Compaction and clay content control mudrock porosity

• Published in: Energy (Oxford) Vol. 289; p. 129966
• Main Authors: Rezaeyan, Amirsaman, Kampman, Niko, Pipich, Vitaliy, Barnsley, Lester C., Rother, Gernot, Magill, Clayton, Ma, Jingsheng, Busch, Andreas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 15.02.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: carbon dioxide; clay fraction; energy; GEOSCIENCES; hydrogen; methane; mineralogy; Mudrock; multivariate analysis; Multivariate statistics; natural gas; neutrons; Porosity; radioactive waste; Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS); stratigraphy; Very small-angle neutron scattering (VSANS); waste disposal; Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS); Porosity; Multivariate statistics; Mudrock; Very small-angle neutron scattering (VSANS)

Mudrocks, ubiquitous yet poorly understood sedimentary rocks with significant variations in composition and physical properties, form seals for geological carbon dioxide and energy (e.g., hydrogen and methane) storage, repositories for radioactive waste disposal, and reservoirs for natural gas. Unde...