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...
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...
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...
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
May 2026
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...
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...
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...
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...
Artificial intelligence in petroleum and natural gas prospect evaluation and prediction
June 2026
Artificial intelligence has shown great performance and considerable potential in petroleum and natural gas prospect evaluation and prediction (PPEP). Multiple machine learning (ML) and deep learning...
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...
Occurrence mechanism of shale oil in laminated shale reservoirs: A review
April 2026
Shale oil is an important unconventional resource. In-depth exploration of the shale oil occurrence mechanism is beneficial for the selection of sweet spots and the innovation of production technologies....
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...
Effect of weak consolidation process of liquid bridge on interparticle mechanical behavior of clathrate hydrate
April 2026
Clarifying the mechanism that results in the mechanical behavior differences of hydrate particles in different states is of great significance for understanding the agglomeration mechanism of hydrate...
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...
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...
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...
Sedimentary heterogeneity-constrained differential diagenesis in fluvial tight sandstones: Implications for reservoir quality heterogeneity in sandbody architectural elements
March 2026
Fluvial tight sandstones, as unconventional reservoirs, feature complex sedimentary, diagenetic, and reservoir quality heterogeneities that fundamentally control their exploration and development. This...
Kerogen aromatization and late hydrocarbon generation: Evidence from position-specific isotope composition of propane
May 2026
Natural gas accumulation involves complex multi-source mixing and post-genetic alterations that can lead to carbon isotopic reversals. Here, we report for the first time the co-occurrence of bulk and...
Timing of deep oil accumulations in the western part of the northern Tarim Basin: Records from fluid inclusions and carbonate U–Pb dating
March 2026
Liquid oils in deeply buried reservoirs are usually subjected to thermal cracking by the prolonged time-temperature effect during burial. However, large quantity liquid oils are being produced from...
An integrated deep learning framework for full-cycle CCUS-EOR evaluation and optimization under carbon neutrality
April 2026
Carbon capture, enhanced oil recovery (EOR)-utilization and storage (CCUS-EOR) is recognized as an effective approach to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions while delivering economic benefits. However,...
A cascaded pipeline defect detection and size estimation method based on the YOLOv11 and physics-informed network using the MFL data
March 2026
Long-distance oil and gas pipelines are crucial in the global energy network. However, due to complex internal and external environments, defects can be formed on a pipelineʼs surface, posing severe...
Possible origin of deep hydrocarbons and transformation of complex petroleum systems within the Earth's crust
April 2026
We demonstrate that the conditions established in laboratory settings—such as initial reaction products, thermobaric parameters, and redox environments—are indeed analogous to those that may exist in...
An interpretable attention-guided generative adversarial network framework with dual-domain learning for multi-condition constrained sedimentary facies modeling
April 2026
Sedimentary facies modeling is a critical approach for understanding geological phenomena, yet the strong heterogeneity of reservoir systems poses a serious challenge for their refined characterization....
Deep reparameterization for full waveform inversion: Architecture benchmarking, robust inversion, and multiphysics extension
April 2026
Full waveform inversion (FWI) is a high-resolution subsurface imaging technique, but its effectiveness is limited by challenges such as noise contamination, sparse acquisition, and artifacts from multiparameter...
