2016
Dissertations
- Mohammad Reza Beygi Development of Compositional Three-Phase Relative Permeability and Hysteresis Models and Their Application to EOR Processes
- Christopher Allen Johnson Blyton, Proppant Transport in Complex Fracture Networks
- Jose Sergio de Araujo Cavalcante Filho Mobility Control of Gas Injection in Highly Heterogeneous and Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
- Xiongyu (Jasper) Chen Experimental Studies on CO2-Brine-Decane Relative Permeabilities in Berea Sandstone With New Steady-State and Unsteady-State Methods
- Behzad Eftekhari A Lattice Model For Gas Production From Hydrofractured Shale
- Morteza Elahi Naraghi Modeling Complex Spatial Patterns in Reservoir Models Using High Order Spectra
- Yongcun Feng. Fracture Analysis for Lost Circulation and Wellbore Strengthening
- Soheil Ghanbarzadeh Pore Fluid Percolation and Flow in Ductile Rocks Associated dataset at Digital Rocks Portal
- Hoonyoung Jeong Fast Assessment of Uncertainty in Buoyant Fluid Displacement Using a Connectivity-Based Proxy
- Chunbi Jiang Pore Structure Characterization of Shale at the Micro- and Macro-scale
- Amir Kianinejad Measurement and Modeling of Three-Phase Relative Permeability as a Function of Saturation Path
- Tianbo Liang Water Block From Hydraulic Fracturing in Low Permeability Rocks: Experimental Studies on Causes and Potential Mitigation Methods
- Nabijan Nizamidin Optimized Heavy Oil-in-Water Emulsions for Flow in Pipelines
- Hisanao Ouchi Development of a Peridynamics-based Hydraulic Fracturing Model for Fracture Growth in Heterogeneous Reservoirs
- Himanshu Sharma Study of Geochemical Interactions During Chemical EOR Processes
- Roman J. Shor The Effect of Well Path, Tortuosity and Drillstring Design on the Transmission of Axial and Torsional Vibrations from the Bit and Mitigation Control Strategies
- Joseph Frederic Tansey Multiscale Pore Network Modeling of Carbonate Acidization
Masters Theses
- Hamdi Ahmed Alramadan Experimental Evaluation of Surface Treated Nanoparticles and their Effect on Wettability Alteration of Carbonate Surfaces and Oil-Brine Interfacial Tension
- Ryan Andris The Effect of Restrictive Diffusion on Hydrate Growth
- Prateek Bhardwaj A New Reservoir Scale Model for Fracture Propagation and Stress Reorientation in Waterflooded Reservoirs
- Abhishek Dilip Bihani Pore Size Distribution and Methane Equilibrium Conditions at Walker Ridge Block 313, Northern Gulf of Mexico
- Beibit Bissakayev A Sensitivity Study on Modified Salinity Waterflooding and Its Hybrid Processes
- Eric Cushman Bryant Hydraulic Fracture Modeling with Finite Volumes and Areas
- Grayson Michael Carroll Beam Lift - A Study of Important Parameters : (1) Wellbore Orientation Effects on Liquid Entry Into the Pump. (2) Pumping Unit Counterbalance Effects on Power Usage. (3) Pump Friction and the Use of Sinker Bars
- Timothy Alexander Cousins Effect of Rough Fractal Pore-Solid Interface on Single-Phase Permeability in Random Fractal Porous Media
- Alex Cui Experimental Study of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery and its Impact Residual Oil in Sandstones
- Yujing Du Modeling of Gas Flooding in High-Pressure Reservoir Using a Compositional Reservoir Simulator
- Nkemakonam Uzodimma Egboga Investigative Study and Sensitivity Analysis of Thermal Stimulation in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs
- Wensi Fu Modeling of Temperature Effect on Low Salinity Waterflooding
- Pinaki Ghosh Study of Alternating Anionic Surfactant and Gas Injection in Carbonate Cores
- Runqui Han Automated Computer Vision System for Real-Time Drilling Cuttings Monitoring
- Chiranth Hegde. Application of Statistical Learning Models to Predict and Optimize Rate of Penetration of Drilling
- Ashton Ashkan Hoss Case-Based Drilling Curricula Using Integrated HIL Simulator and Remote Collaboration Center
- Jordan Taylor Isbell Using Huff n’ puff with a Recycled Hydrocarbon Gas as a Means for Enhancing Oil Recovery in A Liquid-Rich Shale Reservoir
- Paul Byron Jordan Two-Phase Relative Permeability Measurements in Berea Sandstone at Reservoir Conditions
- Pratik Kakkar Experimental Study of the Effect of Stress and Fluid Sensitivity on Propped and Un-propped Fracture Conductivity in Preserved Reservoir Shale
- Yuxiang Li Experimental Investigation of Imbibition in Oil-Wet Carbonates Under Low IFT Conditions
- Madalyn Marie Liebum Characterization of an Alkyl Diamine Surfactant for Gas Mobility Control in Gas Enhanced Oil Recovery and Conformance Control
- Duong Thai (Bradley) Nguyen Production Mechanism of Diluent Injection in Heavy Oil and Bitumen
- Vu Nguyen A Novel ASP Flood Design for CO2 Contaminated Sandstone Reservoirs at Low Salinity and Low Permeability
- Elif Ozdingis Optimization of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage, Electrical Joule’s Heating, and Thermal-Chemical Processes for Heavy Oil Reservoirs
- Mauro Ariel Palavecino New Methods of Petrophysical Rock Classification Based on MICP and Grain-Size Distribution Measurements with Applications in Carbonates and Tight-Gas Sandstones
- Zhong (Sean) Pan Revised Productivity Index Equation to Improve Transient History Match for the Capacitance Resistance Model
- Jose Ernesto Parra Perez Experimental Investigation of Viscous Forces during Surfactant Flooding of Fractured Carbonate Cores
- Arindam Raina An Investigation of the Properties of Geological Simulation Techniques Based on Orthogonal Decompositions
- Vivek Ramachandran Ravi Mixing laws and fluid substitution for interpretation of magnetic resonance measurements
- Matthew John Ramos Laboratory Quantification and Detection of Pre-Existing Fractures and Stress-Induced Microfracturing Through Combined Ultrasonic and Triaxial-Stress Testing
- Ebrahim Khalil Rasromani Exploring Anisotropy in Rock Fluid Flow and Elastic Behavior
- Arash Shushtarian Effect of a Discrete Three-Phase Methane Equilibrium Zone on the Bottom-Simulating Reflection
- Derek Andrews Tinker Pore-Scale Permeability Prediction using Critical Path Analysis
- Brandon Jamal Tripp Dependence of Transport Properties on Grain Size Distribution
- Sai Pranav Uppati. Investigation of Pulse Fracturing Via Peridynamics Modeling and Simulation
- Marut Wantawin A Probabilistic Workflow for Uncertainty Analysis Using a Proxy-Based Approach Applied to Tight Reservoir Simulation Studies
- Thanawut Worawutthichanyakul Unstable Immiscible Displacement Study in Oil-Wet Rocks
- Peidong Zhao. Numerical Investigation of Lost Circulation and Fracture Resistance Enhancement Mechanism
- Pável Zuloaga Molero Performance Evaluation of CO2 EOR in Tight Oil Formations with Complex Fracture Geometries
Masters Reports
- Joshua Christopher Bautista-Anguiano Modeling, Simulation and Interpretation of Spontaneous Potential Logs to Quantify Hydrocarbon Saturation
- Cagdas Eritici Compressive Forces Causing Rod Buckling in Sucker Rod Pumps and Using Sinker Bars to Prevent Buckling
- Hasan Javed Khan Improved permeability estimation of formation damage through imaged core flooding experiments Associated data set at Digital Rocks Portal
- Elsa Maalouf Numerical Simulation and Interpretation of Sonic Measurements in Vertical and Highly Deviated Wells
- Mathilde Michèle Luycx Tool Design, Physics and Interpretation of Neutron-Gamma Density
- Andreas Michael Hydraulic fracturing optimization: experimental investigation of multiple fracture growth homogeneity via perforation cluster distribution
- Kaustubh Shrivastava Alternate-Slug Fracturing Using Foam