Effects of Clay Minerals and External Pressures on Imbibition in Shales

Imbibition is an important mechanism of recovery during waterflooding and low flow-back during fracking in shale reservoirs. Experiments were carried out to study the development of imbibition in shale samples. The effects of clay minerals, especially the illite and IS, were mainly investigated and...

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Main Authors: Li Lu, Jianting Li, Xuhui Zhang, Yingjun Li, Fujian Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/22/7528