Quantifying the anisotropy and tortuosity of permeable pathways in clay-rich mudstones using models based on X-ray tomography
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14810-1
Abstract: The permeability of shales is important, because it controls where oil and gas resources can migrate to and where in the Earth hydrocarbons are ultimately stored. Shales have a well-known anisotropic directional permeability that is… read more here.
Keywords: anisotropy tortuosity; permeability; quantifying anisotropy; tortuosity permeable ... See more keywords