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Volume 73, Issue 10

May 2015

Thematic Issue: Unconventional Gas Resources in China

Issue Editors:

Zhengmeng Hou,
Heping Xie,
Hongwei Zhou,
Patrick Were,
Olaf Kolditz

74 articles in this issue

Unconventional gas resources in China
Zhengmeng Hou
Heping Xie
Olaf Kolditz
Editorial 12 April 2015 Pages: 5785 - 5789
Investigations on fluid transport properties in the North-German Rotliegend tight gas sandstones and applications
Daniel Albrecht
Viktor Reitenbach
Thematic Issue 29 March 2015 Pages: 5791 - 5799
Numerical modeling and investigation of fracture propagation with arbitrary orientation through fluid injection in tight gas reservoirs with combined XFEM and FVM
Lei Zhou
Yang Gou
Patrick Were
Thematic Issue 22 January 2015 Pages: 5801 - 5813
Predicting aqueous phase trapping damage in tight reservoirs using quantum neural networks
Yuxue Sun
Jingyuan Zhao
Mingxing Bai
Thematic Issue 07 March 2015 Pages: 5815 - 5823
Semi-analytical and numerical investigation of hydraulic fracturing and geological barrier integrity based on a case study
Wentao Feng
Zhengmeng Hou
Patrick Were
Thematic Issue 26 March 2015 Pages: 5825 - 5842
Perforation spacing optimization for multi-stage hydraulic fracturing in Xujiahe formation: a tight sandstone formation in Sichuan Basin of China
Cong Lu
Jian-Chun Guo
Xing Zhao
Thematic Issue 07 April 2015 Pages: 5843 - 5854
A new method for shale brittleness evaluation
Jian-Chun Guo
Zhi-Hong Zhao
Yu-Xuan Liu
Thematic Issue 13 March 2015 Pages: 5855 - 5865
Analytical model for simulating and analyzing the influence of interfacial slip on fracture height propagation in shale gas layers
Jinzhou Zhao
Yu Peng
Wenlian Xiao
Thematic Issue 03 April 2015 Pages: 5867 - 5875
Well type and pattern optimization method based on fine numerical simulation in coal-bed methane reservoir
Yikun Liu
Fengjiao Wang
Shuang Liang
Thematic Issue 11 April 2015 Pages: 5877 - 5890
The role of surface and subsurface integration in the development of a high-pressure and low-production gas field
Yang Liu
Jiexun Li
Yingchun Dong
Thematic Issue 03 April 2015 Pages: 5891 - 5904
Progressive failure constitutive model for softening behavior of rocks based on maximum entropy theory
C. B. Li
L. Z. Xie
J. Wang
Thematic Issue 08 March 2015 Pages: 5905 - 5915
A quadruple-porosity model for transient production analysis of multiple-fractured horizontal wells in shale gas reservoirs
Jingjing Guo
Liehui Zhang
Qin Zhu
Thematic Issue 08 April 2015 Pages: 5917 - 5931
Static and dynamic uniaxial compression tests on coal rock considering the bedding directivity
Xiaohui Liu
Feng Dai
Jianfeng Liu
Thematic Issue 05 February 2015 Pages: 5933 - 5949
Theoretical and experimental validation of mining-enhanced permeability for simultaneous exploitation of coal and gas
Heping Xie
Jing Xie
Zetian Zhang
Thematic Issue 06 February 2015 Pages: 5951 - 5962
A combined method for evaluation and prediction on permeability in coal seams during enhanced methane recovery by pressure-relieved method
D. J. Xue
H. W. Zhou
D. Y. Jiang
Thematic Issue 10 April 2015 Pages: 5963 - 5974
Coal permeability-improving mechanism of multilevel slotting by water jet and application in coal mine gas extraction
Baiquan Lin
Chunming Shen
Thematic Issue 24 February 2015 Pages: 5975 - 5986
Mechanical and permeability characteristics of rock under hydro-mechanical coupling conditions
Lu Wang
Jian-feng Liu
Yu Bian
Thematic Issue 24 February 2015 Pages: 5987 - 5996
The relationships among stress, effective porosity and permeability of coal considering the distribution of natural fractures: theoretical and experimental analyses
Zetian Zhang
Ru Zhang
Mingzhong Gao
Thematic Issue 13 March 2015 Pages: 5997 - 6007
Thermophysical properties of coal measure strata under high temperature
Furong Tang
Lianguo Wang
Xianqing Yang
Thematic Issue 05 April 2015 Pages: 6009 - 6018
Numerical study on hydraulic fracturing in different types of georeservoirs with consideration of H²M-coupled leak-off effects
Yang Gou
Lei Zhou
Patrick Were
Thematic Issue 11 February 2015 Pages: 6019 - 6034
Extended finite element method for analysis of multi-scale flow in fractured shale gas reservoirs
Yongming Li
Youshi Jiang
Liehui Zhang
Thematic Issue 10 April 2015 Pages: 6035 - 6045
Investigation of a new HDR system with horizontal wells and multiple fractures using the coupled wellbore–reservoir simulator TOUGH2MP-WELL/EOS3
Mengting Li
Yang Gou
Patrick Were
Thematic Issue 06 March 2015 Pages: 6047 - 6058
Strategic questions about China’s shale gas development
Jinzhou Zhao
Changyu Liu
Yongming Li
Thematic Issue 04 February 2015 Pages: 6059 - 6068
Fractal and volume characteristics of 3D mining-induced fractures under typical mining layouts
R. Zhang
T. Ai
Z. T. Zhang
Thematic Issue 10 April 2015 Pages: 6069 - 6080
The assessment of localized remobilization and geochemical process of 14 metals at sediment/water interface (SWI) of Yingkou coast (China) by diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT)
Zhihao Wu
Mengchang He
Zhaokui Ni
Original Article 07 November 2014 Pages: 6081 - 6090
Particle fractal dimension and total phosphorus of soil in a typical watershed of Yangtze River, China
Xiaojun Liu
Zhanbin Li
Peng Li
Original Article 20 November 2014 Pages: 6091 - 6099
Performance assessment of a bentonite–sand mixture for nuclear waste isolation at the potential Akkuyu Nuclear Waste Disposal Site, southern Turkey
Haluk Akgün
Mahir Ada
Mustafa Kerem Koçkar
Original Article 20 November 2014 Pages: 6101 - 6116
Geogenic arsenic anomalies in soils and stream waters of Neogene Emet basin (Kütahya-Western Turkey)
C. Özkul
E. Çiftçi
M. Savaş
Original Article 11 November 2014 Pages: 6117 - 6130
Influence of elevation, soil temperature and soil moisture content on reclaimed mine land soil CO₂ fluxes
Moagabo Mathiba
Kwame Awuah-Offei
Fred J. Baldassare
Original Article 18 December 2014 Pages: 6131 - 6143
Colloid-facilitated transport of uranium by groundwater at the U–Mo ore field in eastern Transbaikalia
V. I. Malkovsky
V. A. Petrov
L. S. Shulik
Original Article 11 November 2014 Pages: 6145 - 6152
The selection of backfill materials for Barapukuria underground coal mine, Dinajpur, Bangladesh: insight from the assessments of engineering properties of some selective materials
M. Farhad Howladar
Md. Mostafijul Karim
Original Article 14 November 2014 Pages: 6153 - 6165
Reclamation project selection using fuzzy decision-making methods
Mahmut Yavuz
Burcin Lacin Altay
Original Article 14 November 2014 Pages: 6167 - 6179
Damage quantification of built stone on Dark Gate (Belgrade, Serbia): sample of damage index application for decay rate evaluation
Maja Franković
Nevenka Novaković
Vesna Matović
Original Article 04 December 2014 Pages: 6181 - 6193
Origin of recharge and salinity and their role on management issues of a large alluvial aquifer system in the semi-arid Haouz plain, Morocco
K. Boukhari
Y. Fakir
G. Boulet
Original Article 19 November 2014 Pages: 6195 - 6212
Experimental study on initiation of gully-type debris flow based on artificial rainfall and channel runoff
Hua-yong Ni
Original Article 12 November 2014 Pages: 6213 - 6227
Assessment of streamflow and catchment water balance sensitivity to climate change for the Yass River catchment in south eastern Australia
Partha Pratim Saha
Ketema Zeleke
Original Article 18 November 2014 Pages: 6229 - 6242
Dynamic response of a rocky cliff under the sea wave pulse: a study along the Adriatic coast of Polignano (Apulia, Italy)
Roberta Pellicani
Daniela Miccoli
Marcello Bianca
Original Article 11 November 2014 Pages: 6243 - 6257
Trace elements of the soil–plant systems in subtropical karst and clasolite areas in Guilin, Guangxi, China
Hui Yang
Meigui Lu
Jianhua Cao
Original Article 13 November 2014 Pages: 6259 - 6269
Radiological hazard associated with natural radionuclide concentrations in the northern part of Pahang state Malaysia
H. T. Gabdo
A. T. Ramli
A. S. Aliyu
Original Article 14 November 2014 Pages: 6271 - 6281
The measurement of metals by diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) at sediment/water interface (SWI) of bay and remobilization assessment
Zhihao Wu
Shengrui Wang
Fengchang Wu
Original Article 18 November 2014 Pages: 6283 - 6295
Analysis of rainfall trend in New Zealand
Tommaso Caloiero
Original Article 09 November 2014 Pages: 6297 - 6310
Observed response of a shield-driven tunnel to fluctuations in river stage
Cungang Lin
Shiming Wu
Guangyun Gao
Original Article 11 November 2014 Pages: 6311 - 6322
Rock magnetism in two loess–paleosol sequences in Córdoba, Argentina
S. Rouzaut
M. J. Orgeira
J. Sanabria
Original Article 16 November 2014 Pages: 6323 - 6339
Geochemical patterns of groundwater from the Palomares–Carboneras active fault area aquifers (SE Spain): determination of a network of sensitive sites indicators of seismic events
Pilar Hernández-Puentes
Rosario Jiménez-Espinosa
Juan Jiménez-Millán
Original Article 19 November 2014 Pages: 6341 - 6354
Sediment record of abrupt environmental changes in Lake Chenpu, upper reaches of Yellow River Basin, north China
JingZhong Wang
JingLu Wu
HaiAo Zeng
Original Article 23 December 2014 Pages: 6355 - 6363
Geochemical and magnetic signals for the mud volcano-induced methane seepage in the core sediments of Shenhu area, northern South China Sea
Han Chen
Shuhong Wang
Gang Li
Original Article 20 November 2014 Pages: 6365 - 6378
Accumulation of copper and zinc fractions in vineyard soil in the mid-western region of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Rafael da Rosa Couto
Lucas Benedet
Gustavo Brunetto
Original Article 16 November 2014 Pages: 6379 - 6386
Groundwater vulnerability assessment of a coastal aquifer system at River Nestos eastern Delta, Greece
R. Pedreira
A. Kallioras
C. Schuth
Original Article 19 November 2014 Pages: 6387 - 6415
Simulating debris flow deposition using a two-dimensional finite model and Soil Conservation Service-curve number approach for Hanlin gully of southern Gansu (China)
Peng Zhang
Jinzhu Ma
Yali Zhang
Original Article 15 November 2014 Pages: 6417 - 6426
Ground sampling methods for surface soil moisture in heterogeneous pixels
Chunmei Wang
Qingyan Meng
Juan Li
Original Article 23 December 2014 Pages: 6427 - 6436