For practical purposes, they will be the same for engineering design purposes. There may be differences in mineral composition which lead to differences in rock mechanics and permeability. The big differences may be in depth and organic content. The cores from over there look like cores from other sedimentary basins in the world.
PS. shale is just mineralised clay (via burial process)
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