Petroleum Science Volume 22, Issue 10, October 2025

Surface erosion thickness and oxygen isotope of the Early Jurassic lake water in northern Sichuan Basin, evidence from clumped isotopes of shell limestones

Ping‑Ping Li, Shi‑Jie He, Zhan‑Jie Xu, Dai‑Qin Jiang, Hua‑Yao Zou and Fang Hao

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.05.030

A novel intermingled fractal model for predicting relative permeability in tight oil reservoirs considering microscopic pore geometry

You Zhou, Song‑Tao Wu, Ru‑Kai Zhu, Xiao‑Hua Jiang and Gan‑Lin Hua 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.06.011

Flow characteristics of shale oil and their geological controls: A case study of the Lucaogou Formation in the Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin

Jia‑Qi Liu, Jun‑Qian Li, Zhao‑Jing Song and An‑Chao Shen

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.06.012

Microscopic accumulation mechanism of helium in shale gas: Insights from molecular simulation

Bing You, Jian‑Fa Chen, Qing‑Yong Luo, Hong Xiao, Mei‑Jun Li and Xiao‑Qiang Liu 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.06.019

Can clay-rich reservoirs in predominantly-freshwater lacustrine shale systems serve as primary exploration targets in low-medium maturity? A case study of the Triassic Yanchang Formation of the Ordos Basin

Enze Wang, Maowen Li, Xiaoxiao Ma, Menhui Qian, Tingting Cao, Zhiming Li, Sen Li and Zhijun Jin 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.06.020

Insights into occurrence and distribution of pore water in gas shales: Comparison between thermogravimetry and water vapor sorption

Peng‑Fei Zhang, Jun‑Jie Wang, Shuang‑Fang Lu, Jun‑Qian Li, Neng‑Wu Zhou, Hai‑Yong Wang, Wei‑Zheng Gao, Guo‑Hui Chen, Jun‑Jian Zhang and Wen‑Biao Li 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.07.007

Study on swelling and retention of liquid hydrocarbon compounds by type I kerogen

Tian Liang, Yan‑Rong Zou, Zha‑Wen Zhan and Ping‑An Peng

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.07.013

Thermal maturity effect on the microscopic pore structure and gas adsorption capacity of shale gas Reservoirs: A review

Wei‑Dong Xie, Xiao‑Fei Fu, Hai‑Xue Wang, Yu Sun, Veerle Vandeginste and Xiao‑Peng Li 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.07.023

The genetic mechanism of salt minerals in Fengcheng Formation in Hashan area, northwestern margin of Junggar Basin

Cun‑Fei Ma, Wen‑Jun Huang, Jian Zhou, Hong‑Zhou Yu and Mei‑Yuan Song

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.07.027

Deformation and failure evolution mechanism of inherently anisotropic sedimentary rocks under true-triaxial stress

Fu‑Dong Li, Tian‑Yu Chen, Derek Elsworth, Xiao‑Jun Yu, Xian‑Bao Zheng, Zhi‑Guo Wang and Shu‑Juan Zhang 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.08.031

Direct inversion of 3D seismic reservoir parameters based on dual learning networks

Yang Zhang and Hao Yang 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.05.027

A study on numerical simulation method of Cs2LiYCl6:Ce3+ detection response in neutron well logging

Qi‑Xuan Liang, Feng Zhang, Jun‑Ting Fan, Dong‑Ming Liu, Yun‑Bo Zhou, Qing‑Chuan Wang and Di Zhang 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.05.028

Joint inversion with prestack waveform and spectral information for layered media

Zheng‑Yang Kuai, Dan‑Ping Cao and Chao Jin 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.06.004

Finite-difference simulation of elastic waves in fluid-solid coupled media with irregular interface

Xu‑Hui Zhou, Yi‑Yuan Wang and Shou‑Dong Huo 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.06.017

Incremental dimensionality reduction for efficiently solving Bayesian inverse problems

Qing‑Qing Li, Bo Yu, Jia‑Liang Xu, Ning Wang, Shi‑Chao Wang and Hui Zhou

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.08.008

Study on the synergistic effects of dynamic impact damage and acid etching treatment on the mechanical properties and pore characteristics of shale

Mao Jing, Kang Peng, Tao Wu, Han‑Kuo Zhang and Si‑Yu Gao

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.07.011

Hydraulic fracturing induced casing deformation and fault activation: from single-well fracturing to well-factory fracturing

Yu‑Ting He, Yin‑Tong Guo, Yun Jiang, Xin Chang, Yu‑Xiang Jing, Ming‑Nan Xu and Chun‑He Yang

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.07.014

Evaluating hydraulic fracturing effectiveness based on the improved connection model of acoustic emission events

Shan Wu, Hong‑Kui Ge, Xiao‑Qiong Wang, Ke Gao and Hai Ding

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.07.018

A novel fusion of interpretable boosting algorithm and feature selection for predicting casing damage

Juan Li, Mandella Ali M. Fargalla, Wei Yan, Zi‑Xu Zhang, Wei Zhang, Zi‑Chen Zou, Tang Qing, Tao Yang, Chao‑Dong Tan and Guang‑Cong Li

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.08.011

Effects of different thermal insulated drill pipe deployment methods on wellbore temperature control in ultra-deep wells

Heng‑Rui Zhang, Yi‑Nao Su, Mao‑Lin Liao, Hong‑Yu Wu, Hai‑Yan Zhang, Hao‑Yu Wang and Ke Liu

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.09.014

Real-time NMR investigation of water infiltration mechanisms and pore structure evolution in fractured sandstone near-wellbore regions

Sheng‑Feng Wu, Yong‑Fa Zhang, Yu Zhao, Chao‑Lin Wang, Jing Bi, An‑Fa Long and Yan Li 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.06.018

Experimental investigation of particle settling characteristics in narrow fractures with rough walls

Hai Qu, Yan‑Bin Yao, Mao Sheng, Xian‑Zhi Song, Gen‑Sheng Li, Ying Liu and Xiao‑Dong Liu 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.07.012

Petroleum recovery from salt cavern through natural gas displacement: Insights from a gas–oil two-phase flow model with gas dissolution and exsolution

You‑Qiang Liao, Tong‑Tao Wang, Tao He, Dong‑Zhou Xie, Kai Xie and Chun‑He Yang 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.06.005

Physics-informed graph neural network for predicting fluid flow in porous media

Hai‑Yang Chen, Liang Xue, Li Liu, Gao‑Feng Zou, Jiang‑Xia Han, Yu‑Bin Dong, Meng‑Ze Cong, Yue‑Tian Liu and Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini‑Nasab 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.06.007

Development strategies of a gas condensate reservoir with a large gas cap, thin oil rim, strong bottom water, and natural barriers

Yi‑Zhong Zhang, Bin Ju, Mao‑Lin Zhang, Ping Guo and Jian‑Fen Du

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.06.016

Experimental investigation of surfactants and their ethanol blends for CO₂–oil miscibility enhancement in CO₂-EOR

Shu‑Yang Liu, Min‑Feng Li, Jia‑Yu Chen, Ying Teng, Peng‑Fei Wang and Jun‑Rong Liu

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.07.005

Synthesis kinetics of B-COPNA resin monitored by the transformation of functional groups using in-situ FTIR spectroscopy

Yuan‑Qin Zhang, Ling‑Rui Cui, Hong‑Yan Shen, Jun‑Ping Shen, Hong‑Fang Ma, Jun Xu and Fa‑Hai Cao

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.06.003

Lignin in oilfield application: Current trends and future perspectives

Na‑Na Song, Mei‑Chun Li, Xue‑Qiang Guo, Ya‑Xuan Zhang, Ming‑Yuan Xin, Jin‑Sheng Sun, Kai‑He Lv and Chao‑Zheng Liu

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.07.003

Structural determinants of asphaltenes behavior: Heteroatom-driven aggregation dynamics and viscosity enhancement in heavy oil systems

Guan‑Dong Wang, Peng‑Cheng Zou, Si‑Si Cheng, Yong Hu, Xue‑Yu Wang and Ji‑Chao Fang

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2025.07.025