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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A review of fluid displacement mechanisms in surfactant-based chemical enhanced oil recovery processes: Analyses of key influencing factors
June 2022
Surfactant-based oil recovery processes are employed to lower the interfacial tension in immiscible displacement processes, change the wettability of rock to a more water-wet system and emulsify the...
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...
Chemical treatment for sand production control: A review of materials, methods, and field operations
June 2023
Sand production from loosely consolidated reservoirs is one of the critical issues in the oil and gas industry all around the world that can cause many problems, such as erosion of surface and well...
Multivariate natural gas price forecasting model with feature selection, machine learning and chernobyl disaster optimizer
November 2025
The significance of accurately forecasting natural gas prices is far-reaching and significant, not only for the stable operation of the energy market, but also as a key element in promoting sustainable...
The characteristics and controlling factors of high-quality reservoirs of ultra-deep tight sandstone: A case study of the Dabei Gas Field, Tarim Basin, China
September 2025
High-quality reservoirs with sufficient physical properties of ultra-deep tight gas reservoirs in the Lower Cretaceous Bashijiqike Formation exhibit significant relationship with gas production across...
Surface erosion thickness and oxygen isotope of the Early Jurassic lake water in northern Sichuan Basin, evidence from clumped isotopes of shell limestones
October 2025
Oxygen isotope (δ18O) of paleolake water is a key indicator for reconstructing the formation temperature and diagenetic history of lacustrine carbonate minerals. In this study, we use clumped isotopes...
Enhancing acrylamide-based polymer performance in high temperature drilling fluid: Role of isopentenol polyoxyethylene ether
Available online 1 November 2025
Acrylamide-based polymers have been widely applied in drilling fluids due to their excellent water solubility, structural tunability, and adaptability to various fluid systems. However, under high-temperature...
Impacts of microbial interactions on underground hydrogen storage in porous media: A comprehensive review of experimental, numerical, and field studies
December 2024
Amidst the rapid development of renewable energy, the intermittency and instability of energy supply pose severe challenges and impose higher requirements on energy storage systems. Among the various...
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...
Review on the challenges and strategies in oil and gas industry's transition towards carbon neutrality in China
December 2023
In light of carbon-neutral pledge, the oil and gas industry has been facing several critical new challenges in China. The current status and new challenges in terms of market mechanism reform, supply-consumption...
Formation mechanism and reservoir quality evaluation in tight sandstones under a compressional tectonic setting: the Jurassic Ahe Formation in Kuqa Depression, Tarim Basin, China
March 2025
The northern structural belt of Kuqa Depression is adjacent to the South Tianshan orogenic belt, which are characterized by complex geological conditions. The reservoir quality of the Jurassic Ahe Formation...
Implications for fault reactivation and seismicity induced by hydraulic fracturing
April 2024
Evaluating the physical mechanisms that link hydraulic fracturing (HF) operations to induced earthquakes and the anticipated form of the resulting events is significant in informing subsurface fluid...
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...
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...