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Author:

Nago, Annick Blanche Christelle Logbochy

Title:

MULTIVARIATE PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION OF A NATURAL GAS FIELD

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

gas reservoir
multivariate optimization

File:

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Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Landry, Christopher James

Title:

Experimental pore-scale analysis of fluid interfacial areas in oil-wet and water-wet bead packs

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

Meniscus
interfacial area
computed microtomography
multiphase
wettability
pore-scale
hysteresis

File:

Download Thesis_C.Landry_finaldraft.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ojeifo, Eghonghon

Title:

Feasibility Study through Numerical Simulation of Waterflooding and Gas Injection for a Carbonate Oil Field

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

simulation
waterflood
gas injection

File:

Download thesis_April2015a_Update.pdf

Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Krishnamurthy, Jayanth Krishna

Title:

Performance Analysis of a Natural Gas Gathering and Production System and Diagnosis of Operational Bottlenecks

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Natural Gas Gathering and Production System

File:

Download Jayanth_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Luis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

SRINIVASAN, KARTHIK

Title:

Development and Testing of an Expert System for Coalbed Methane Reservoirs using Artificial Neural Networks

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

Expert Systems
Coalbed Methane Reservoirs
Artificial Intelligence in Reservoir Engineering
Artificial Neural Networks

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Srinivasan.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Luis Ayala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Abass, Yunusa Adewale

Title:

DETERMINATION OF CRICONDENTHERM, CRICONDENBAR AND CRITICAL POINTS USING ANN

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

CRICONDENTHERM and CRITICAL POINTS
CRICONDENBAR

File:

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Committee Members:

Luis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Celauro, Josmar Gabriela

Title:

Pore-scale Multiphase Flow Experiments in Bead Packs of Variable Wettability

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Saturation profiles
Residual Saturation
Wettability

File:

Download 1-MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Dutta, Riteja

Title:

Quantification of Fracturing Fluid Migration due to Spontaneous Imbibition in Fractured Tight Formations

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

tight formations
spontaneous imbibition
fluid leak-off
well productivity

File:

Download test3.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Luis Ayala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Larpudomlert, Ruthut

Title:

Experimental Investigation of Immiscible Flow in Mixed-wet Porous Media using A Pore-scale Approach

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Wettability
fluid trapping
micro computed tomography
pore-scale
multiphase

File:

Download Final_MS_Thesis_Larpudomlert.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Odumabo, Sijuola M

Title:

Investigation of Gas Flow Hindrance due to Fracturing Fluid Leak Off in Low Permeability Sandstones

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

hydraulic fracturing
low permeability formation
saturation
leak off

File:

Download M.S._Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wang, Zhenzhen

Title:

A parametric study on reservoir cooling for enhanced oil recovery from CO2 injection

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

reservoir cooling
CO2 flooding
MMP reduction

File:

Download Thesis_-_Zhenzhen_Wang.pdf

Committee Members:

Russell Taylor Johns, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yan, Qiyan

Title:

Experimental Investigation of Shale Gas Production Impairment Due to Fracturing Fluid Migration During Shut-in Time

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

fracturing fluid
permeability
shut-in time
leak-off
low-permeability formations

File:

Download M.S._Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Luis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Torrealba, Victor Antonio

Title:

Pore-scale investigation on compaction-dependent characteristics of granular packs and their impact on fluid distribution

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

porous media
compaction
multiphase fluids
pore-scale
drainage
imbibition
X-ray CT scanning

File:

Download MS_Thesis_-_Victor_Torrealba.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yeboa, Kojo Caleb

Title:

Modeling The Effects Of Salt Precipitation And Kinetic Mineral Reaction On Well Injectivity Due To Carbon Dioxide Injection In Deep Saline Aquifers

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Carbon sequestration
Saline aquifer
Halite precipitation
Well Injectivity

File:

Download KC_YEBOA_THESIS_FINAL_SUBMISSION.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Aksu, Irem Yasar

Title:

Swelling of Clay Minerals and Its Impact on Permeability

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

Montmorillonite
kaolinite
clay swelling
clay coatings
porosity-permeability relationships
X-ray micro-computed tomography

File:

Download Irem_Aksu_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, 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:

Konya, Samet

Title:

Microtomography Imaging of Fluid Distribution and Interfacial Area in Bead Packs under Variable Axial Loading

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

compaction
porosity
permeability
relative permeability
residual saturation
surface area
interfacial area

File:

Download 1-Samet_Konya_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pakoz, Ugur

Title:

Effect of Changing Injection Water Salinity on Oil Recovery from Oil-wet Carbonate Rocks

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

Carbonate rocks
salinity
oil recovery
wettability
aging
core flooding
water flooding

File:

Download Ugur_Pakoz_Thesis_FINAL_edited.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Tianji

Title:

Numerical Investigation of Fractured Cement Degradation by Carbonated Brine Injection in A Tortuous Rough-Walled Fracture

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

cement
CO2
degradation
chemical
flow
fracture

File:

Download Thesis_ver4_.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hamid Emami Meybodi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chakraborty, Nirjhor

Title:

Experimental Investigation Of Effective Matrix Permeability And The Effect Of Soaking Time In Ultra-tight Shales

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Ultra-Tight Shale
Permeability
Pulse Decay
Soaking Time
Shut-in
Hydraulic Fracturing
Gas

File:

Download Nirjhor_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Yiming

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS WITH STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUME: AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATION

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

SRV
ANN
Characterization
Tight gas reservoir
Stimulated reservoir volume
artificial intelligence network

File:

Download Zhang_Yiming_Master_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sanjay Srinivasan, Program Head/Chair
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member

Author:

Abdelmalek, Botros

Title:

Pseudo-pressure Type-curve approach for Permeability and Porosity estimation from Pressure-pulse Decay Data

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Permeability of Shale Gas
Pulse Decay
Pseudo Pressure
Type Curves

File:

Download AbdelmalekBotros-MS_thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lou, Xuanqing

Title:

Experimental Study of Gas-Liquid Diffusion in Porous Rocks and Bulk Fluids

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Gas-Liquid Diffusion
Diffusion Coefficient
Unconventional Porous Media
Pressure-Decay Technique

File:

Download Ms_thesis_Xuanqing_Lou_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Xuanchi

Title:

Evolution of Permeability and Acoustic Velocity through Radio-Frequency Heating of Shale

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Shale
permeability
radio-frequency heating
p-wave velocity
Green River Shale
Marcellus Shale

File:

Download Final_Version_Xuanchi_Li_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris J Marone, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member

Author:

Niu, Fangya

Title:

Experimental Investigation of Pressure Dependence of Contact Angle Measurement in CO2/Brine Systems

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

CO2 storage
contact angle
wettability
pressure dependence
micro-CT imaging

File:

Download Fangya_Niu_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Russell Taylor Johns, Committee Member
Meng Wang, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair