1. Characterization of Gas-Charged Porous Media from Joint Inversion of P/S- Wave Attenuation Based on OBS and/or Sonic Log Data Open Access Author: Lei, Xiong Title: Characterization of Gas-Charged Porous Media from Joint Inversion of P/S- Wave Attenuation Based on OBS and/or Sonic Log Data Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: Q estimationAttenuation inversionQuality factorBayesian inversionGas saturationPorosityPermeabilityOBSSonic log File: Download Dissertation_XiongLei_revision_v7.pdf Committee Members: Eugene Morgan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorEugene C Morgan, Committee Chair/Co-ChairDerek Elsworth, Committee MemberHamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee MemberSridhar Anandakrishnan, Outside Member
2. Co-Evolution of Fracture Permeability and Friction: Roles of Preslip Frictional Healing and Dynamic Stressing, and Implications for Seismicity Open Access 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 permeabilityFrictionHydraulic stimulationReservoir geomechanicsInduced seismicitySlide-hold-slideFrictional healingDynamic stressingExperimental geophysics File: Download Yildirim_MS_Thesis_Co-Evolution_of_Fracture_Permeability_and_Friction.pdf Committee Members: Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. THE ROLE OF PORE STRUCTURE IN PERMEABILITY EVOLUTION OBSERVED IN LABORATORY STUDIES OF MARCELLUS AND WOLFCAMP SHALE Open Access 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 evolutionshalepore structurepore geometrymaterial stiffnesspermeability enhancement File: Download Brandon_Schwartz_Dissertation_Final.pdf Committee Members: Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorDerek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-ChairHamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee MemberShimin Liu, Committee MemberChris J Marone, Outside Member
4. Investigation of Pore Structure and Sorption Behavior for Unconventional Gas Reservoir Rocks Open Access Author: Zhang, Rui Title: Investigation of Pore Structure and Sorption Behavior for Unconventional Gas Reservoir Rocks Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: pore structureadsorptionsmall-angle neutron scatteringcoalbed methaneshale gasunconventional natural gas File: Download PhD_dissertation_Rui_Zhang.pdf Committee Members: Shimin Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorShimin Liu, Committee Chair/Co-ChairDerek Elsworth, Committee MemberHamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee MemberDemian Saffer, Outside MemberLilin He, Special Member