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Author:

Chandra, Divya

Title:

Mechanical and Transport Characteristics of Coal-Biomass Mixtures for Advanced IGCC Systems

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Coal-Biomass mixtures
Gasifier
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC)
Grain Breakage
Permeability Evolution

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ahn, Chong Hyun

Title:

Modeling Of Hydraulic Fracture Network Propagation In Shale Gas Reservoirs

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Hydraulic fracture
shale gas reservoir
fracture network
naturally fractured reservoir

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Chong_Hyun_Ahn_12052012.pdf

Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Terry Engelder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
R Larry Grayson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Barj, Lucie Helene

Title:

influence of met-ocean conditions on the loads analysis of a Floating wind turbine

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

wind energy
floating offshore wind turbine
structural analysis
loads analysis
met-ocean conditions
renewable energy

File:

Download LB_MS_Thesis_Aug_7th.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan W Stewart, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yildirim, Levent

Title:

Evaluation Of Petrophysical Properties Of Gas Shale And Their Change Due To Interaction With Water

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Gas shale
petrophysics
methodology
well logs
core analysis

File:

Download THESIS_REPORT_L.T.OZGUR_YILDIRIM.pdf

Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhi, Sheng

Title:

The Role of gas desorption on gas outbursts in underground mining of coal

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Gas outburst
Permeability evolution
Gas desorption
Energetic failure

File:

Download Thesis_Sheng.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fang, Zhicheng

Title:

Summer graduation

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Permeability
Pulse-decay experiment
Analytical solution
Numerical simulation
History-matching method
Pressure-dependent gas properties

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Shimin Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chaopeng Shen, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

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

Author:

Schwartz, Brandon

Title:

THE EFFECT OF THERMAL CYCLING ON THE PERMEABILITY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SHALE

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Permeability
Bulk Modulus
Shale
Thermal Cycling

File:

Download Brandon_Schwartz_MASTERS_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris J Marone, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Ziyan

Title:

CO2 and N2 injection to enhance shale gas recovery

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

enhance shale gas recovery

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Ziyan_Li.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
John Yilin Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Yildirim, Elif Cihan

Title:

Co-Evolution of Fracture Permeability and Friction: Roles of Preslip Frictional Healing and Dynamic Stressing, and Implications for Seismicity

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Fracture permeability
Friction
Hydraulic stimulation
Reservoir geomechanics
Induced seismicity
Slide-hold-slide
Frictional healing
Dynamic stressing
Experimental geophysics

File:

Download Yildirim_MS_Thesis_Co-Evolution_of_Fracture_Permeability_and_Friction.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor