# Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/hydrocarbon-exploration-and-reservoir-analysis-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 2,041,417 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the characterization and analysis of shale gas pore structure, including topics such as gas permeability, thermal maturity effects, nanopores, organic matter influence, and the impact of diagenesis. It also explores the geological controls on methane storage capacity in organic-rich shales and the development of organic porosity in shale formations. |
| Domain | Physical Sciences |
| Field | Engineering |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T10399 |
| Works | 187,678 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Omar M. Yaghi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/omar-m-yaghi/)
- [Philippe Ciais](https://scholariq.org/researchers/philippe-ciais/)
- [William A. Goddard](https://scholariq.org/researchers/william-a-goddard/)
- [Robert B. Jackson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-b-jackson/)
- [Paul D. Adams](https://scholariq.org/researchers/paul-d-adams/)
- [M. Erdmann](https://scholariq.org/researchers/m-erdmann/)
- [David A. Weitz](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-a-weitz/)
- [Pierre Friedlingstein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/pierre-friedlingstein/)
- [Hong‐Cai Zhou](https://scholariq.org/researchers/hong-cai-zhou/)
- [Omar K. Farha](https://scholariq.org/researchers/omar-k-farha/)
- [Pete Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/pete-smith/)
- [Jing Li](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jing-li/)

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