Carbon dioxide storage; Enhanced oil recovery

31. A technical review of CO2 flooding sweep-characteristics research advance and sweep-extend technology
Zhang, Yi-Qi; Yang, Sheng-Lai; Bi, Lu-Fei; Gao, Xin-Yuan; Shen, Bin; Hu, Jiang-Tao; Luo, Yun; Zhao, Yang; Chen, Hao; Li, Jing
Pet. Sci. 22(1), 255-276.
Keywords: Fingering-gas channeling; Safe storage of CO2; Flow field intervention; Mobility regulation; Channeling plugging system

32. Characterization of petrophysical and seismic properties for CO2 storage with sensitivity analysis
Dong, Yan-Jiao; Shen, Yi; Guo, Kai; Wu, Xiao-Qin; Mao, Qiang; Sun, Wen-Yue; Wang, Zhi-Qiang
Pet. Sci. 22(1), 193-209.
Keywords: CO2 storage; Time-lapse seismic; CO2 plume; Sensitivity analysis; Rock physics; Reservoir simulation; Saline aquifer

33. Multi-layer risk spillover network of Chinese Energy companies under the background of carbon neutralization
Zhou, Wen-Wen; Feng, Rui-Lin; Song, Xiao-bo; Shi, Yu
Pet. Sci. 21(6), 4512-4521.
Keywords: Multilayer network; Risk spillover; Energy company; Dual-carbon; TVP-VAR-DY

34. Study on the influence factors of rock breaking by supercritical CO2 thermal fracturing
Hu, Shao-Bin; Zhang, Lin; Cai, Yu-Kang; Pang, Shuo-Gang; Yan, Zheng-Yong; Zhang, Qiang
Pet. Sci. 21(6), 4328-4343.
Keywords: Supercritical CO2; Thermal fracturing; Phase change; Transient nonlinear flow; Multi-field coupled

35. Evaluation of SC-CO2-brine on the micro-mechanical properties of lamina shales by micro-scratch test
Yang, Liu; Liu, Zhao-Yang; Nie, Yuan-Xun; Han, Zhen-Chuan; Gong, Fei; Li, Ming-Jun; Liu, Yan
Pet. Sci. 21(6), 4204-4218.
Keywords: Lamina shale; SC-CO2-brine-rock interaction; Micro-scratch test; Micro-mechanical properties; Elastic-plastic failure mechanism

36. Feasibility of CO2 storage and enhanced gas recovery in depleted tight sandstone gas reservoirs within multi-stage fracturing horizontal wells
Zhao, Er-Meng; Jin, Zhi-Jun; Li, Gen-Sheng; Zhang, Kai-Qiang; Zeng, Yue
Pet. Sci. 21(6), 4189-4203.
Keywords: Tight sandstone gas reservoir; CO2 geological storage; Enhanced gas recovery; Multi-stage fracturing horizontal well; Numerical simulation

37. Pore-scale probing CO2 huff-n-puff in extracting shale oil from different types of pores using online T1- T 2 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Ren, Yi-Jian; Wei, Bing; Ji, Bing-Xin; Pu, Wan-Fen; Wang, Dian-Lin; Tang, Jin-Yu; Lu, Jun
Pet. Sci. 21(6), 4119-4129.
Keywords: Shale oil; Enhanced oil recovery; Pore scale extraction; T-1-T 2NMR spectrum; CO2 huff-n-puff

38. Machine learning methods for predicting CO2 solubility in hydrocarbons
Yang, Yi; Ju, Binshan; Lu, Guangzhong; Huang, Yingsong
Pet. Sci. 21(5), 3340-3349.
Keywords: Machine learning; Support vector regression; Extreme gradient boosting; Random forest; Multi-layer perceptron; CO2 solubility

39. Adsorption behavior of CO2/H2S mixtures in calcite slit nanopores for CO2 storage: An insight from molecular perspective
Qian, Cheng; Rui, Zhen-Hua; Liu, Yue-Liang; Du, Kai; Liu, Chen; Zhao, Yang; Ma, Xiao-Min
Pet. Sci. 21(4), 2444-2456.
Keywords: Adsorption behavior; CO2 /H 2 S binary mixtures; Molecular perspective; Calcite slit nanopores; CO2 sequestration

40. Performance and enhanced oil recovery efficiency of an acid-resistant polymer microspheres of anti-CO2 channeling in low-permeability reservoirs
Jiang, Hai-Zhuang; Yang, Hong-Bin; Pan, Ruo-Sheng; Ren, Zhen-Yu; Kang, Wan-Li; Zhang, Jun-Yi; Pan, Shi-Long; Sarsenbekuly, Bauyrzhan
Pet. Sci. 21(4), 2420-2432.
Keywords: Low-permeability reservoir; Anti-CO(2 )channeling; Polymer microsphere; Acid resistance

41. Central environmental protection inspection and carbon emission reduction: A tripartite evolutionary game model from the perspective of carbon neutrality
Zhang, Zhen-Hua; Ling, Dan; Yang, Qin-Xin; Feng, Yan-Chao; Xiu, Jing
Pet. Sci. 21(3), 2139-2153.
Keywords: Central environmental protection; inspection; Local government; Manufacturing enterprise; Tripartite evolutionary game; Carbon emission reduction

42. Self-adaptive gas flow and phase change behaviors during hydrate exploitation by alternate injection of N2 and CO2
Cao, Bo-Jian; Sun, Yi-Fei; Chen, Hong -Nan; Zhong, Jin-Rong; Wang, Ming -Long; Wang, Ming; Sun, Chang-Yu; Chen, Guang-Jin
Pet. Sci. 21(3), 2120-2129.
Keywords: Hydrate; Replacement; CH4 recovery; CO2 storage; Reservoir remediation

43. Proppant transport in rough fracture networks using supercritical CO2
Zheng, Yong; Zhou, Meng -Meng; Kuru, Ergun; Wang, Bin; Ni, Jun; Yang, Bing; Hu, Ke; Huang, Hai; Wang, Hai-Zhu
Pet. Sci. 21(3), 1852-1864.
Keywords: Reservoir stimulation; CCUS; Rough fracture network; SupercriticalCO2; Proppant transport

44. A multi-mechanism numerical simulation model for CO2-EOR and storage in fractured shale oil reservoirs
Wang, Yuan-Zheng; Cao, Ren-Yi; Jia, Zhi-Hao; Wang, Bin-Yu; Ma, Ming; Cheng, Lin -Song
Pet. Sci. 21(3), 1814-1828.
Keywords: CO2-EOR; CO2 storage; Shale oil reservoir; Complex fracture model; Multiple mechanisms

45. Investigation of gravity influence on EOR and CO2 geological storage based on pore-scale simulation
Hao, Yong-Mao; Wu, Gui-Cheng; Li, Zong-Fa; Wu, Zhong-Hui; Sun, Yong-Quan; Liu, Ran; Li, Xing-Xing; Pang, Bo-Xin; Li, Nan
Pet. Sci. 21(2), 987-1001.
Keywords: Gravity; Flow simulation; CO2-oil mixing; Enhanced oil recovery (EOR); Geological storage

46. CO2 flooding in shale oil reservoir with radial borehole fracturing for CO2 storage and enhanced oil recovery
Dai, Jia-Cheng; Wang, Tian-Yu; Weng, Jin-Tao; Tian, Kang-Jian; Zhu, Li-Ying; Li, Gen-Sheng
Pet. Sci. 21(1), 519-534.
Keywords: Shale oil; Radial borehole fracturing; Embedded discrete fracture model; Enhanced oil recovery; Carbon storage

47. A hybrid physics-informed data-driven neural network for CO2 storage in depleted shale reservoirs
Wang, Yan-Wei; Dai, Zhen-Xue; Wang, Gui-Sheng; Chen, Li; Xia, Yu-Zhou; Zhou, Yu-Hao
Pet. Sci. 21(1), 286-301.
Keywords: Deep learning; Physics-informed data-driven neural; network; Depleted shale reservoirs; CO2 storage; Transport mechanisms

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