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Author:

Brown, Daniel Paul

Title:

A Preliminary Feasibility Study of Geothermal and Mineral Extraction Applications of Hydrocarbon Wells

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Geothermal
Mineral Extraction
Feasibility
Marcellus Shale
Renewable Energy

File:

Download Thesis_Version_5.0_Apr_12_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Antonio Nieto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Feng, Ruishu

Title:

Electrochemical Corrosion of Carbon Steels in H2S-containing Brines

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Electrochemical Corrosion
H2S corrosion
High Pressure High Temperature
Arctic Corrosion
EIS
Tafel slope
Surface Analysis.

File:

Download Feng-Dissertation_0314.pdf

Committee Members:

Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member
Hojong Kim, Committee Member
Margaret Ziomek Moroz, Special Member

Author:

Ilci, Firdevs

Title:

Detailed Characterization and Hazard Level Analysis of the Ambient Fine and Ultrafine Particulate Mixture at a Construction Site

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

particulate matter
ultrafine particles
fine particles
exposure to particulate mixture
characterization of particles

File:

Download MASTERS_THESIS__FINAL__-_FIRDEVS_ILCI.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeremy Michael Gernand, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chakraborty, Nirjhor

Title:

Experimental Investigation Of Effective Matrix Permeability And The Effect Of Soaking Time In Ultra-tight Shales

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Ultra-Tight Shale
Permeability
Pulse Decay
Soaking Time
Shut-in
Hydraulic Fracturing
Gas

File:

Download Nirjhor_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Abaa, Kelvin Nder

Title:

Laboratory Investigation of Multiphase Permeability Evolution due to Fracturing Fluid Filtrate in Tight Gas Sandstones

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Multiphase
Filtrate
Fracturing
Permeability
Sandstones

File:

Download Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Mku Thaddeus Ityokumbul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yilin Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Special Member

Author:

Al Ghamdi, Bander Nasser

Title:

Examination of Unconventional Phenomena in Naturally Fracture Liquid-rich Gas Reservoirs: Single-block Compositional Model

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Liquid-Rich reservoirs
Diffusion
Naturally fractured systems
Capillary pressure
Unconventional reservoirs
Compositional

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Bander_Al_Ghamdi.pdf

Committee Members:

Luis F Ayala H, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Eugene C Morgan, Committee Member
Mathieu Philippe Stienon, Committee Member

Author:

Bao, Chen

Title:

Understanding Hydrological And Geochemical Controls On Solute Concentrations At Large Scale

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Hydrologic modeling
reactive transport
watershed geochemistry
concentration discharge relationship

File:

Download Chen_phd_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Li Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Louise Brantley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Special Member

Author:

Li, Xiang

Title:

Gas Transport, Sorption and Fracture in Shale

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

enhanced gas recovery
hydraulic fracturing
breakdown pressure
fracture complexity
adsorption
swelling
stress redistribution

File:

Download Xiang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chirs Marone, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Li Li, Committee Member

Author:

Schatz, Richard S

Title:

A Key Performance Indicator and Lifetime Analysis of Diesel vs. Battery Powered Load Haul Dump Vehicles in Underground Mining Operations

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Underground mining
Alternative power sources
Economic analysis
Sensitivity Analysis
Incremental Analysis
Lifetime Analysis

File:

Download RS_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Antonio Nieto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Committee Member
Antonios Armaou, Committee Member

Author:

Rajput, Vaibhav Hiralal

Title:

Development of a Compositional Simulator for Liquid-Rich Shale Reservoirs

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Compositional Simulation
Liquid-rich shale reservoirs
Liquid-phase adsorption
Multi-component diffusion
Type curves
Multi-mechanistic flow

File:

Download PS_dissertation_vaibhav_rajput.pdf

Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor