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Volume 36 Issue 5
Oct 2025
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Xiangye Kong, Xingjian Wang, Zhiwu Li, Peng Zhu, Yixin Dong, Qun Luo, Zhiqi Zhong, Zhanbo Liu, Jie Tan. Formation Mechanisms and Distribution Patterns of Fractures in Shale Reservoirs: A Case Study of the Lucaogou Formation, Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin. Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(5): 2373-2379. doi: 10.1007/s12583-025-0188-3
Citation: Xiangye Kong, Xingjian Wang, Zhiwu Li, Peng Zhu, Yixin Dong, Qun Luo, Zhiqi Zhong, Zhanbo Liu, Jie Tan. Formation Mechanisms and Distribution Patterns of Fractures in Shale Reservoirs: A Case Study of the Lucaogou Formation, Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin. Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(5): 2373-2379. doi: 10.1007/s12583-025-0188-3

Formation Mechanisms and Distribution Patterns of Fractures in Shale Reservoirs: A Case Study of the Lucaogou Formation, Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin

doi: 10.1007/s12583-025-0188-3
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  • Corresponding author: Xingjian Wang, wangxj@cdut.edu.cn; Zhiwu Li, lizhiwu06@cdut.edu.cn
  • Received Date: 02 Jun 2025
  • Accepted Date: 20 Aug 2025
  • Available Online: 14 Oct 2025
  • Issue Publish Date: 30 Oct 2025
  • Conflict of Interest
    The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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