Petrophysical Characterization and Fluids Transport in Unconventional Reservoirs

Jianchao Cai received his B.Sc in Physics from Henan Normal University and MSc and Ph.D in Condensed Matter Physics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is currently a professor at the Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics at the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). Meanwhile, he serves as Associate Editor or Editorial member for several journals including Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, Fractals. He has published more than 130 journal articles, two books, and numerous book chapters. Professor Xiangyun Hu, Hubei Subsurface Multi-scale Imaging Key Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics, China. Xiangyun Hu received a Ph.D degree in mineral resource prospecting and exploration from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) in 2000. Since 2005 he has been a professor in the Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics at the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). His current research focuses on rock physics, 3D MT/CSAMT/CSEM forward modeling and inverse problems, high performance parallel computation, and geoelectrical characteristics of the Tibetan Plateau, as well as integrated geophysical interpretation. He has published more than 100 peer-refereed journal articles and 3 book chapters.

Part 1 Petrophysical Characterization 1. Characterizing Pore Size Distributions of Shale 2. Petrophysical Characterization of the Pore Structure of Coal 3. Characterization of Petrophysical Properties in Tight Sandstone Reservoirs 4. Multifractal Analysis of Pore Structure of Tight Oil Reservoirs Using Low-Field NMR Measurements 5. Investigation and Quantitative Evaluation of Organic-Related Pores in Unconventional Reservoirs 6. Permeability of Fractured Shale and Two-Phase Relative Permeability in Fractures 7. Pore Structure, Wettability, and Their Coupled Effects on Tracer-Containing Fluid Migration in Organic-Rich Shale 8. Tight Rock Wettability and Its Relationship With Petrophysical Properties

Part 2 Porous Flow Dynamics 9. Flow Mechanism of Fractured Low-Permeability Reservoirs 10. Heat Transfer in Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Thermal-Hydro-Mechanical Coupled Modeling 11. Pore-Scale Modeling and Simulation in Shale Gas Formations 12. High-Pressure Methane Adsorption in Shale 13. Coal Permeability Modeling Considering Nonconstant Vertical Stress Condition 14. Dynamic Gas Flow in Coals and Its Evaluation 15. Multiphysical Flow Behavior in Shale and Permeability Measurement by Pulse-Decay Method