Linking multi-scale 3D microstructure to potential enhanced natural gas recovery and subsurface CO<sub>2</sub>storage for Bowland shale, UK

Lin Ma, Anne‐Laure Fauchille, Humera Ansari, Michael Chandler, Paul D. Ashby, Kevin G. Taylor, Ronny Pini, Peter Lee

Energy & Environmental Science · 2021 · 52 citations · 64 references

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This paper quantitatively characterises the microstructure in shales across five scales in 3D, builds a multi-scale model of CH<sub>4</sub>and CO<sub>2</sub>flow pathways and storage, and assesses the potential of enhanced gas recovery and CO<sub>2</sub> storage simultaneously.

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