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Shale Barriers

Shale Barriers is a geological construct representing low-permeability shale layers that act as impediments to fluid flow within a reservoir, thereby contributing to reservoir compartmentalization by isolating adjacent porous units.

76

Publications

3.4K

Citations

196

Authors

83

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Parents

Publications

76

Oil and gas wells and their integrity: Implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation

Richard Davies, Sam Almond, Robert S. Ward et al. · Marine and Petroleum Geology · 2014 · 472 citations · Full text

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Permeability of Wilcox shale and its effective pressure law

Ohmyoung Kwon, A. K. Kronenberg, Anthony F. Gangi et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2001 · 272 citations · Full text

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Fracability Evaluation in Shale Reservoirs - An Integrated Petrophysics and Geomechanics Approach

Xiaochun Jin, Subhash Shah, Jean‐Claude Roegiers et al. · SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference · 2014 · 220 citations

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Mechanism for Burgess Shale-type preservation

Robert R. Gaines, Emma U. Hammarlund, Xianguang Hou et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 217 citations · Full text

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The Sleipner storage site: Capillary flow modeling of a layered CO2 plume requires fractured shale barriers within the Utsira Formation

Andrew Cavanagh, R. Stuart Haszeldine · International journal of greenhouse gas control · 2014 · 206 citations · Full text

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Authors

196

  1. JY
    Juliana Y. Leung

    University of Alberta, Canada

    13 publications · 261 citations

    11

    h-index

  2. JM
    José M. Alvarez

    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

    7 publications · 129 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. RP
    R. P. Sawatzky

    University of Alberta, Canada

    7 publications · 129 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. JZ
    Jingwen Zheng

    University of Alberta, Canada

    6 publications · 113 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. ZM
    Zhiwei Ma

    University of Alberta, Canada

    5 publications · 78 citations

    5

    h-index

1–5 of 196

Institutions

83

  1. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    11 h-index

    28 publications

    558 citations

  2. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    602 citations

  3. Alberta Innovates

    Edmonton, Canada

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    92 citations

  4. SINTEF

    Trondheim, Norway

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    600 citations

  5. Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands)

    Road Town, British Virgin Islands

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    168 citations

  6. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    170 citations

  7. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    2.9K citations

  8. Schlumberger (Norway)

    Tananger, Norway

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    106 citations

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Venues

  1. SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference

    Conference · 6 publications · 69 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

    4 publications · 74 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. Petroleum Science and Technology

    3 publications · 91 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

    Conference · 3 publications · 215 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. AAPG Bulletin

    3 publications · 78 citations

    3

    h-index

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