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Author:

Kumar, Hemant

Title:

Poromechanical Response of Naturally Fractured Sorbing Media

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Coal
Shale
Permeability
Proppant
Modeling
Simulation

File:

Download PhD_Thesis_Kumar.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Denis Pone, Special Member

Author:

Torrealba, Victor Antonio

Title:

Pore-scale investigation on compaction-dependent characteristics of granular packs and their impact on fluid distribution

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

porous media
compaction
multiphase fluids
pore-scale
drainage
imbibition
X-ray CT scanning

File:

Download MS_Thesis_-_Victor_Torrealba.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cao, Peilin

Title:

Investigation of Cement Alteration and Associated Conductivity Change in Co2-rich Environments relevant to Carbon Sequestration

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

cement integrity
CO2 sequestration
cement alteration
conductivity evolution
reactive transport modeling
CO2-brine dynamic flow

File:

Download Cao_Dissertation_final2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Member

Author:

Yeboa, Kojo Caleb

Title:

Modeling The Effects Of Salt Precipitation And Kinetic Mineral Reaction On Well Injectivity Due To Carbon Dioxide Injection In Deep Saline Aquifers

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Carbon sequestration
Saline aquifer
Halite precipitation
Well Injectivity

File:

Download KC_YEBOA_THESIS_FINAL_SUBMISSION.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yildirim, Levent

Title:

Evaluation Of Petrophysical Properties Of Gas Shale And Their Change Due To Interaction With Water

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Gas shale
petrophysics
methodology
well logs
core analysis

File:

Download THESIS_REPORT_L.T.OZGUR_YILDIRIM.pdf

Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor