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Dual Water Model

The dual water model is a model of shaly formations that considers there to be two waters within the pore spaces: far water, which is the normal formation water; and near water, or clay bound water, in the electrical double layer near the clay surface. The clay bound water consists of clay counterions and the associated water of hydration.