◎Research Interests
Built on the experimental advantages of micro- and nanofluidic chips, we explore new methods to provide precise pore-scale information for oil and gas development, including:
- High temperature and pressure micro- and nanofluidic chip device
- Nanoscale flow simulation and phase theory
- Micromodel for tight formations
- Micromodel for carbon and hydrogen storage
- Fluid properties at the nanoscale
- Oilfield functional fluid synthesis
◎Courses Offered
- Petrophysics
- Advances of Flow in Porous Media
- Flow in Porous Media (International Class)
◎Research Projects
Principal Investigator Projects
(1) Government-Funded Projects
1. National High-Level Overseas Talent Recruitment Program (Youth Program), Diagnostic Technologies for Tight Reservoir Development Based on Micro/Nanofluidic Chips, 2022–2024
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), Microscopic Mechanisms of Two-Phase Flow in Shale Oil Reservoirs Based on Nanofluidic Experiments, 2022–2025
3. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), Phase Behavior of CO₂–Shale Oil Systems in Shale Reservoirs Using Nanofluidic PVT Technology, 2025–2028
4. Shandong Provincial Excellent Young Scholars Fund (Overseas), Development and Application of Nanofluidic Detection Technologies for Shale Oil and Gas, 2022–2025
5. Guanghua Scholar Research Fund, China University of Petroleum (East China), Two-Phase Flow Mechanisms at the Nanopore Scale, 2021–2025
(2) Industry-Funded Projects
1. Sinopec Shengli Oilfield, Study on Imbibition Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Shale in the Dongying Depression, 2021–2022
2. Sinopec Shengli Oilfield, Visualization of High-Pressure Imbibition and Online NMR Testing for Elastic Development, 2022–2023
3. Sinopec Shengli Oilfield, Micro/Nanofluidic Experiments and Crude Oil Flow Pattern Evolution in Shale Reservoirs, 2024–2025
4. PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development (RIPED), Phase Transition and Flow Characteristics of Shale Oil at the Pore-Fracture Coupling Scale, 2022–2023
5. PetroChina RIPED, Air Injection Phase Behavior in Condensate Reservoirs, 2022–2023
6. PetroChina RIPED, Micro- and Nanoscale Fluidic Chip Fabrication and Saturation Pressure Testing, 2023–2024
7. PetroChina RIPED, Competitive Dissolution Mechanism in Thermal Miscible Air Injection Processes, 2024–2025
8. PetroChina Tarim Oilfield, Microscopic Flow Mechanisms of Keshen 31 Gas Reservoir, 2024–2025
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Participated Projects
1. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Program, Hydrocarbon Phase Transitions in Nanochannels, 2016–2018
2. Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environment Solutions (AIEES), Canada, Hydrocarbon in Nanochannels: Understanding Transport in Shale, 2017–2019
3. Schlumberger Research Program, USA, Nanofluidics Development for Experimental Shale Fluids Study, 2016–2018
4. Eavor Technologies Inc., Canada, Fluid Screening for High-Efficiency Closed-Loop Geothermal Energy, 2019–2020
5. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Key Program, Flow Mechanisms and Effective Development Strategies for Continental Shale Oil, 2021–2025
6. Sinopec Jianghan Oilfield, Development of Rational Policies for Efficient Shale Oil Recovery in Salt-Interbedded Shale Reservoirs, 2022–2023
7. Sinopec Jianghan Oilfield, Flow Mechanisms and Development Policies for Fuxing Shale Oil Block, 2022–2023
8. Sinopec Jianghan Oilfield, Study on Reservoir Seepage Mechanisms Affected by Multiple Factors, 2023–2024
9. Sinopec North China Petroleum Bureau, Mechanisms of Formation Water Production in Tight Gas Reservoirs with High Water Saturation, 2024–2025
◎Paper And Publications
All publications:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=cGj6yb4AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate Representative publications:
1. Zhong, J., Sinton, D., et al., Condensation in one-dimensional dead-end nanochannels. ACS Nano, 2017, 11, 304.
2. Zhong, J. Sinton, D., et al., Nanomodel visualization of fluid injections in tight formations. Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 21994.
3. Zhong, J. Sinton, D., et al., Exploring Anomalous Fluid Behavior at the Nanoscale: Direct Visualization and Quantification via Nanofluidic Devices. Acc. Chem. Res., 2020, 53, 347.
4. Zhong, J.* et al., Simulation of water self-imbibition in nanometer throat-pore structure filled with oil. Geoenergy Sci. Eng., 2022, 221, 211370.
5. Zhong, J.*, et al., Research advances in microscale fluid characteristics of shale reservoirs based on nanofluidic technology, Acta Petrolei Sinica, 2023, 1, 44
6. Wang, Z., Zhong, J.* et al., Adsorption effects on CO2-oil minimum miscibility pressure in tight reservoirs. Energy, 2024, 288, 129815.
7. Jing, W., Zhong, J.* et al., Phase Behaviors of Gas Condensate at Pore Scale: Direct Visualization via Microfluidics and In-Situ CT Scanning. SPE J., 2024, 29, 2566.
8. Wang, Z., Zhong, J.* et al., Unveiling nanoscale fluid miscible behaviors with nanofluidic slim-tube, Energy & Environmental Science. 2024, 17, 9635.
9. Wang, J., Zhong, J.* et al., Gradient-boosted spatiotemporal neural network for simulating underground hydrogen storage in aquifers, Journal of Computational Physics. 2025, 521, 113557
10. Ding, K., Zhong, J.* et al., Molecular insights into CO2 huff-n-puff for enhancing hydrocarbon recovery and carbon sequestration in partially water-saturated nanopores. Fuel, 2025, 399, 135561 |
