1. THE ROLE OF PORE STRUCTURE IN PERMEABILITY EVOLUTION OBSERVED IN LABORATORY STUDIES OF MARCELLUS AND WOLFCAMP SHALE Open Access Author: Schwartz, Brandon Title: THE ROLE OF PORE STRUCTURE IN PERMEABILITY EVOLUTION OBSERVED IN LABORATORY STUDIES OF MARCELLUS AND WOLFCAMP SHALE Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: permeability evolutionshalepore structurepore geometrymaterial stiffnesspermeability enhancement File: Download Brandon_Schwartz_Dissertation_Final.pdf Committee Members: Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorDerek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-ChairHamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee MemberShimin Liu, Committee MemberChris J Marone, Outside Member