journal article·2026-07

Diagenetic evolution of clay minerals and impacts on reservoir quality of the Wufeng and Longmaxi Shale in Sichuan Basin of China

Yang Chen, Jianhua Zhao, Qinhong Hu, Keyu Liu, Mengxiang Yu, Wei Wu, Chao Luo

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