Introduction to the special issue of unconventional hydrocarbon research
Yan Song;State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting;China University of Petroleum;Unconventional Natural Gas Institute;China University of Petroleum;

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The concept and the accumulation characteristics of unconventional hydrocarbon resources
Yan Song;Zhuo Li;Lin Jiang;Feng Hong;State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting;China University of Petroleum;Unconventional Natural Gas Institute;China University of Petroleum;Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development;Petro China;

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Main controlling factors and enrichment area evaluation of shale gas of the Lower Paleozoic marine strata in south China
Xian-Ming Xiao;Qiang Wei;Hai-Feng Gai;Teng-Fei Li;Mao-Lin Wang;Lei Pan;Ji Chen;Hui Tian;State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry;Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry;Chinese Academy of Sciences;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences;

..............page:573-586

Tight sandstone gas accumulation mechanism and development models
Zhen-Xue Jiang;Zhuo Li;Feng Li;Xiong-Qi Pang;Wei Yang;Luo-Fu Liu;Fu-Jie Jiang;State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting;China University of Petroleum;Unconventional Natural Gas Institute;China University of Petroleum;College of Geosciences;China University of Petroleum;

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Geological characteristics and ‘‘sweet area’’ evaluation for tight oil
Cai-Neng Zou;Zhi Yang;Lian-Hua Hou;Ru-Kai Zhu;Jing-Wei Cui;Song-Tao Wu;Sen-Hu Lin;Qiu-Lin Guo;She-Jiao Wang;Deng-Hua Li;Petro China Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development;

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Pre-stack basis pursuit seismic inversion for brittleness of shale
Xing-Yao Yin;Xiao-Jing Liu;Zhao-Yun Zong;School of Geosciences;China University of Petroleum;

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Stress redistribution in multi-stage hydraulic fracturing of horizontal wells in shales
Yi-Jin Zeng;Xu Zhang;Bao-Ping Zhang;Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering;

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Experimental investigation of shale imbibition capacity and the factors influencing loss of hydraulic fracturing fluids
Hong-Kui Ge;Liu Yang;Ying-Hao Shen;Kai Ren;Fan-Bao Meng;Wen-Ming Ji;Shan Wu;State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting;China University of Petroleum;

..............page:636-650

Pore structure and tracer migration behavior of typical American and Chinese shales
Qin-Hong Hu;Xian-Guo Liu;Zhi-Ye Gao;Shu-Gen Liu;Wen Zhou;Wen-Xuan Hu;China University of Geosciences;The University of Texas at Arlington;State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting;China University of Petroleum;State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation;Chengdu University of Technology;Nanjing University;

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Influence of gas transport mechanisms on the productivity of multi-stage fractured horizontal wells in shale gas reservoirs
Wei Wang;Jun Yao;Hai Sun;Wen-Hui Song;School of Petroleum Engineering;China University of Petroleum;

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Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture propagation in tight oil reservoirs by volumetric fracturing
Shi-Cheng Zhang;Xin Lei;Yu-Shi Zhou;Guo-Qing Xu;College of Petroleum Engineering;University of Petroleum;

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Erratum to: Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture propagation in tight oil reservoirs by volumetric fracturing
Shi-Cheng Zhang;Xin Lei;Yu-Shi Zou;Guo-Qing Xu;College of Petroleum Engineering;University of Petroleum;

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Characteristics and control mechanisms of coalbed permeability change in various gas production stages
Da-Zhen Tang;Chun-Miao Deng;Yan-Jun Meng;Zhi-Ping Li;Hao Xu;Shu Tao;Song Li;School of Energy Resources;China University of Geosciences;Coal Reservoir Laboratory of National Engineering Research Center of Coalbed Methane Development & Utilization;

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Molecular simulation studies of hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide adsorption on coal
Junfang Zhang;Keyu Liu;M.B.Clennell;D.N.Dewhurst;Zhejun Pan;M.Pervukhina;Tongcheng Han;CSIRO Energy Flagship;Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development;Petro China;CSIRO Energy Flagship Ian Wark Laboratory;

..............page:692-704

An economic evaluation method of coalbed methane resources during the target selection phase of exploration
Dong-Kun Luo;Liang-Yu Xia;School of Business Administration;China University of Petroleum;

..............page:705-711

Economic appraisal of shale gas resources, an example from the Horn River shale gas play, Canada
Zhuoheng Chen;Kirk G.Osadetz;Xuansha Chen;Geological Survey of Canada;University of Calgary;ZLR Valeon;

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Petroleum Science

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