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

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Open Access
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

22. Understanding Hydrological And Geochemical Controls On Solute Concentrations At Large Scale

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Open Access
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

23. Gas Transport, Sorption and Fracture in Shale

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Open Access
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

24. Development of hydraulic fracture network propagation model in shale gas reservoirs: 2d, single-phase and 3d, multi-phase model development, parametric studies, and verification

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Open Access
Author:
Ahn, Chong Hyun
Title:
Development of hydraulic fracture network propagation model in shale gas reservoirs: 2d, single-phase and 3d, multi-phase model development, parametric studies, and verification
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Hydraulic fracture
Shale
SRV
fracture complexity
fracture surface area
File:
Download PHD_dissertation_Chong_Hyun_Ahn_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Yilin Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yilin Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Russell Taylor Johns, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Terry Engelder, Committee Member
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Member

26. The Role of Mineral Transformation due to CO2 Sequestration on the Shear Behavior of Reservoir Rock

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Open Access
Author:
Sobhbidari, Farnood
Title:
The Role of Mineral Transformation due to CO2 Sequestration on the Shear Behavior of Reservoir Rock
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Carbon Sequestration
DEM Simulation
Mineral Transformation
Shear Behavior
File:
Download MS_Thesis_Farnood_Sobhbidari.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sanjay Srinivasan, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Committee Member

29. Laboratory Estimation and Modeling of Apparent Permeability for Ultra-Tight Anthracite and Shale Matrix: A Multi-Mechanistic Flow Approach

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Yi
Title:
Laboratory Estimation and Modeling of Apparent Permeability for Ultra-Tight Anthracite and Shale Matrix: A Multi-Mechanistic Flow Approach
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Permeability Evolution
Analytical Modeling
Geomechanical Deformation
Unconventional Gas Flow
Laboratory Measurement
File:
Download Yi_Wang_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Shimin Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Zuleima T. Karpyn, Committee Member
Ming Xiao, Outside Member

30. Induced Microearthquakes and Seismicity-Permeability Relationships in Fractures

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Open Access
Author:
Fang, Yi
Title:
Induced Microearthquakes and Seismicity-Permeability Relationships in Fractures
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Induced microearthquakes
Frictional parameters
Permeability evolutions
Preexisting fractures
Fracture minerals
Fracture surface roughness
Enhanced Geothermal System
Geological sequestration of carbon dioxide
File:
Download Fang_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Chris J Marone, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Outside Member