Shengnan Chen, University of Calgary

Research

Clean Energy CO2 Injection Competitive adsorption Enhanced gas recovery Fluid flow in porous media Performance optimization Production prediction Shale gas

Latest papers

Investigation and Application of Perforation Optimization Method on Shale Gas Horizontal Well with Numerical Simulation of Multicluster Fracturing under Dense-Segment Pattern.
ACS omega · 2024 · senior author
Evaluation of Gas Adsorption in Nanoporous Shale by Simplified Local Density Model Integrated with Pore Structure and Pore Size Distribution.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2022 · senior author
Enhancing recovery and sensitivity studies in an unconventional tight gas condensate reservoir.
Petroleum science · 2018

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Sustainable, Profitable and Net-zero Controlled Environment Agriculture (SPAN-CEA)
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$35,000
Upgrade to a Thermogravimetric Analyzer with a Mass Spectrometer for a Comprehensive Research & Development Program in GHG Reduction Technologies
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$129,138
CO2 Assisted Enhanced Recovery for Unconventional Shale Gas Resources in Western Canada
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$276,000

All 6 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Investigation and Application of Perforation Optimization Method on Shale Gas Horizontal Well with Numerical Simulation of Multicluster Fracturing under Dense-Segment Pattern.

Liu C, Li H, Luo H, Lu Y, Li Y, Su C, Chen S

ACS omega2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c06416 PMID: 38222664

02

Evaluation of Gas Adsorption in Nanoporous Shale by Simplified Local Density Model Integrated with Pore Structure and Pore Size Distribution.

Pang Y, Wang S, Yao X, Hu X, Chen S

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02408 PMID: 35297628

03

Enhancing recovery and sensitivity studies in an unconventional tight gas condensate reservoir.

Wang M, Chen S, Lin M

Petroleum science2018

DOI: 10.1007/s12182-018-0220-7 PMID: 31258552

Sustainable, Profitable and Net-zero Controlled Environment Agriculture (SPAN-CEA)

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Wang, Zhanle Z

Keywords: Controlled environment agriculture; Economic viability; Environmental metrics; Food security; Greenhouse gas emission reduction; Plant growth optimization; Renewable energy; Socio-economic research; Sustainable, profitable, net-zero; Water resource and soil health

$35,000

Upgrade to a Thermogravimetric Analyzer with a Mass Spectrometer for a Comprehensive Research & Development Program in GHG Reduction Technologies

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Mahinpey, Nader

$129,138

CO2 Assisted Enhanced Recovery for Unconventional Shale Gas Resources in Western Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chen, Shengnan

Keywords: shale gas; enhanced gas recovery; co2 injection; competitive adsorption; fluid flow in porous media; production prediction; performance optimization; clean energy

$276,000

Dynamics of fault activation by hydraulic fracturing: Insights from new technologies

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Eaton, David WS

$1,065,000

Responsible Development of Low-Permeability Hydrocarbon Resources (ReDeveLoP)

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Eaton, David WS

$1,650,000

Simulation and Performance Optimization of Tight Oil Reservoirs with Multistage Hydraulic Fractures

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chen, Shengnan

$125,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Clean Energy Dear Professor Chen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Investigation and Application of Perforation Optimization Method on Shale Gas Horizontal Well with Numerical Simulation of Multicluster Fracturing under Dense-Segment Pattern." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "CO2 Assisted Enhanced Recovery for Unconventional Shale Gas Resources in Western Canada" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]