Geophysics and Petrophysics Issues Involved in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Processes

Peng Wu, Cunqi Jia, Jiping Ding, Shuang Zheng, Tingting Luo, Meng Cao

Frontiers Media SA

The booming unconventional oil and gas industry, encompassing gas hydrates, deep coalbed methane,...

Science Earth Science Georeservoirs

Keywords: Geophysics,­petrophysics,­Geo-energy,­Geo-resources

Advances of New Technologies in Seismic Exploration

Shaoping Lu, Sanyi Yuan, Lingyun Qiu, Xiang Li, Tie Zhong, Xintong Dong, Peng Guo

Frontiers Media SA

In the past few decades, the geophysics community has proposed a large number of new technologies...

Science Earth Science Solid Earth Geophysics

Keywords: Seismic exploration,­deep learning,­Seismic imaging,­seismic inversion,­seismic structural geology,­Unconventional oil and gas

Advances in Magnetotelluric Imaging

Bo Yang, Ying Liu, Graham Heinson, Andreas Junge

Frontiers Media SA

Magnetotelluric (MT) sounding is a pivotal geophysical technique employed to image the Earth's...

Science Earth Science Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism

Keywords: Geo-electromagnetism,­Magnetotelluric,­electrical structure,­Geodynamics,­electrical conductivity,­EarthScope,­Sinoprobe,­AusLAMP

Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks: Sedimentary Processes, Diagenesis, Geochemistry and Their Relationship with Critical Geological Events

Yifan Li, Zhiyang Li, Jianguo Zhang, Zhen Qiu, George Kontakiotis, Junwen Peng

Frontiers Media SA

Fine-grained sedimentary rocks, commonly referred to as "shale" or "mudstone", constitute...

Science Earth Science Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Diagenesis

Keywords: shale,­Mudstone,­Paleoenvironment,­paleoclimate,­sequence stratigraphy,­Depositional settings

Experimental and Numerical Simulations of Rock Physics

Huaimin Dong, Yihuai Zhang, Weichao Yan

Frontiers Media SA

Rock physics experiments and numerical simulations are indispensable tools in geology and mineral...

Science Earth Science Solid Earth Geophysics

Keywords: experiments,­Simulations,­Rock physics,­resistivity,­Flow

Failure Analysis and Risk Assessment of Natural Disasters Through Machine Learning and Numerical Simulation, volume IV

Faming Huang, Peng Zeng, Sansar Raj Meena, Jiawei Xie

Frontiers Media SA

Natural disasters, which include landslides, rock falls, rainstorms, floods, and earthquakes,...

Science Earth Science Geohazards and Georisks

Keywords: natural disasters,­Susceptibility Hazardous and Risk Mapping,­machine learning,­numerical simulation,­Earth observation data

Differences in Shale Oil and Gas Reservoirs across Various Sedimentary Environments: Theories and Applications, volume II

Hu Li, Peng Tan, Ahmed E. Radwan

Frontiers Media SA

This Research Topic is Volume II of a series. The previous volume can be found here:
Science Earth Science Economic Geology

Keywords: Shale oil and gas,­fracture and fault,­Accumulation mechanism,­Preservation condition,­Sedimentary characteristics

Risk Assessment and Resilience of Extreme Weather-Induced Disasters

Lingling Shen, Wentao Yang, Yanfang Sang, Qi Zhang, Kaushal Gnyawali, Xiya Zhang

Frontiers Media SA

Under the impacts of climate change, the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are...

Science Earth Science Geohazards and Georisks

Keywords: extreme weather,­risk assessment and resilience management,­Urban waterlogging,­Agro-meteorological disaster,­Geological disaster,­disaster resilience

Tropical Cyclone Modeling and Prediction: Advances in Model Development and Its Applications

Xuejin Zhang, Robert Rogers, Krishna K. Osuri, Vijay Tallapragada, Zhan Zhang

Frontiers Media SA

Tropical cyclones (TCs) can cause billions of dollars in property damage and up to thousands of...

Science Earth Science Atmospheric Science

Keywords: tropical cyclone,­Track and intensity,­Numerical modeling,­high-resolution,­Model physics,­data assimilation,­Forecasting