The Introduction of the Special Issue Due to the special characteristics of unconventional oil and gas resources, different and challenging technologies are required for exploration, characterization and development of such energy resources. Unconventional resources which have been in commercial application and development around the world can be classified into various types such as oil sand, oil shale, heavy oil, tight oil, tight gas, coalbed methane, shale gas, etc. In recent years, production from unconventional resources has increased; however, due to the complex geological conditions, there are many issues in exploitation and characterization of these kinds of resources. This special issue will attempt to present the most recent advances in different subjects addressing challenges, risks and technologies of developing unconventional oil and gas resources. In this special issue we welcome high-quality papers (original research articles, reviews, and short communications) from all authors on (but not limited to): • Exploration of unconventional oil and gas resources • Characterization of unconventional reservoir rocks • Pore network modeling and 3D digital models • Hydraulic fracturing and improving recovery techniques in unconventional reservoirs • Geological, geophysical, geomechanical and geochemical techniques in unconventional oil and gas reservoirs • Environmental challenges of unconventional resources development • Well logging and petrophysical issues of unconventional reservoirs • Petrology and mineralogy in unconventional oil and gas resources
The Research Scope of the Special Issue ·Exploration of unconventional oil and gas resources ·Characterization of unconventional reservoir rocks ·Hydraulic fracturing and improving recovery techniques in unconventional reservoirs ·Geological, geophysical, geomechanical and geochemical techniques in unconventional oil and gas reservoirs ·Environmental challenges of unconventional resources development ·Well logging and petrophysical issues of unconventional reservoirs ·Petrology and mineralogy in unconventional oil and gas resources
The Article Title of the Special Issue 1:Exploration of unconventional oil and gas resources 2:Characterization of unconventional reservoir rocks 3:Pore network modeling and 3D digital models 4:Hydraulic fracturing and improving recovery techniques in unconventional reservoirs 5:Geological, geophysical, geomechanical and geochemical techniques in unconventional oil and gas reservoirs 6:Environmental challenges of unconventional resources development 7:Well logging and petrophysical issues of unconventional reservoirs 8:Petrology and mineralogy in unconventional oil and gas resources
Submission guidelines All papers should be submitted via the Advances in Geoscience submission system: http://ojs.usp-pl.com/index.php/AG Submitted articles should not be published or under review elsewhere. All submissions will be subject to the journal’s standard peer review process. Criteria for acceptance include originality, contribution, scientific merit and relevance to the field of interest of the Special Issue.
Important Dates Paper Submission Due: September 31 , 2019
The Lead Guest Editor Amin Daryasafar Amin Daryasafar received my academic degrees from Petroleum University of Technology (PUT) and have work experience as petroleum reservoir engineer at National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC). He has worked on different research areas of petroleum engineering including numerical modeling and simulation of conventional and unconventional reservoirs, naturally fractured reservoirs, using gel polymers for water shut-off in fractured reservoirs, using nanoparticles for scale formation inhibition during water injection, modeling heat transfer in fractured reservoirs, modeling reservoir fluids properties, and enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques such as microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR), surfactants, polymers and nanoparticles flooding, and etc. |
