1. LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL DESIGN FOR DRILL-INDUCED AND NATURAL FRACTURES IN ROCKS Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Nguyen, Kien Title: LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL DESIGN FOR DRILL-INDUCED AND NATURAL FRACTURES IN ROCKS Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD) Keywords: fracture mechanicswellborelost circulation materialdrill-induced fracturesnatural fracturesdrilling fluid lossLCM partial compressionwellbore breakdownfracture width estimationnon-Newtonian drilling fluidLevenberg-MarquardtLCM blend design File: Login to Download Committee Members: Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/ChairLuis Ayala H, Major Field MemberFrancesco Costanzo, Outside Unit & Field MemberMohammad Rezaee, Major Field MemberAmin Mehrabian, Chair & Dissertation Advisor