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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:

Li, Yijie

Title:

An Extended Musket Differential Mass Balance Equation Applied to Declined Curve Analysis For Wells Undergoing Combined Drived Mechanisms

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Material Balance
Decline Curve Analysis
Combined Drive
boundary-dominated flow
Segereated flow
Aquifer Modeling
Dispersed flow
Forchheimer
gas injection
water injection
primary gas cap

File:

Download Thesis_v13.pdf

Committee Members:

Gregory R King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Committee Member
John Wang, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chen, Guanzhou

Title:

Sand Screen Performance Prediction Using Numerical Analysis

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

sand screen
CFD-DEM
sand screen performance prediction
numerical simulation
permeability change prediction
gravel pack

File:

Download Thesis_Guanzhou_Chen.pdf

Committee Members:

Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory R King, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Yu, Jiayi

Title:

Shear related reactivation of fractures/faults and the effects on permeability evolution and induced seismicity

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Induced seismicity
Unconventional shale reservoir
Fracture-proppant conductivity evolution

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Chris Marone, Outside Unit & Field Member
Shimin Liu, Major Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Major Field Member

Author:

Al Balushi, Faras

Title:

Particle-scale Simulations for Geothermal Energy Applications

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Particle-Scale Modeling
Geothermal Energy
Thermal Breakthrough
Closed-Loop Geothermal System

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Mehdi Kiani, Outside Unit & Field Member
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gregory King, Major Field Member
Russell Johns, Major Field Member

Author:

Henriques, Cassian

Title:

Numerical Modeling of Fibers as Lost Circulation Material for Drilling

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Lost Circulation Material
Fibers
Fracture sealing
CFD-DEM

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory R King, Committee Member
Mohammad Rezaee, Committee Member

Author:

Yang Santos, Livio

Title:

A Comprehensive Wellbore Cement Integrity Analysis and Remedies

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

geomechanics
wellbore integrity
well cementing
zonal isolation
shape memory polymer
cement additive

File:

Download Santos_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Arash Dahi Taleghani, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sanjay Srinivasan, Committee Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Outside Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Song, Yibo

Title:

Numerical Simulation of Proppant Displacement in Scaled Fracture Networks

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Proppant transport
hydraulic fracturing
particle laden fluid
discrete element methods

File:

Download Thesis_Yibo_Song.pdf

Committee Members:

Arash Dahi Taleghani, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory R King, Committee Member
John Wang, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Al Balushi, Faras

Title:

Using Digital Rock Analysis to Estimate Flow Properties of Stress-Sensitive Rocks

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Stress-dependent permeability
Absolute permeability
Digital rock analysis
Finite Element Analysis
Lattice Boltzmann Methods

File:

Download Faras_Al_Balushi_s_M.S._Thesis-Final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Arash Dahi Taleghani, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair
Gregory R King, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Koc, Salih

Title:

A Method to Determine The Critical Depth of Cut for Various Rock Types

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

critical depth of cut
rock cutting
ductile and brittle modes
surface roughness
scratched test

File:

Download Salih_Thesis_template_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Arash Dahi Taleghani, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Wang, Committee Member
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair