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Author:

Oakley, David Owen Smith

Title:

Fault-Propagation Fold Kinematics and Deformation Rates in the North Canterbury Fold and Thrust Belt, South Island, New Zealand

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

fault-propagation folding
trishear
marine terraces
North Canterbury
New Zealand

File:

Download Oakley_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Fisher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Fisher, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin Furlong, Committee Member
Roman DiBiase, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Outside Member

Author:

Chai, Chengping

Title:

Multi-Objective Geophysical Inversion for Earth Structure and Earthquake Parameters

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Geophysical Inversion
United States
Antarctica
Sumatra
Earth Structure
Earthquakes

File:

Download ChengpingChai-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles J. Ammon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles J. Ammon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Andrew Nyblade, Committee Member
Parisa Shokouhi, Outside Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Yi

Title:

Laboratory Estimation and Modeling of Apparent Permeability for Ultra-Tight Anthracite and Shale Matrix: A Multi-Mechanistic Flow Approach

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Permeability Evolution
Analytical Modeling
Geomechanical Deformation
Unconventional Gas Flow
Laboratory Measurement

File:

Download Yi_Wang_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Shimin Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Zuleima T. Karpyn, Committee Member
Ming Xiao, Outside Member

Author:

Fang, Yi

Title:

Induced Microearthquakes and Seismicity-Permeability Relationships in Fractures

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Induced microearthquakes
Frictional parameters
Permeability evolutions
Preexisting fractures
Fracture minerals
Fracture surface roughness
Enhanced Geothermal System
Geological sequestration of carbon dioxide

File:

Download Fang_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Chris J Marone, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Outside Member

Author:

Liu, Wenpeng

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED ALGORITHMS FOR DETECTION OF JOINTS AND ESTIMATION OF ROCK STRENGTH IN ROCK STRUCTURES BY USING DRILLING PARAMETERS OF THE INSTRUMENTED ROOF BOLTER

Graduate Program:

Mining Engineering

Keywords:

Joint Detection
Rock Strength Estimation
Drilling Parameters
Roof Bolter
Pattern Recognition Algorithms
Wavelet Analysis
Ground Support Optimiztion
Ground Control
Composite Parameters
Mining Health and Safety
Roof Bolts

File:

Download PhD_THESIS-Wenpeng_Liu.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Jeremy M. Gernand, Committee Member
Asok Ray, Outside Member
Jamal Rostami, Special Member

Author:

Lei, Xiong

Title:

Characterization of Gas-Charged Porous Media from Joint Inversion of P/S- Wave Attenuation Based on OBS and/or Sonic Log Data

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Q estimation
Attenuation inversion
Quality factor
Bayesian inversion
Gas saturation
Porosity
Permeability
OBS
Sonic log

File:

Download Dissertation_XiongLei_revision_v7.pdf

Committee Members:

Eugene Morgan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eugene C Morgan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Outside Member

Author:

Yildirim, Elif Cihan

Title:

Co-Evolution of Fracture Permeability and Friction: Roles of Preslip Frictional Healing and Dynamic Stressing, and Implications for Seismicity

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Fracture permeability
Friction
Hydraulic stimulation
Reservoir geomechanics
Induced seismicity
Slide-hold-slide
Frictional healing
Dynamic stressing
Experimental geophysics

File:

Download Yildirim_MS_Thesis_Co-Evolution_of_Fracture_Permeability_and_Friction.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Im, Kyungjae

Title:

FRICTION AND PERMEABILITY EVOLUTION OF FRACUTRES AND FAULTS DURING STATIC REPOSE AND DYNAMIC REACTIVATION

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Fault permeability
Fault Friction
Rate and State Friction
Fault Reactivation

File:

Download Dissertation_KJ_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Demian Saffer, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Outside Member

Author:

Madara, Benjamin James

Title:

Laboratory Studies of Permeability Evolution: Roles of Fracture, Shear, Dynamic Stressing, and Reservoir Rock Properties

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

permeability evolution
permeability
dynamic stressing
fracture
shear
permeability enhancement

File:

Download Dissertation_Madara.pdf

Committee Members:

Chris Marone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris J Marone, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Outside Member

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 evolution
shale
pore structure
pore geometry
material stiffness
permeability enhancement

File:

Download Brandon_Schwartz_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Chris J Marone, Outside Member

Author:

Zhang, Rui

Title:

Investigation of Pore Structure and Sorption Behavior for Unconventional Gas Reservoir Rocks

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

pore structure
adsorption
small-angle neutron scattering
coalbed methane
shale gas
unconventional natural gas

File:

Download PhD_dissertation_Rui_Zhang.pdf

Committee Members:

Shimin Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member
Demian Saffer, Outside Member
Lilin He, Special Member

Author:

Xi, Zhenke

Title:

COMBINING DECLINE CURVE ANALYSIS AND GEOSTATISTICS TO FORECAST GAS PRODUCTION IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

unconventional shale
data analytics
gas production forecast
decline curve analysis
geostatistics

File:

Download MS_thesis_ZhenkeXi.pdf

Committee Members:

Eugene C Morgan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
John Yilin Wang, Committee Member
Eugene C Morgan, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Chaoyi

Title:

MINERALOGICAL AND TEXTURAL CONTROLS ON SHEAR STRENGTH, SLIP STABILITY AND PERMEABILITY OF FAULTS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Induced Seismicity
Frictional Instability
Mineralogical and Textural Controls
Permeability of Faults and Fractures
Modeling of Mechanical and Rheological Responses of Faults

File:

Download ChaoyiWang-Dissertation-ver5.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chris J Marone, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Outside Member

Author:

Li, Xuanchi

Title:

Evolution of Permeability and Acoustic Velocity through Radio-Frequency Heating of Shale

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Shale
permeability
radio-frequency heating
p-wave velocity
Green River Shale
Marcellus Shale

File:

Download Final_Version_Xuanchi_Li_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris J Marone, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Keru

Title:

Permeability and Capillary Pressure Relationship in Porous Media

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Permeability
Capillary Pressure
Correlation

File:

Download Liu_Elswoth_2019_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Gregory R King, Committee Member

Author:

Yoxtheimer, David

Title:

UTILIZATION OF THE SQUARE ARRAY EARTH RESISTIVITY METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING ANISOTROPY IN FRACTURED SEDIMENTARY ROCK

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

earth resistivity
square array
anisotropy
fractured bedrock
karst
hydrogeology
paradox of anisotropy

File:

Download Yoxtheimer_dissertation-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Peter Christopher La Femina, Committee Member
Anthony Robert Buda, Outside Member
Mark E Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wang, Jiehao

Title:

Propagation, Proppant Transport, and the Evolution of Transport Properties of Fluid-Driven Fractures

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Hydraulic fracturing
Proppant transport
Fracture conductivity
Natural fracture
Gas fracturing
Dynamic gas fracturing

File:

Download Jiehao_Wang_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Committee Member
Li Li, Outside Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhi, Sheng

Title:

Permeability Evolution in Naturally- and Hydraulically- Fractured Microbially Enhanced CBM Reservoirs

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Coalbed methane
Hydraulic fracturing
Natural gas production
Biogasification
Proppant embedment
Gas adsorption

File:

Download Dissertation_Sheng_V3.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Amin Mehrabian, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Outside Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yang, Yun

Title:

MODELING OF GAS SORPTION AND DIFFUSION BEHAVIOR AND IMPLICATIONS ON COALBED METHANE PRODUCTION

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Coalbed Methane
Gas Adsorption
Gas Diffusion
Pore Structure
Cryogenic Fracturing
Fractal Dimension
Sorption Models

File:

Download Yun_Yang_PhD_Thesis__Plain_Text__Edited2.pdf

Committee Members:

Shimin Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Committee Member
Chris J Marone, Outside Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Higgins, Machel

Title:

Geodetic Exploration of the Kinematics and Fault Slip Rates of the Southeastern and Western Caribbean Plate Boundaries and the Caldera Dynamics of the Sierra Negra Volcano.

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

Geodesy
Fault Slip Rate
Strain Partitioning
GPS
InSAR
Trapdoor faulting

File:

Download Machel_Higgins_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles Ammon, Major Field Member
Peter La Femina, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Douglas Miller, Outside Unit & Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Major Field Member
Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair