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1. Characterization of Gas-Charged Porous Media from Joint Inversion of P/S- Wave Attenuation Based on OBS and/or Sonic Log Data

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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 estimation
Attenuation inversion
Quality factor
Bayesian inversion
Gas saturation
Porosity
Permeability
OBS
Sonic log
File:
Download Dissertation_XiongLei_revision_v7.pdf
Committee Members:
Eugene Morgan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eugene C Morgan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Outside Member

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

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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 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

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

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Open Access
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

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

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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 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

5. Investigation of Pore Structure and Sorption Behavior for Unconventional Gas Reservoir Rocks

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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 structure
adsorption
small-angle neutron scattering
coalbed methane
shale gas
unconventional natural gas
File:
Download PhD_dissertation_Rui_Zhang.pdf
Committee Members:
Shimin Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member
Demian Saffer, Outside Member
Lilin He, Special Member