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Author:

Chen, Tsai Wei

Title:

The Record of Mass Transfer in Ancient Accretionary Prisms and Its Role in Fault Behavior

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

mélange
seismogenic zone
scaly fabric
mass transfer
ancient accretionary complex

File:

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Committee Members:

Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair
Chris Marone, Major Field Member
Andrew Smye, Major Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Outside Unit & Field Member
Donald Fisher, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Yiming

Title:

ANALYSIS OF ORIFICE METERING AND PERFORATION EROSION FOR SHALE GAS WELLS VIA COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) MODELING

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

CFD
EROSION
PERFORATION EROSION
GAS METERING
ORIFICE METER

File:

Download Zhang_Yiming_PHD_Dissertation_Final_Updated.pdf

Committee Members:

Gregory King, Major Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Major Field Member
Xiang Yang, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mort D Webster, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Xing, Guangchi

Title:

Deciphering seismic attenuation: fractal description, wavefield modeling and Q full waveform inversion

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

seismic attenuation
rock physics
fractal
forward modeling
wave propagation
full waveform inversion
critical zone

File:

Download GX_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles Ammon, Major Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tieyuan Zhu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Andrew Nyblade, Major Field Member

Author:

Lee, Lu

Title:

Numerical Study on Fracture Sealing Capability of Lost Circulation Materials

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Lost Circulation
Drilling
Particulate Flow
Numerical Simulation
Fracture Sealing

File:

Download Lu_LEE_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Corina Drapaca, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gregory King, Major Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Major Field Member
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cai, Yuzhe

Title:

ON COUPLED FLUID FLOW AND GEOMECHANICS MODELING FOR UNCONVENTIONAL WELLS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Flowback
dfit
diagonostic fracture injection test
infill well
parent well
Fracture driven interaction
FDI
Fracture closure

File:

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Committee Members:

Gregory King, Major Field Member
Ali Borhan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Major & Minor Field Member
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wang, Rui

Title:

Coupled processes in wellbore stimulation

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Wellbore stimulation
Coupled processes
Flowback rate
Pump-in/flowback test
Fracture closure
Sandstone acidizing
Post-flush period
Breakdown pressure
High-porosity channels

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Corina Drapaca, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gregory King, Major Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Major Field Member
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Wood, Clay

Title:

Imaging elastodynamic and hydraulic properties of fractured rock: Exploring effects of dynamic stressing, shearing, fracture aperture, and roughness

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

Fracture mechanics
poromechanics
nonlinear elasticity

File:

Download WoodClay_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Chris Marone, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Parisa Shokouhi, Co-Chair, Outside Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tieyuan Zhu, Major Field Member
Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Li, Ziyan

Title:

Predicting Induced Seismicity and Permeability Evolution through Laboratory Experiments and Machine Learning Methods

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

induced seismicity
permeability evolution
machine learning method
frictional behavior of fractures

File:

Download Ziyan-Dissertation2.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Liu, Sai

Title:

Challenges for Designing Closed-loop Geothermal Systems

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Closed-loop geothermal system
Heat extraction
Dimensionless numbers
Polymer composites
Sealing material

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
John Wang, Major Field Member
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Farshad Rajabipour, Outside Unit & Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Major Field Member