Name: Wang Min
Professor in Unconventional Petroleum Geology
Master/PhD supervisor
School of Geosciences
China University of Petroleum
Email:wangm@upc.edu.cn
Unconventional Hydrocarbon Geology
Education
2007-09 to 2010-07Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China, PhD (Geology)
2004-09 to 2007-04Daqing Petroleum Institute, Daqing, China, Master (Geochemistry)
2000-09 to 2004-07Daqing Petroleum Institute, Daqing, China, Bachelor (Geology)
Employment
2024-01 to present Professor of Department of Petroleum Geology, School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China)
2021-09 to 2023-12 Professor of Unconventional Oil and Gas Research Center, China University of Petroleum (East China)
2018-09 to 2021-09Professor and Director of Unconventional Oil and Gas Research Center, China University of Petroleum (East China)
2015-12 to 2018-09 Professor of Geology, Research Institute of Unconventional Petroleum and Renewable Energy, China University of Petroleum (East China)
2015-04 to 2015-12 Associate Professor of Geology, Research Institute of Unconventional Petroleum and Renewable Energy, China University of Petroleum (East China)
2014-04 to 2015-03 Visiting Scholar of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation of Australia
2012-09 to 2014-03 Associate Professor of Geology, Research Institute of Unconventional Petroleum and Renewable Energy, China University of Petroleum (East China)
2010-06 to 2012-11 Post-doctor of Geology, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University.
2010-09 to 2012-08 Associate Professor of Geology, Earth Science Department, Northeast Petroleum University
Funding and Projects
[1].Mechanism of non-thermal effects in in-situ transformation of shale oil with electromagnetic radiation and its significance (No:42072147), National Natural Science Foundation of China
[2].Unconventional oil and gas geological evaluation (No:41922015), National Natural Science Foundation of China
[3].Study on oil occurrence characteristics and mobility in micro-nanopore throat system of tight sandstone (No:41672116), National Natural Science Foundation of China
[4].Quantitative evaluation of shale oil occurrence in Jiyang depression, National Oil and Gas Major Project (No:2017ZX05049004)
[5].Research on Charging and Accumulation Mechanism and Mode of Tight Oil, National Oil and Gas Major Project(No:2016ZX05046001)
[6].Pore evolution characteristics of lacustrine shale in oil-producing stage and its relationship with shale oil enrichment (No:41402110), National Natural Science Foundation of China
[7].Pore characteristics of lacustrine shale and its relationship with shale oil enrichment (No:14CX21007A), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
[8].Quantitative study on shale oil enrichment mechanism: A case study of the Qingyi member of the Gulong Sag in Songliao Basin, a special project for basic scientific research funds for the Central Universities
[9].Shale heterogeneity and its impact on shale oil and gas enrichment (No:2011D-5006-0101), China Petroleum Science and Technology Innovation Fund
[10].Research on the evaluation method of shale oil and gas resource potential (No:1252-NCET-012), New Century Excellent Talent Training Program of Heilongjiang Provincial Colleges and Universities
[11].Evaluation of shale accumulation law and resource potential, National 973 Program (No:2011CB211701), 2011-2013
[12].Study on hydrocarbon formation effects of volcanism, National 973 Project (No:2009CB219306), 2008-2013
[13].Quantitative characterization of the thermal effects of hydrocarbon generation from volcanism, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No:40972101), 2010-2012
[14].Research on the potential and evaluation methods of natural gas resources of different genesis types, National Oil and Gas Major Project (No:2008ZX05007-001), 2009-2010
[15].Research and development of Gulong shale oil retention and accumulation mechanism and resource evaluation system, Heilongjiang Province Government, 2022-2024
[16].Study on the occurrence mechanism of shale oil, Daqing Oil Field Co., 2020-2022
[17].Study on the geological characteristics of Jurassic shale oil in Yingshan area and target optimization, Daqing Oil Field Co., 2023
Awards
[1].Key technologies and industrial applications of unconventional oil and gas source-reservoir-well-fracture synergistic control and stimulation, Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial and ministerial level (government category) First Prize, 2024.
[2].Occurrence mechanism and quantitative characterization of shale nanopore fluids, Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, Provincial and ministerial level (government category), Second Prize, 2024.
[3].Shale/tight oil and gas enrichment conditions and "sweet spots" evaluation key technologies and applications, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Province, 2022.
[4].Theory and Application of Hydrocarbon Formation Kinetics of Organic Matter, Ministry of Education, Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, 2019.
[5].Key Technologies and Applications for Evaluation of Shale Oil Enrichment Conditions and Resource Potential in China, Ministry of Education, Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, 2018.
[6].Quantitative Characterization of Magmatic Thermal Effect and Its Application in the Evaluation of Volcanic Oil and Gas Resources, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Province, 2014.
Representative Publications
[1].Wang X, Wang M，Zhao C, et al. Reservoir characteristics and controlling factors of the middle–high maturity multiple lithofacies reservoirs of the Lianggaoshan Formation shale strata in the northeastern Sichuan Basin, China[J]. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2024.
[2].Ming Li, Min Wang, Lianbin Zhang, et al. Understanding pore space and oil content of liquid-rich shale in the southern Bohai Sea, China. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, Volume 233, February 2024.
[3].Yuchen Zhang, Min Wang, Jinbu Li, et al. An Improved Method for Evaluating Hydrocarbon Generation of Shale: A Case Study of the Lower Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation Shale in Songliao Basin. Acta Geologica Sinica, 2023,97(6):1825-1835.
[4].Zhou Nengwu, Min Wang,Shuangfang Lu, Wei Liu, Ying Guan, Changqi Yu. Evolution of pore space in tight sandstone: The roles of dissolution, calcite cementation, and clay growth. AAPG, 2023.
[5].Jinbu Li, Min Wang, Haoming Shao. Shale porosity measurement by the saturated oil method: Removing the contribution from oils dissolved in kerogen. Petroleum Science, Available online 6 July 2023
[6].Wang Min, et al. The key parameter of shale oil resource evaluation: Oil content. Petroleum Science,2022.
[7].Nengwu Zhou, Shuangfang Lu, Pengfei Zhang, Min Wang, et al.Continental shale gas dynamic enrichment and evolution over geological time. International Journal of Coal Geology,Volume 251, 15 February 2022, 103914
[8].Xin Wang, Min Wang , Jinbu Li.Thermal maturity: The controlling factor of wettability, pore structure, and oil content in the lacustrine Qingshankou shale, Songliao Basin. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering，Volume 215, Part A, August 2022, 110618
[9].Wang M, Zhang Y, Li J, et al. Thermal and nonthermal effect of microwave irradiation on the pore microstructure and hydrocarbon generation of organic matter in shale[J]. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2023, 150: 106151.
[10].Fei J, Wang M, Li J, et al. Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Adsorption and Absorption Behavior of Shale Oil in Realistic Kerogen Slits[J]. Energy & Fuels, 2023,37:3654-3671.
[11].Li J, Wang M, Fei J, et al. Determination of in situ hydrocarbon contents in shale oil plays. Part 2: Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D NMR) as a potential approach to characterize preserved cores[J]. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2022, 145: 105890.
[12].He W, Wang M, Wang X, et al. Pore Structure Characteristics and Affecting Factors of Shale in the First Member of the Qingshankou Formation in the Gulong Sag, Songliao Basin[J]. ACS omega, 2022, 7(40): 35755-35773.
[13].Lin Z, Li J, Wang M, et al. Organic fluid migration in low permeability reservoirs restricted by pore structure parameters[J]. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022, 218: 111028.
[14].Wang X, Wang M, Li J, et al. Thermal maturity: The controlling factor of wettability, pore structure, and oil content in the lacustrine Qingshankou shale, Songliao Basin[J]. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022, 215: 110618.
[15].Wang W, Wang M, Lu S, Lin C, Zheng M. The evaluation method of hydrocarbon yield of source rocks in open, semiopen, and closed systems: A case study on the K1qn Formation, northern Songliao Basin, China[J]. Interpretation, 2022, 10(3): 1-34.
[16].Wang M, Jiao C, Zhou N, Li C, Tang M, Wang H, Lu S. Effects of water immersion and acidification on Nano-Pores in tight sandstones—a case study of the gaotaizi reservoir, songliao basin[J]. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2021, 21(1): 615-622.
[17].Shi X, Wang M, Wang Z, Wang Y, Lu S, Tian W. A brittleness index evaluation method for weak-brittle rock by acoustic emission technique[J]. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2021, 95: 104160.
[18].Xuejun Wang; Min Wang; Ying Li; Jinxu Zhang; Ming Li; Zheng Li; zhiqiang Guo; Jinbu Li ;Shale pore connectivity and influencing factors based on spontaneous imbibition combined with a n uclear magnetic resonance experiment[J].Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2021, 132:105239
[19].Xu L, Min Wang, Li J, et al. Evaluation Method of Movable Shale Oil Resource: A Case Study of the Shahejie Formation in the Dongying Sag, Jiyang Depression[J]. Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021, 9: 684592.
[20].Zhou N, Lu S*, Wang M, Liu W, Guan Y, Tan H, Wang Z. Applicability of fractal capillary pressure models to sandstones[J]. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020, 185: 106626.
[21].Wang Min, Guan Ying, Zhang Jinxu, et al. Oil charging model and controlling factors revealed by an online nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) system[J]. Marine and Petroleum Geology,2020.
[22].Li Linbu, Jiang Chunqing, Wang Min, et al. Adsorbed and free hydrocarbons in unconventional shale reservoir: A new insight from NMR T1-T2 maps,Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2020.
[23].Li Jinbu, Wang Min, Chen Zhouheng, et al. Evaluating the total oil yield using a single routine Rock-Eval experiment on as-received shales[J]. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2019, 144:104707.
[24].Li Jinbu, Wang Min, Lu Shuangfang, et al. A new method for predicting sweet spots of shale oil using conventional well logs[J]. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2019, 113:104097.
[25].Wang Min, Guo Zhiqiang, Jiao Chenxue, et al. Exploration progress and geochemical features of lacustrine shale oils in China[J]. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019, 178:975-986.
[26].Zhou Nengwu, Lu Shuangfang, Wang Min, et al. Applicability of fractal capillary pressure models to sandstones[J]. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020.
[27].Li Jinbu, Lu Shuangfang, Jiang Chunqing, Wang Min et al. Characterization of Shale Pore Size Distribution by NMR Considering the Influence of Shale Skeleton Signals[J]. Energy & fuels, 2019, 33(JUL.):6361-6372.
[28].Wang Min, Ma Rui, Li Jinbu, et al. Occurrence mechanism of lacustrine shale oil in the Paleogene Shahejie Formation of Jiyang Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China[J]. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2019, 46(4):833-846.
[29].Lu Shuangfang，Liu Wei，Wang Min，Zhang Linye，Wang Zhentao，Chen Guohui，Xiao Dianshi，Li Zhandong，Hu Huiting, Lacustrine shale oilresource potential of Es (3) (L) Sub-Member of Bonan Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China[J]. Journal of Earth Science, 2017.10, 28(6): 996~1005
[30].Wang Min，Lu Shuangfang，Wang Zhiwei，Liu Yang，Huang Wenbiao，ChenFangwen，Xu Xingyou，Li Zheng，Li Jijun, Reservoir Characteristics of Lacustrine Shale and Marine Shale: Examples from the Songliao Basin, Bohai Bay Basin and Qiannan Depression[J]. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, 2016.6.26, 90(3):1024-1038
[31].Wang M., et al. Shale oil occurring between salt intervals in the Dongpu Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China[J]. International Journal of Coal Geology. 2015, 152, 100-112.
[32].Wang M., Li Z., Huang W., et al. Coal pyrolysis characteristics by TG–MS and its late gas generation potential[J]. Fuel. 2015, 156: 243-253.
[33].Wang M., Wilkins R.W.T., Song G., et al. Geochemical and geological characteristics of the Es3L lacustrine shale in the Bonan sag, Bohai Bay Basin, China[J]. International Journal of Coal Geology. 2015, 138: 16-29.
[34].Wang M., Xue H., Tian S., et al. Fractal characteristics of Upper Cretaceous lacustrine shale from the Songliao Basin, NE China[J]. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 2015, 67: 144-153.
[35].Wang, Min, et al. "Evaluation method for hydrogen-bearing components, porosity and pore size distribution of organic-rich shale." U.S. Patent No. 11,378,509. 5 Jul. 2022.
[36].Wang, Min, et al. "Evaluation method for different types of pore evolution in shale." U.S. Patent No. 10,816,452. 27 Oct. 2020.
