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Author:

Madara, Benjamin James

Title:

Laboratory Studies of Permeability Evolution: Roles of Fracture, Shear, Dynamic Stressing, and Reservoir Rock Properties

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

permeability evolution
permeability
dynamic stressing
fracture
shear
permeability enhancement

File:

Download Dissertation_Madara.pdf

Committee Members:

Chris Marone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris J Marone, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Outside Member

Author:

Schwartz, Brandon

Title:

THE ROLE OF PORE STRUCTURE IN PERMEABILITY EVOLUTION OBSERVED IN LABORATORY STUDIES OF MARCELLUS AND WOLFCAMP SHALE

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

permeability evolution
shale
pore structure
pore geometry
material stiffness
permeability enhancement

File:

Download Brandon_Schwartz_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Chris J Marone, Outside Member

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