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Start Over Graduate Program Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Committee Member Turgay Ertekin

1. AN INTEGRATED HYDRODYNAMIC / PVT VERTICAL WELLBORE MODEL FOR TWO-PHASE NATURAL GAS / LIQUID SYSTEMS

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Author:
Sadegh, Abdallah Ahmed
Title:
AN INTEGRATED HYDRODYNAMIC / PVT VERTICAL WELLBORE MODEL FOR TWO-PHASE NATURAL GAS / LIQUID SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Natural gas
Condensate
wells
Multiphase flow
Wellbore model
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Adebola Adewumi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Robert W Watson, Committee Member
Mku Thaddeus Ityokumbul, Committee Member
Mark Stephen Klima, Committee Member

2. The Influnence of a Fracture Tip on Two-Phase Flow Displacement Process

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Author:
Alajmi, Abdullah Fahad Faleh
Title:
The Influnence of a Fracture Tip on Two-Phase Flow Displacement Process
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
experimental work.
Fracture
dispalcement
porous media
simulation
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Abraham S Grader, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Phillip Michael Halleck, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Michael Adebola Adewumi, Committee Member

3. ANALYSIS OF SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION IN FRACTURED, HETEROGENEOUS SANDSTONE

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Author:
Basbug, Basar
Title:
ANALYSIS OF SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION IN FRACTURED, HETEROGENEOUS SANDSTONE
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
CT scan
fractured sandstone
spontaneous imbibition
automated history matching
optimization
File:
Download B.Basbug_dissertation_2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Zuleima T Karpyn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Member
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Demian Saffer, Committee Member

4. PARAMETRIC STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING CAPILLARY IMBIBITION IN FRACTURED POROUS MEDIA

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Author:
Lee, Chung-Hao
Title:
PARAMETRIC STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING CAPILLARY IMBIBITION IN FRACTURED POROUS MEDIA
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Imbibition
Computed Tomography
Fractures
Capillarity
File:
Download dissertation0208.pdf
Committee Members:
Zuleima T Karpyn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Yilin Wang, Committee Member
Kamini Singha, Committee Member

5. A GENERALIZED 2-D HYPERBOLIC SOLVER WITH APPLICATION TO ORIFICE METERING

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Author:
León, Daniel Eduardo
Title:
A GENERALIZED 2-D HYPERBOLIC SOLVER WITH APPLICATION TO ORIFICE METERING
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations
Essentially Non-Oscillatory Scheme
Large Eddy Simulation
Conservation Laws
Compressible Turbulent Flow
Natural Gas
Orifice-Meter
Orifice-Plate
Orifice Metering
File:
Download PhD_Thesis_Daniel_Leon_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Adebola Adewumi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Robert W Watson, Committee Member
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member

6. Numerical Modeling of Natural Gas Two-Phase Flow Split at Branching T-Junctions with Closed-Loop Network Applications

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Author:
Alp, Doruk
Title:
Numerical Modeling of Natural Gas Two-Phase Flow Split at Branching T-Junctions with Closed-Loop Network Applications
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
uneven phase separation
Branching
tee
T-Junction
Double Stream Model
Flow split
Staggered Grid
Finite Volume Method
Two-Phase Flow
Steady-State
File:
Download Alp_2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Luis Ayala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert W Watson, Committee Member
Dr Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member

7. Prediction of Frictional Pressure Drop in Flowing Deviated Gas Condensate Wells through Utilization of Artificial Neural Networks

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Author:
Seren, Doruk
Title:
Prediction of Frictional Pressure Drop in Flowing Deviated Gas Condensate Wells through Utilization of Artificial Neural Networks
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Production Engineering
Reservoir Engineering
Artificial Neural Networks
ANN
File:
Download MScThesisDS_4-21-08.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. Feasibility Study through Numerical Simulation of Waterflooding and Gas Injection for a Carbonate Oil Field

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Author:
Ojeifo, Eghonghon
Title:
Feasibility Study through Numerical Simulation of Waterflooding and Gas Injection for a Carbonate Oil Field
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
simulation
waterflood
gas injection
File:
Download thesis_April2015a_Update.pdf
Committee Members:
Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. DETERMINATION OF MECHANICAL AND HYDRAULIC BEHAVIOR OF TENSILE FRACTURES UNDER MULTIPHASE FLOW USING X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

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Author:
Alvarado, Freddy
Title:
DETERMINATION OF MECHANICAL AND HYDRAULIC BEHAVIOR OF TENSILE FRACTURES UNDER MULTIPHASE FLOW USING X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
fracture aperture
Multiphase flow in fractures
confining stress
File:
Download Alvarado.pdf
Committee Members:
Abraham S Grader, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Phillip Michael Halleck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Chris Marone, Committee Member

10. Optimized Design of Cyclic Pressure Pulsing in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Neural-Network Based Proxy Models

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Author:
Artun, Fazil Emre
Title:
Optimized Design of Cyclic Pressure Pulsing in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Neural-Network Based Proxy Models
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
cyclic pressure pulsing
improved oil recovery
optimization
screening
CO2
N2
neural networks
genetic algorithms
artificial intelligence
File:
Download Artun.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert W Watson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member
Majid Al Wadhahi, Committee Member

11. History Dependent Modeling of Counter-Current Flow in Porous Media

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Author:
Li, Gaoming
Title:
History Dependent Modeling of Counter-Current Flow in Porous Media
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
capillary pressure hysteresis
reservoir simulation
porous media
Counter-current flow
fluid bank
history matching
X-ray CT
File:
Download etd.pdf
Committee Members:
Abraham S Grader, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Phillip Michael Halleck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Michael Adebola Adewumi, Committee Member

12. NUMERICAL STUDY OF CO-CURRENT WATER-DRY GAS FLOW IN GAS GATHERING SYSTEMS

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Author:
Fernandez Luengo, Juan Emilio
Title:
NUMERICAL STUDY OF CO-CURRENT WATER-DRY GAS FLOW IN GAS GATHERING SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
NUMERICAL
GAS
GATHERING SYSTEMS
File:
Download FernandezLuengo_PhDThesis_May2010.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Luis Ayala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
R Larry Grayson, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member

13. DESIGN OF AN EFFECTIVE WATER-ALTERNATING-GAS(WAG) INJECTION PROCESS USING ARTIFICIAL EXPERT SYSTEMS

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Author:
Ma, Jaehyun
Title:
DESIGN OF AN EFFECTIVE WATER-ALTERNATING-GAS(WAG) INJECTION PROCESS USING ARTIFICIAL EXPERT SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
artificial neural network
WAG
inverse network
File:
Download Design_of_an_Effective_WAG_Process_using_ANN.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

14. Multiphase Analysis of Three-Phase Flow (Gas-Condensate-Water) Flow in Pipes

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Author:
Zaghloul, Jose
Title:
Multiphase Analysis of Three-Phase Flow (Gas-Condensate-Water) Flow in Pipes
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Three-Phase Flow
Multiphase Flow
Flow in pipes
File:
Download Thesis-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Adebola Adewumi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mku Thaddeus Ityokumbul, Committee Member
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Robert W Watson, Committee Member
Osama O Awadelkarim, Committee Member

15. Development and Testing of an Expert System for Coalbed Methane Reservoirs using Artificial Neural Networks

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Author:
SRINIVASAN, KARTHIK
Title:
Development and Testing of an Expert System for Coalbed Methane Reservoirs using Artificial Neural Networks
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Expert Systems
Coalbed Methane Reservoirs
Artificial Intelligence in Reservoir Engineering
Artificial Neural Networks
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Srinivasan.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Luis Ayala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

16. APPLICATION OF A LOCAL GRID REFINEMENT PROTOCOL TO ANALYZE THE PERFORMANCE OF RESERVOIR SYSTEMS WITH COMPLEX WELL ARCHITECTURES

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Author:
Hu, Li-Wei
Title:
APPLICATION OF A LOCAL GRID REFINEMENT PROTOCOL TO ANALYZE THE PERFORMANCE OF RESERVOIR SYSTEMS WITH COMPLEX WELL ARCHITECTURES
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
reservoir simulation
complex well structure
local grid refinement
File:
Download Thesis_Li-Wei_Hu.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. A Study on the Analysis of the Formation of High Water Saturation zones around Well perforations

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Author:
Alrumah, Muhammad
Title:
A Study on the Analysis of the Formation of High Water Saturation zones around Well perforations
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
composite reservoir
water coning
water saturation
File:
Download M_Alrumah-Dissertation_15-August.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert W Watson, Committee Member
Yilin Wang, Committee Member
Li Li, Committee Member
Savash Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

18. DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK BASED HISTORY MATCHING PROTOCOL TO CHARACTERIZE RESERVOIR PROPERTIES

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Author:
Chidambaram, Prasanna
Title:
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK BASED HISTORY MATCHING PROTOCOL TO CHARACTERIZE RESERVOIR PROPERTIES
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Artificial neural network
History matching
File:
Download PhD_Thesis_PChidambaram.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Adebola Adewumi, Committee Member
Robert W Watson, Committee Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member

19. DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF AN EXPERT SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR A FORWARD IN-SITU COMBUSTION PROCESS

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Author:
Shihab, Rizvi
Title:
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF AN EXPERT SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR A FORWARD IN-SITU COMBUSTION PROCESS
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
in-situ combustion neural networks
File:
Download Rizvi_Thesis_July_27_.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert W Watson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Larry Grayson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor