Revisiting the mechanisms of clay damage

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dc.contributor.advisorJamili, Ahmad
dc.contributor.authorPerez, Felipe
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWu, Xingru
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPournik, Maysam
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-03T16:52:31Z
dc.date.available2016-05-03T16:52:31Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.date.manuscript2016-04
dc.description.abstractMolecular dynamics simulations were used to investigate the underlying mechanisms of water interaction with Wyoming-type montmorillonites. The study focused on (1) the clay swelling process for different cations with the same charge (Na+ and K+), and (2) the stability of clay structures under insertion of water. Simulations show that the ionic radius of the cations and their hydration energies seem to be the critical factors that determine the distribution of cations and water molecules in the interlayer region. The differences in cation distribution are the microscopical explanation as to why saturation of smectites with K+ cations retards clay damage, when compared to saturation with Na+ cations.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/34541
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.subjectClay damageen_US
dc.subjectClay swellingen_US
dc.subjectSmectitesen_US
dc.subjectMontmorilloniteen_US
dc.thesis.degreeMaster of Scienceen_US
dc.titleRevisiting the mechanisms of clay damageen_US
ou.groupMewbourne College of Earth and Energy::Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineeringen_US
shareok.nativefileaccessrestricteden_US
shareok.orcid0000-0002-6949-0349en_US

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