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1. CYCLIC SOLVENT INJECTION IN ULTRATIGHT RESERVOIRS BASED ON THE DIFFUSION PROCESS

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Open Access
Author:
Cronin, Michael
Title:
CYCLIC SOLVENT INJECTION IN ULTRATIGHT RESERVOIRS BASED ON THE DIFFUSION PROCESS
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
diffusion
shale
unconventional
phase behavior
enhanced oil recovery
EOR
hydrocarbon
ultratight
solvent
huff'n'puff
HnP
Eagle Ford
confinement
ultimate recovery
enhanced gas recovery
EGR
gas injection
cyclic injection
File:
Download Michael_Cronin_PennState_PhD_2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory R King, Committee Member
Amin Mehrabian, Committee Member
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Outside Member
Russell Taylor Johns, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Russell Taylor Johns, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

3. Multi-Scale Investigation of Wettability Alteration via Chemically-Tuned Waterflooding in Carbonate Rocks: Understanding the Effect of Oil Chemistry

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Open Access
Author:
Tawfik, Miral Shereen
Title:
Multi-Scale Investigation of Wettability Alteration via Chemically-Tuned Waterflooding in Carbonate Rocks: Understanding the Effect of Oil Chemistry
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Chemical enhanced oil recovery
Wettability
Carbonates
Low salinity waterflooding
Micro-CT imaging
Image processing
Multiphase flow in porous media
Oil Chemistry
Total acid number
File:
Download Miral_Tawfik_Dissertation_Final4.pdf
Committee Members:
Zuleima T Karpyn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Sharon Xiaolei Huang, Outside Member
Russell Taylor Johns, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

4. Propagation, Proppant Transport, and the Evolution of Transport Properties of Fluid-Driven Fractures

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Open Access
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

5. Understanding hydrological and biogeochemical control on solute export pattern at watershed scale

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Open Access
Author:
Zhi, Wei
Title:
Understanding hydrological and biogeochemical control on solute export pattern at watershed scale
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
watershed
watershed model
watershed biogeochemical reactive transport model
solute export
land use
soil carbon and nitrogen
climate change
water quality
File:
Download Dissertation___Wei_Zhi__Jan15_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Li Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Outside Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

6. To Invest or Not to Invest: The Exploration of Preferred Investment Strategies in Corporate Renewable Power Purchase Agreements

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Daiwei
Title:
To Invest or Not to Invest: The Exploration of Preferred Investment Strategies in Corporate Renewable Power Purchase Agreements
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Multi-Objective Optimization Problem
Single-Objective Optimization Problem
Real Option Valuation
Power Purchase Agreement
Greenhouse Gas Emission
Wholesale Electricity Price
Binomial Lattice Pricing Method
Unit Commitment
Monte Carlo Simulation
Single-Objective Optimization Problem
Real Option Valuation
Power Purchase Agreement
Greenhouse Gas Emission
Wholesale Electricity Price
Binomial Lattice Pricing Method
Unit Commitment
Monte Carlo Simulation
File:
Download Daiwei_Li_Thesis_Final_0322.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Zhen Lei, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

7. Permeability Evolution in Naturally- and Hydraulically- Fractured Microbially Enhanced CBM Reservoirs

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Open Access
Author:
Zhi, Sheng
Title:
Permeability Evolution in Naturally- and Hydraulically- Fractured Microbially Enhanced CBM Reservoirs
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Coalbed methane
Hydraulic fracturing
Natural gas production
Biogasification
Proppant embedment
Gas adsorption
File:
Download Dissertation_Sheng_V3.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Amin Mehrabian, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Outside Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

8. Study of Petroleum Coke Ash as an Alternative Low-Cost Oxygen Carrier for Chemical-Looping Combustion

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Open Access
Author:
Wasserman, Ian
Title:
Study of Petroleum Coke Ash as an Alternative Low-Cost Oxygen Carrier for Chemical-Looping Combustion
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Chemical-Looping Combustion
Petroleum coke
Sustainability
Waste resource recovery
Advanced combustion
File:
Download ThesisFinal_IanWasserman_iww5045.pdf
Committee Members:
Sarma V Pisupati, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xueyi Zhang, Committee Member
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

9. ESSAYS ON DEMAND RESPONSE AND A SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL FOR A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED OIL COMPANY

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Open Access
Author:
Mina Carbonero, Roger
Title:
ESSAYS ON DEMAND RESPONSE AND A SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL FOR A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED OIL COMPANY
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Demand Response
Electricity Markets
Critical Peak Events
Dynamic Tariffs
Oil and Gas Supply Chain
File:
Download ESSAYS_ON_DEMAND_RESPONSE_AND_A_SUPPLY_CHAIN_MODEL_FOR_A_VERTICALLY_INTEGRATED_OIL_COMPANY.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chiara Lo Prete, Committee Member
Zhen Lei, Committee Member
Edward C Jaenicke, Outside Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

10. Risk Preference Amongst Undergraduate Engineering Students - The Effects of Time Pressure, Optimism, Sleep and Available Information

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Open Access
Author:
Isaac-Onwah, Uzoezi
Title:
Risk Preference Amongst Undergraduate Engineering Students - The Effects of Time Pressure, Optimism, Sleep and Available Information
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Risk
Risk aversion
Decision Making
Engineering Decision Making
Risk Seeking
Risk Preference
Time Pressure
Optimism
File:
Download Uzoezi_-_Thesis_.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair
Gregory R King, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member