EP21H:
Shale: From Fracking to Forest I

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Session ID#: 35603

Session Description:
Shale comprises 25% of earth's surface and yet its chemical, mechanical, physical, and transport properties are only poorly understood. A transformation in our understanding of this important lithology is ongoing, largely driven by the shale gas revolution and new critical zone science initiatives. This session will highlight presentations about all aspects of shale spanning from studies at depth related to fracking and horizontal drilling to studies at or near earth's surface related to shales as aquicludes, shales in the critical zone, and shales as hosts for microbiological ecosystems.
Primary Convener:  Susan L Brantley, Pennsylvania State University, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, University Park, PA, United States
Conveners:  Carl I Steefel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States, Xin Gu, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geosciences, University Park, United States and Qingyun Li, Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
Chairs:  Susan L Brantley, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, University Park, PA, United States, Carl I Steefel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States, Qingyun Li, Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States and Xin Gu, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geosciences, University Park, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Qingyun Li, Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • H - Hydrology
  • MR - Mineral and Rock Physics
  • V - Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology
Index Terms:

0439 Ecosystems, structure and dynamics [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1009 Geochemical modeling [GEOCHEMISTRY]
3675 Sedimentary petrology [MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY]
5114 Permeability and porosity [PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

The role of fluid mobility in the development of shale weathering profiles: Direct observations from a vadose zone monitoring system (Invited) (208070)
Jennifer L Druhan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, United States, Jia Jia Wang, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Department of Geology, Champaign, IL, United States, Samantha Cargill, Oregon State University, Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management, Corvallis, OR, United States, Alison K. Tune, Running Tide Technologies, Portland, United States, Colleen Murphy, University of California - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, William E Dietrich, University of California Berkeley, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Berkeley, United States and Daniella Marie Rempe, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States
A Reactive Transport Model for Marcellus Shale Weathering (210456)
Li Li, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States, Peyman Heidari, Missouri University of Science and Technology,, Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering,, Rolla, MO, United States, Lixin Jin, The University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, El Paso, United States, Jennifer Williams, Pennsylvania State University, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and Department of Geosciences, University Park, PA, United States and Susan Brantley, Pennsylvania State University, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, University Park, PA, United States
Attenuation of Chemical Reactivity of Shale Matrixes following Scale Precipitation (293939)
Qingyun Li1,2, Adam D Jew1,3, Arjun H Kohli1,4, Gader Alalli5, Andrew M Kiss1, Anthony R Kovscek6, Mark D Zoback5, Gordon E Brown1,3, Katharine Maher2 and John Bargar1, (1)SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, Menlo Park, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States, (3)Stanford University, Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States, (4)Stanford University, Energy Science & Engineering, Stanford, CA, United States, (5)Stanford University, Geophysics, Stanford, CA, United States, (6)Stanford University, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Stanford, United States
Thermally-driven Coupled THM Processes in Shales (Invited) (213519)
Jonny Rutqvist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Berkeley, CA, United States
Nanoscale Stress-Corrosion of Geomaterials in Aqueous Solutions (232845)
Louise J Criscenti1, Jessica M Rimsza1, Edward N Matteo2 and Reese E Jones3, (1)Sandia National Laboratories, Geochemistry Department, Albuquerque, NM, United States, (2)Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, (3)Sandia National Laboratories, Mechanics of Materials Department, Livermore, CA, United States
Multi-scale Multi-dimensional Imaging and Characterization of Oil Shale Pyrolysis (258643)
Tarik Saif1, Qingyang Lin2, Ying Gao2, Yousef Al-Khulaifi2, Martin Julian Blunt2 and Branko Bijeljic1, (1)Imperial College London, Earth Science & Engineering, London, SW7, United Kingdom, (2)Imperial College London, Earth Science & Engineering, London, United Kingdom

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