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    Modified non-explosive expansive cement for preconditioning deep host rocks: A review

    Soundless cracking demolition agents (SCDAs) are calcium oxide (CaO) based expansive cement, which have the potential of increasing the permeability of host rocks for underground mineral extraction application...

    U. I. Manatunga, P. G. Ranjith… in Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy… (2021)

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    Hydro-mechanical properties of a low-clay shale with supercritical CO2 imbibition

    The mechanical properties and permeability of shales after supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) imbibition are vital to shale gas production and CO2 sequestration in shale reservoirs. In this study, triaxial com...

    Qiao Lyu, Kaixi Wang, W. A. M. Wanniarachchi… in Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy… (2020)

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    Shale gas fracturing using foam-based fracturing fluid: a review

    World energy resources are depleting at an alarming rate, and natural gas has been identified as an environmentally friendly energy resource, with shale gas being one option. However, the extremely low permeab...

    W. A. M. Wanniarachchi, P. G. Ranjith, M. S. A. Perera in Environmental Earth Sciences (2017)

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    Current opinions on foam-based hydro-fracturing in deep geological reservoirs

    Natural gas extraction is a greener solution to world energy resource depletion and water-based hydraulic fracturing is traditionally used to produce gas from deep and tight geological formations. However, sin...

    W. A. M. Wanniarachchi, P. G. Ranjith… in Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy… (2015)

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