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Yongfei Yang is affiliated with the China University of Petroleum, Beijing, in China. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on subfields such as Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Environmental Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Oil and Gas Production Techniques

Yongfei Yang has contributed to multiple recent research papers. Among these publications are:

  • "Adsorption behaviors of shale oil in kerogen slit by molecular simulation," 2020, published in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Dynamic Pore-Scale Dissolution by CO2-Saturated Brine in Carbonates: Impact of Homogeneous Versus Fractured Versus Vuggy Pore Structure," 2020, published in Water Resources Research

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Jun Yao, Hai Sun, Kai Zhang, Junjie Zhong, and Lei Zhang. Collaboration ties reflect a considerable network within their research community.

The publication venues most commonly associated with Yongfei Yang include:

  • SPE Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Geoenergy Science and Engineering
  • Energy & Fuels

This publication record indicates a strong presence in journals focused on petroleum science, engineering, and energy-related fields. The concentration of work in reservoir analysis, enhanced oil recovery, and CO2 sequestration relates to ongoing research challenges in energy and environmental engineering.

Best Publications

  • New pore space characterization method of shale matrix formation by considering organic and inorganic pores

    Yongfei Yang;Jun Yao;Chenchen Wang;Ying Gao

  • Apparent gas permeability in an organic-rich shale reservoir

    Wenhui Song;Jun Yao;Yang Li;Hai Sun

  • Adsorption behaviors of shale oil in kerogen slit by molecular simulation

    Yongfei Yang;Jie Liu;Jun Yao;Jianlong Kou

  • Pore-scale simulation of shale oil flow based on pore network model

    Yongfei Yang;Ke Wang;Lei Zhang;Hai Sun

  • Flow Behaviors of Shale Oil in Kerogen Slit by Molecular Dynamics Simulation

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  • Dynamic Pore‐Scale Dissolution by CO 2 ‐Saturated Brine in Carbonates: Impact of Homogeneous Versus Fractured Versus Vuggy Pore Structure

    Yongfei Yang;Yingwen Li;Jun Yao;Stefan Iglauer

  • Training effective deep reinforcement learning agents for real-time life-cycle production optimization

    Kai Zhang;Kai Zhang;Zhongzheng Wang;Guodong Chen;Liming Zhang

  • Pore-scale analysis of coal cleat network evolution through liquid nitrogen treatment: A Micro-Computed Tomography investigation

    Hamed Akhondzadeh;Alireza Keshavarz;Ahmed Z. Al-Yaseri;Muhammad Ali

  • History Matching of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using a Deep Sparse Autoencoder

    Kai Zhang;Jinding Zhang;Xiaopeng Ma;Chuanjin Yao

  • Influence of pore structure parameters on flow characteristics based on a digital rock and the pore network model

    Senyou An;Jun Yao;Yongfei Yang;Lei Zhang

  • Pore-scale modelling on hydrogen transport in porous media: Implications for hydrogen storage in saline aquifers

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  • Pore-scale simulation of remaining oil distribution in 3D porous media affected by wettability and capillarity based on volume of fluid method

    Yongfei Yang;Shaobin Cai;Jun Yao;Junjie Zhong

  • Stress Sensitivity of Fractured and Vuggy Carbonate: An X-Ray Computed Tomography Analysis

    Yongfei Yang;Liu Tao;Haiyuan Yang;Stefan Iglauer

  • Study of Gas Flow Characteristics in Tight Porous Media with a Microscale Lattice Boltzmann Model

    Jianlin Zhao;Jun Yao;Min Zhang;Lei Zhang

  • Microscopic Determination of Remaining Oil Distribution in Sandstones With Different Permeability Scales Using Computed Tomography Scanning

    Yongfei Yang;Haiyuan Yang;Liu Tao;Jun Yao

  • Global and Local Surrogate-Model-Assisted Differential Evolution for Waterflooding Production Optimization

    Guodong Chen;Kai Zhang;Liming Zhang;Xiaoming Xue

  • Multiscale image-based fractal characteristic of shale pore structure with implication to accurate prediction of gas permeability

    Wenhui Song;Dongying Wang;Jun Yao;Yang Li

  • Numerical simulations of proppant deposition and transport characteristics in hydraulic fractures and fracture networks

    Xiaoyu Wang;Jun Yao;Liang Gong;Hai Sun

  • Study of void space structure and its influence on carbonate reservoir properties: X-ray microtomography, electron microscopy, and well testing

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  • Methane (CH4) Wettability of Clay-Coated Quartz at Reservoir Conditions

    Bin Pan;Franca Jones;Zhaoqin Huang;Yongfei Yang

  • Formation damage evaluation of a sandstone reservoir via pore-scale X-ray computed tomography analysis

    Yongfei Yang;Yingwen Li;Jun Yao;Kai Zhang

  • Liquid nitrogen fracturing efficiency as a function of coal rank: A multi-scale tomographic study

    Hamed Akhondzadeh;Alireza Keshavarz;Faisal Ur Rahman Awan;Faisal Ur Rahman Awan;Muhammad Ali;Muhammad Ali

  • Influence of stress sensitivity on microscopic pore structure and fluid flow in porous media

    Yongfei Yang;Wenjie Zhang;Ying Gao;Yujin Wan

  • Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Flow in Nanoporous Organic Matter With Application to Coal and Gas Shale Systems

    Wenhui Song;Jun Yao;Jingsheng Ma;Hai Sun

  • Pore-Scale Investigation of Methane Hydrate Dissociation Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method

    Liming Zhang;Chuangde Zhang;Kai Zhang;Lei Zhang

  • Methane surface diffusion capacity in carbon-based capillary with application to organic-rich shale gas reservoir

    Wenhui Song;Bowen Yao;Jun Yao;Yang Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Yao
Jun Yao China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Stefan Iglauer
Stefan Iglauer Edith Cowan University
Ahmed Al-Yaseri
Ahmed Al-Yaseri King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Manyuan Long
Manyuan Long University of Chicago
Maxim Lebedev
Maxim Lebedev Curtin University
Qinjun Kang
Qinjun Kang Los Alamos National Laboratory
Alireza Keshavarz
Alireza Keshavarz Edith Cowan University
Boris Gurevich
Boris Gurevich Curtin University
Kamy Sepehrnoori
Kamy Sepehrnoori The University of Texas at Austin
Mohammad Arjmand
Mohammad Arjmand University of British Columbia

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