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Article pubs.acs.org/EF Experimental Investigation on Imbibition-Front Progression in Shale Based on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lin Hun, Zhang Shicheng, Wang Fei, Pan Ziqing, Mou Jianye,* Zhou Tong, and Ren Zongxiao College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China ABSTRACT: Spontaneous imbibition is the main mechanism responsible for the retention of large amounts of fracturing fluid during the flowback period in shale gas development. Studying the mechanism of imbibition will help optimize flowback design and improve the accuracy of production prediction. Previous experiments have mainly focused on studying the relationship between the amount of liquid imbibed into shale samples and the time. However, these experiments could not describe visually the liquid saturation distribution along rock samples. In this paper, a chemical potential-dominated flow mechanism model is presented, and nuclear magnetic resonance is adopted to obtain the water saturation distribution curve in the shale rock sample during spontaneous imbibition. The tight sandstone sample is also investigated for comparison. The effects of clay mineral content, fluid salt concentration, and surfactant solution on the water saturation distribution curve are systematically investigated. Results show that the advancing distance of the water saturation front in shale rock is shorter than that in tight sandstone at the same time. Furthermore, the slope of the curve in shale rock is higher. A positive correlation also exists between the front forward distance and clay content. Front forward distance is longer i