Filling the Gaps – From Microscopic Pore Structures to Transport Properties in Shales

The presentation will be the summary of a workshop organized by the NEA Clay Club hold in conjunction with the EUROCLAY 2015 conference in Edinburgh focussing on new method development using electron, x-ray, neutron and laser- based analytical techniques used to characterize porosity, pore size distribution and pore connectivity in compacted clays and tight formations. This data will be discussed in light of molecular dynamic (MD) and 3D pore scale modelling approaches to explain anion and cation transport and mechanical behavior.