Spectral induced polarization of shaly sands: Influence of the electrical double layer

Water Resources Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Revil, A ^a,b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK GROUND ELECTROLYTE; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CLAYEY SANDS; COMPLEX CONDUCTIVITY; COUNTERIONS; DIFFUSE LAYERS; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYERS; FREQUENCY INDEPENDENT; HIGH SALINITY; IN-PHASE; IN-PHASE COMPONENTS; IONIC TRANSPORTS; NEW MODEL; PER UNIT; POLARIS; POLARIZATION MODELS; PORE VOLUME; PORE WATERS; QUADRATURE CONDUCTIVITY; SHALY-SAND; SORPTION ISOTHERMS; SPECIFIC SURFACE; SPECTRAL INDUCED POLARIZATION; STERN LAYER;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION;

SAND;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; ELECTROLYTE; ISOTHERM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POLARIZATION; POREWATER; SAND; SANDSTONE; SATURATION; SHALE; SORPTION; SURFACE AREA;

EID: 84857472953     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011WR011260     Document Type: Article

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