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Author:

Mina Carbonero, Roger

Title:

Evaluating Increasing Block Pricing as a Subsidization Scheme in the Electricity Retail Sector: The Colombian Case

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Subsidies
Block Pricing
Electricity
Colombia

File:

Download Mina_MS_Thesis_Document.pdf

Committee Members:

Anastasia Scherbakova, 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:

Tsai, Chen-hao

Title:

Essays on Electricity Market Restructuring and nuclear Industry in the United States

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

nuclear energy
nuclear safety
electricity market
deregulation

File:

Download Chen-Hao_Tsai_Dissertation_20150327.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhen Lei, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhen Lei, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Committee Member
Edward Harris Klevans, Committee Member
Luis F Ayala H, Special Member

Author:

Kulga, Ihsan Burak

Title:

ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICACY OF CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION IN DEPLETED SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

PSU-SHALECOMP
numerical model
CO2 injection
shale gas
artificial neural network
stimulated reservoir volume
srv
ann

File:

Download Ihsan_Burak_Kulga_Phd.pdf

Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Zhen Lei, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

Author:

Bu Khamseen, Nader

Title:

Applications of Artificial Expert Systems in the Diagnosis and Analysis of Unexpected Spatial and Temporal Changes in Reservoir Production Behavior

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Artificial neural network
reservoir simulation
artificial expert systems
history matching
prediction
unexpected behavior.

File:

Download Thesis_def_d2.pdf

Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Griffin, Committee Member
Michael Adebola Adewumi, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member

Author:

Han, Jiahang

Title:

Fracture Damage Analysis in Tight Gas Reservoirs

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Fracture Damage
Tight sand gas reservoir
proppant damage
type curve
screening tool

File:

Download 1-Dissertation_Jiahang_Han_final_f.pdf

Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Member
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Virendra Puri, 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:

Fernandez, Alisha Rachel

Title:

Flexible Reserve Markets for Wind Integration

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

wind integration
electricity markets
hydro power
PJM
ecosystem services
ancillary services
wind forecast

File:

Download Fernandez_Dissertation_v2_RLG_AF.pdf

Committee Members:

Seth Adam Blumsack, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
R Larry Grayson, Committee Member
Jeffery Brownson, Committee Member
Susan W Stewart, Committee Member
Patrick M Reed, Special Member

Author:

Gaw, Hussain

Title:

Development of an Artificial Neural Network for Pressure and Rate Transient Analysis of Horizontal Wells Completed in Dry, Wet and Condensate Gas Reservoirs of Naturally Fractured Formations

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

ANN
Pressure transient
Rate transient
Naturally fractured formations

File:

Download Final_Thesis_copy1.pdf

Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Vardcharragosad, Pichit

Title:

Long-term Well Performance Prediction in Unconventional tight Gas And Shale Gas Reservoirs: A Density Approach

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

A Density Approach
Well Performance Prediction
Tight Gas
Shale Gas
Production Data Analysis

File:

Download 53_Thesis_Master_File_Corrections_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Luis F Ayala H, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Mathieu Philippe Stienon, Committee Member
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member