Modelling in Nanoporous Shale: Gas-water Occurrence and Transport [Hardcover]

This book addresses the problems involved in the modelling and simulation of shale gas reservoirs at pore scale, and details recent advances in the field. It presents the construction of simulation methods, mainly using the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), that describe sorption, flow, and transport in nanoporous shale with some case studies. 

This book highlights the nanoscale effects, ascribed to the large surface-to-volume ratio, on fluids occurrence and transport physics. It discusses some interesting phenomena occurs at nanoporous shale, such as absorbed water film, water condensation, sorption hysteresis, surface excess adsorption, Knudsen diffusion, surface diffusion, structural fluid density, no-slip boundary, etc.

The key techniques and methods introduced in this book provide the basis for accurate prediction of gas-well productivity. The basic principles and modeling methods are also relevant to many other nanoporous applications in science and engineering.

The book aims to provide a valuable reference resource for researchers and professional scientists and engineers working on shale gas development and nanoporous media research.

Chapter  1: Fluid Occurrence and Transport in Shale: The State of the Art.- Chapter 2: Pore-scale Characterization of Nanoporous Shale.- Chapter 3: Water Sorption in Nanoporous Shale.- Chapter 4: Methane Adsorption in Nanoporous Shale.- Chapter 5: Gas Transport in Nanoporous Shale.- Chapter 6: Water Flow in Nanoporous Shale.- Chapter 7: Gas/Water Two-Phase Flow in Nanporous Shale.- Chapter 8: Conclusions and Future Research.

Dr Liehui Zhang is a Professor of the College of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering and the President at Southwest Petroleum University. He has published over 260 papers, has authored or co-edited eight books, and serves on numerous editorial boards. He is the 201l.