Cover image by Caineng Zou on pages 68-81. This image illustrates the secondary reconstruction of marine shale through water-rock interaction. Hydration and dissolution of minerals not only generate abundant secondary pores and fractures but also weaken rock mechanical strength, thereby facilitating the evolution of pore-fracture networks. The key role of water-rock interaction in reshaping reservoir characteristics is emphasized.
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												Keqiang Wei,									Minghui Zhou,									Jia Huang,									Qun Zhang,									Bin Ding,									Weifeng Lyu,									Mingguo Peng									 | 
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												Bin Fang,									Zhun Zhang,									Qian Zhang,									Guangjun Guo,									Jianwen Jiang,									Fulong Ning									 | 
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												Weilun Sun,									Deqiong Kong,									Zhenyi Li,									Yu Peng,									Yunmin Chen,									Yi Pik Cheng,									Bin Zhu									 | 
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												Johny Mouallem,									Ridha Al-Abdrabalnabi,									Arshad Raza,									Mohamed Mahmoud,									Abubakar Isah,									Muhammad Arif									 | 
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												Zhourong Cai,									Yuqi Liu,									Jianfeng Li,									Yan Sun									 | 
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												Ying Mu,									Caineng Zou,									Zhiming Hu,									Xianggang Duan,									Qiulei Guo,									Zhenhua Jing									 | 
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												Song Xu,									Ying Liu,									Zhihui Zou,									Yukai Liu									 | 
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