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Bo Zhang

University of Alberta

Edmonton, T6G 2R3

Canada

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

15

DOWNLOADS

733

TOTAL CITATIONS

6

Scholarly Papers (15)

1.

Numerical Upscaling of Anisotropic Failure Criteria in Heterogeneous Reservoirs

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Apr 2023
University of Alberta, University of Alberta, University of Alberta and University of Alberta
Downloads 106 (659,652)

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Upscale, heterogeneity, Failure Criterion, caprock integrity, Factor of safety, oil sands

Intermittent Co2 Injection for Methane Production and Carbon Sequestration in Natural Gas Hydrate Reservoirs

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Apr 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Alberta
Downloads 52 (1,095,444)

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Natural gas hydrate, Reservoir Simulation, CO2, Molecular dynamics simulation, multi-objective optimization

Intermittent Co2 Injection for Methane Production and Carbon Sequestration in Natural Gas Hydrate Reservoirs

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 02 Sep 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Alberta
Downloads 34 (1,311,254)

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Natural gas hydrate, Reservoir Simulation, CO2, molecular dynamics simulation, Multi-objective optimization

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Impact of Fracture Orientation on Gas Hydrate Extraction Using Horizontal Well Depressurization and Hydraulic Fracturing

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Dec 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, China University of Petroleum (Beijing) and University of Alberta
Downloads 52 (1,052,702)
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Natural gas hydrate, Hydraulic fracturing, Fracture orientation, Stratum subsidence, Stress concentration

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Simulation Study of Novel Methods for Water Reinjection Efficiency Improvement of a Doublet System in Guantao Sandstone Geothermal Reservoir

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 Jun 2022
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Alberta
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Geothermal Energy, Sandstone reservoir, Doublet system, water reinjection efficiency, abrasive jet perforation, radial water jet drilling.

Enhancing Co2 Hydrate Sequestration Through Underlying Methane Hydrate Production: A Novel Strategy for Carbon Storage

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 07 Mar 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Alberta, University of Alberta, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 30 (1,400,723)

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CO2 sequestration, Methane hydrate production, Multi-physical, Sequestration efficiency, Storage safety

Enhancing Co2 Hydrate Sequestration Through Underlying Methane Hydrate Production: A Novel Strategy for Carbon Storage

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 18 Feb 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Alberta, University of Alberta, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 19 (1,513,226)

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CO2 sequestration, Methane hydrate production, Multi-physical, Sequestration efficiency, Storage safety

6.

Experimental Investigation on Fracture Characteristics by Liquid Nitrogen Compound Fracturing in Coal

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Sep 2022
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Alberta, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 49 (1,086,013)

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Coalbed methane reservoir, Liquid nitrogen compound fracturing, Thermal stress, Complex fracture networks

7.

Numerical Analysis of the Geomechanical Responses During Natural Gas Hydrate Production by Multilateral Wells

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 22 Sep 2022
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, CNPC Engineering Technology Research and Development Company Limited, China University of Petroleum (Beijing) and University of Alberta
Downloads 48 (1,086,013)

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Natural gas hydrate, Multilateral well, Geomechanical response, Stratum subsidence, Stress concentration

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Study of Co2 Injection to Enhance Gas Hydrate Production in Multilateral Wells

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 15 Aug 2023
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Alberta, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), China University of Petroleum (Beijing) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 47 (1,121,190)

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Natural gas hydrate, Multilateral well, CO2 injection, Depressurization, numerical simulation

9.

Corrosion Control in Carbon Storage by Injection of Sodium Formate Solution

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Apr 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Austin, University of Alberta and University of Alberta
Downloads 44 (1,157,785)

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Carbon dioxide, CO2 storage, corrosion, formate, Illinois Basin Decatur Project, geochemistry

AI-assisted Multi-Objective Optimization for Advanced Geothermal Systems Based on Coupled Thermal-Hydraulic Surrogate Model

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 01 May 2026
University of Alberta, University of Alberta, University of Alberta, Natural Resources Canada and Natural Resources Canada
Downloads 30 (1,445,011)

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Advanced geothermal system, thermal-hydraulic modelling, Multi-objective optimization, Artificial Neural Network, surrogate model, T-AGS

AI-assisted Multi-Objective Optimization for Advanced Geothermal Systems Based on Coupled Thermal-Hydraulic Surrogate Model

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 30 May 2026
University of Alberta, University of Alberta, University of Alberta, Natural Resources Canada and Natural Resources Canada
Downloads 13 (1,606,395)

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Advanced geothermal system, thermal-hydraulic modelling, Multi-objective Optimization, artificial neural network, surrogate model, Triangle-AGS

11.

Optimizing Parameters of Two-Stage Pdc Bit in Deep Formation Applications

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 May 2023
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, CNPC Engineering Technology Research and Development Company Limited, affiliation not provided to SSRN, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Alberta and University of Alberta
Downloads 40 (1,183,237)

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Two-stage PDC bit, Pilot, Reamer, Flow Rate, Hydraulic structure, Cutting carrying

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Reducing Geological Uncertainty Through Coupled Flow-Geomechanics Based Surrogate Models and Rejection Sampling of Co2 Plume Prediction

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 14 Aug 2024
Walid Ben Saleh and Bo Zhang
University of Alberta and University of Alberta
Downloads 36 (1,249,711)
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Uncertainty quantification, CO2 plume, 4D seismic, Proxy model, Deep learning, flow-geomechanics, CCUS.

13.

Experiments and Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Initiation Induced by Hydra-jet Slotted Perforation

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Sep 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), China University of Petroleum (Beijing) and University of Alberta
Downloads 30 (1,332,057)

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Horizontal well, Hydraulic fracturing, Slotted perforation, Fracture initiation, Stress reconstruction

Investigation of Fracture Orientation Effects on Caprock Sealing for Enhanced Gas Hydrate Recovery

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Mar 2026
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, China University of Petroleum (Beijing) and University of Alberta
Downloads 18 (1,525,626)

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Natural Gas Hydrate, THMC coupling, Caprock sealing, hydraulic fracturing, Fracture orientation, Geomechanical responses

Investigation of Fracture Orientation Effects on Caprock Sealing for Enhanced Gas Hydrate Recovery

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 Apr 2026
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Alberta
Downloads 8 (1,621,812)

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Natural gas hydrate, THMC coupling, Caprock sealing, Hydraulic fracturing, Geomechanical responses

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Numerical Analysis of the Production Behaviors and Geomechanical Responses During Natural Gas Hydrate Production by Vertical Wells Fracturing

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 14 Jul 2023
CNPC Engineering Technology Research and Development Company Limited, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion and University of Alberta
Downloads 25 (1,385,945)

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Natural gas hydrate, Vertical well fracturing, Production characteristics, Geomechanical response, Reservoir properties