Shales | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 10 Nov 2021

Geological Characteristics and Exploration Prospect of Black Shale in the Dongyuemiao Member of Lower Jurassic, the Eastern Sichuan Basin, China

in Economic Geology

Guodong Wei
Wei Wang
Liang Feng
Xiucheng Tan
Chuan Yu
Hualian Zhang
Zhiping Zhang
Shengxiu Wang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.765568

3,760 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Sep 2023

Paleoenvironmental characteristics and organic matter enrichment mechanisms of the upper Ordovician-lower Silurian organic-rich black shales in the Yangtze foreland basin, South China

in Geochemistry

Liang Zhao
Yong Li
Chengjie Zou
Shaoze Zhao
Chaorong Wu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2023.1237495

3,820 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Apr 2024

Microscopic pore structure characteristics and controlling factors of marine shale: a case study of Lower Cambrian shales in the Southeastern Guizhou, Upper Yangtze Platform, South China

in Economic Geology

Ruyue Wang
Yuejiao Liu
Zhi Li
Dahai Wang
Guanping Wang
Fuqiang Lai
Zhihao Li
Jianhua He

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2024.1368326

2,634 views
24 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Jan 2024

Identification of different lithofacies laminations in oil shale and their mechanical properties

in Advanced Clean Fuel Technologies

Shizhong Cheng
Mao Sheng
Chao Deng

Frontiers in Energy Research

doi 10.3389/fenrg.2023.1321853

2,752 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Mar 2022

Research on the Occurrence State of Methane Molecules in Postmature Marine shales—A Case Analysis of the Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation Shales of the Upper Yangtze Region in Southern China

in Geochemistry

Kun Zhang
Yan Song
Zhenxue Jiang
Xuejiao Yuan
Xueying Wang
Fengli Han
Liwen Zhang
Liangyi Tang
Pei Liu
Yiming Yang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.864279

1,804 views
17 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Jun 2022

Earth’s Orbital Control on Organic Matter Enrichment in the Black Shales of the Wufeng–Longmaxi Formation in the Upper Yangtze Region, South China

in Geochemistry

Shaoze Zhao
Yong Li
Yingjiao Xu
Leli Cheng
Zhou Nie
Liang Zhao

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.938323

3,290 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2024

Paleoenvironment and shale gas potential of the Carboniferous Dawuba and the Cambrian Niutitang shales in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China

in Geochemistry

Ting Wang
Zhengjian Xu
Kun Yuan
Xunlian Wang
Mingna Ge

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2024.1404178

8,114 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Dec 2021

Study on the Formation Mechanism of Shale Roof, Floor Sealing, and Shale Self-Sealing: A Case of Member I of the Upper Ordovician Wufeng Formation–Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in the Yangtze Region

in Economic Geology

Ziya Zhang
Kun Zhang
Yan Song
Zhenxue Jiang
Shu Jiang
Pengfei Wang
Yong Li
Xiangdong Yin
Zhiyuan Chen
Zhengwei Li

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.764287

2,258 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 May 2021

Geochemical and Petrographic Characterization of Marine-Continental Transitional Facies Shale (Qilian Basin, China): Origin of Organic Matter Input, Depositional Environments and Hydrocarbon Generation Potential

in Geochemistry

Guocang Wang
Minzhuo Sun
Zongwang Yi
Li Zhou
Jie Ye
Heyong Tan

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.615208

3,051 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Jun 2015

Classes of organic molecules targeted by a methanogenic microbial consortium grown on sedimentary rocks of various maturities

in Microbiological Chemistry and Geomicrobiology

Margaux Meslé
Gilles Dromart
Frank Haeseler
Philippe M. Oger

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00589

5,726 views
22 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Oct 2021

Pore Connectivity Characterization Using Coupled Wood’s Metal Intrusion and High-Resolution Imaging: A Case of the Silurian Longmaxi Shales From the Sichuan Basin, China

in Economic Geology

Lingjie Yu
Keyu Liu
Ming Fan
Zhejun Pan

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.735647

5,824 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Oct 2021

Characteristics of Shale Pores and Surfaces and Their Potential Effects on the Fluid Flow From Shale Formation to Fractures

in Economic Geology

Xu Li
Jingong Cai
Bo Gao
Shengxiang Long
Dongjun Feng
Zeyang Peng
Benqiang Guo

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.751543

3,697 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Jan 2022

Investigation of the Enrichment and Accumulation of Normal Pressure Shale Gas in Anchang Syncline Outside of Sichuan Basin

in Economic Geology

Baofeng Lan
Fuping Zhao
Shaopeng Li
Haishen Jiang
Song Liu
Zhiyao Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.802142

2,643 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2023

Formation conditions and enrichment mechanisms of the Jurassic lacustrine organic-rich shale in the East Fukang Sag, Junggar Basin, NW China: A reassessment based on organic geochemistry

in Geochemistry

Jinqi Qiao
Qingyong Luo
Ye Zhang
Dandan Wang
Hao Cui
Xiaoqing Shang
Luofu Liu
Tong Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2023.1086827

3,404 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2023

Study on the influence of natural cracks on the mechanical properties and fracture mode for shale at the microscale: An example from the Lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation in northern Guizhou

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Chao Yang
Zhonghu Wu
Wentang Wang
Heng Qu
Nuo Ren
Hai Li

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.1032817

2,033 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Apr 2022

Rhyolitic Ash Promoting Organic Matter Enrichment in a Shallow Carbonate Platform: A Case Study of the Maokou Formation in Eastern Sichuan Basin

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Qingqiang Meng
Qian Pang
Guang Hu
Zhijun Jin
Donhya Zhu
Jiayi Liu
Chuanwen Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.879654

2,605 views
5 citations

Articles

Geological Characteristics and Exploration Prospect of Black Shale in the Dongyuemiao Member of Lower Jurassic, the Eastern Sichuan Basin, China

Paleoenvironmental characteristics and organic matter enrichment mechanisms of the upper Ordovician-lower Silurian organic-rich black shales in the Yangtze foreland basin, South China

Microscopic pore structure characteristics and controlling factors of marine shale: a case study of Lower Cambrian shales in the Southeastern Guizhou, Upper Yangtze Platform, South China

Identification of different lithofacies laminations in oil shale and their mechanical properties

Research on the Occurrence State of Methane Molecules in Postmature Marine shales—A Case Analysis of the Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation Shales of the Upper Yangtze Region in Southern China

Earth’s Orbital Control on Organic Matter Enrichment in the Black Shales of the Wufeng–Longmaxi Formation in the Upper Yangtze Region, South China

Paleoenvironment and shale gas potential of the Carboniferous Dawuba and the Cambrian Niutitang shales in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China

Study on the Formation Mechanism of Shale Roof, Floor Sealing, and Shale Self-Sealing: A Case of Member I of the Upper Ordovician Wufeng Formation–Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in the Yangtze Region

Geochemical and Petrographic Characterization of Marine-Continental Transitional Facies Shale (Qilian Basin, China): Origin of Organic Matter Input, Depositional Environments and Hydrocarbon Generation Potential

Classes of organic molecules targeted by a methanogenic microbial consortium grown on sedimentary rocks of various maturities

Pore Connectivity Characterization Using Coupled Wood’s Metal Intrusion and High-Resolution Imaging: A Case of the Silurian Longmaxi Shales From the Sichuan Basin, China

Characteristics of Shale Pores and Surfaces and Their Potential Effects on the Fluid Flow From Shale Formation to Fractures

Investigation of the Enrichment and Accumulation of Normal Pressure Shale Gas in Anchang Syncline Outside of Sichuan Basin

Formation conditions and enrichment mechanisms of the Jurassic lacustrine organic-rich shale in the East Fukang Sag, Junggar Basin, NW China: A reassessment based on organic geochemistry

Study on the influence of natural cracks on the mechanical properties and fracture mode for shale at the microscale: An example from the Lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation in northern Guizhou

Rhyolitic Ash Promoting Organic Matter Enrichment in a Shallow Carbonate Platform: A Case Study of the Maokou Formation in Eastern Sichuan Basin