1. Numerical Model Representation Of Multi-stage Hydrualically Fractured Horizontal Wells Located In Shale Gas Reservoirs Using Neural Networks Open Access Author: Bodipat, Kanin Title: Numerical Model Representation Of Multi-stage Hydrualically Fractured Horizontal Wells Located In Shale Gas Reservoirs Using Neural Networks Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: numerical modelsimulationhydraulic fracturinghorizontal wellshale gasneural networksANN File: Download MS_Thesis_Bodipat_Kanin.pdf Committee Members: Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Investigation of Gas Flow Hindrance due to Fracturing Fluid Leak Off in Low Permeability Sandstones Open Access 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 fracturinglow permeability formationsaturationleak off File: Download M.S._Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorLuis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorYilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. Mobilization of Heavy Metals upon Release of Marcellus Shale Wastewaters Open Access Author: Fogarty, Rebecca Anne Title: Mobilization of Heavy Metals upon Release of Marcellus Shale Wastewaters Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: desorptionheavy metalshydraulic fracturingMarcellus Shalemobilizationcadmium File: Download MS_Thesis_RFogarty.pdf Committee Members: Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. Super-charged Pulsed Jet Combustor for Salt-water Separation in Remediating Hydo Fracturing Brines Open Access Author: Cash, Colin Christopher Title: Super-charged Pulsed Jet Combustor for Salt-water Separation in Remediating Hydo Fracturing Brines Graduate Program: Environmental Engineering Keywords: hydraulic fracturingbrinepulse combustorpulse jetnatural gas File: Download Colin_C_Cash_2015_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRobert Carl Voigt, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorWilliam D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. Contaminant mobilization by reactions between Marcellus Shale and organic additive in synthetic hydraulic fracturing fluids Open Access Author: Tasker, Travis Lindsay Title: Contaminant mobilization by reactions between Marcellus Shale and organic additive in synthetic hydraulic fracturing fluids Graduate Program: Environmental Engineering Keywords: hydraulic fracturingMarcellus Shalefracturing fluids File: Download Tasker_Thesis_2015.pdf Committee Members: William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. Establishing Thresholds for Negative Effects on Vegetation and Soils from Marcellus Gas Production Water Open Access Author: Navitsky, Laura Olivia Title: Establishing Thresholds for Negative Effects on Vegetation and Soils from Marcellus Gas Production Water Graduate Program: Agricultural and Biological Engineering Keywords: hydraulic fracturingMarcellus Shaleproduction waterbariumchloridetotal dissolved solidselectrical conductivity File: Download Laura_Navitsky_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf Committee Members: Herschel Adams Elliott, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
7. Water Use in Shale Energy Extraction: A Watershed-level Analysis of Water Availability in Marcellus Shale Extraction Open Access Author: Dzwonczyk, John Patrick Title: Water Use in Shale Energy Extraction: A Watershed-level Analysis of Water Availability in Marcellus Shale Extraction Graduate Program: Geography Keywords: water-energy nexusMarcellus Shalehydraulic fracturing File: Download 1-Dzwonczyk_J_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Dr Kirby Calvert, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorTess Alethea Russo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
8. Testing the Viability of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Fracking Fluid by Computing its Chemical Interaction with Illite Open Access Author: Ajayi, Oluwaseyi Adebola Title: Testing the Viability of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Fracking Fluid by Computing its Chemical Interaction with Illite Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: molecular modelingfrackinghydraulic fracturingmarcellus shalesupercritical CO2illitedensity functional theorymolecular dynamicsDFTDFT-MDscCO2interfacial tensioninterfacial energyinteraction energyVASPenergy minimization File: Download seyi_ajayi_ms_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Dr. James Kubicki, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr. Michael Arthur, Committee MemberDr. Derek Elsworth, Committee MemberDr. Demian Saffer, Committee Member
9. WORKING WITH CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AND HOMEOWNERS IN PENNSYLVANIA TO UNDERSTAND HYDROCARBON-RELATED CONTAMINATION OF WATER RESOURCES Open Access Author: Woda, Joshua Title: WORKING WITH CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AND HOMEOWNERS IN PENNSYLVANIA TO UNDERSTAND HYDROCARBON-RELATED CONTAMINATION OF WATER RESOURCES Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: Shale gaswater qualitymethanehydraulic fracturingoil and gascontaminationcitizen science File: Download Woda_thesis_.pdf Committee Members: Susan Louise Brantley, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKatherine Haines Freeman, Committee MemberDemian Saffer, Committee Member
10. Numerical Simulation of Proppant Displacement in Scaled Fracture Networks Open Access Author: Song, Yibo Title: Numerical Simulation of Proppant Displacement in Scaled Fracture Networks Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: Proppant transporthydraulic fracturingparticle laden fluiddiscrete element methods File: Download Thesis_Yibo_Song.pdf Committee Members: Arash Dahi Taleghani, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorGregory R King, Committee MemberJohn Wang, Committee MemberMort D Webster, Program Head/Chair
