Past Theses and Dissertations

2017

Dissertations

• Almas Aitkulov Two-Dimensional Study of Chemical Floods for Viscous Oils
• Theresa Baumgartner. Maximizing the Value of Information from Downhole High-Frequency Drilling Dynamics Data. 
• Mehmet Zeki Erincik, New Discovery to Reduce Residual Oil Saturation by Polymer Flooding
• Juan Diego Escobar Gómez. Perturbation Methods for Rapid Modeling and Inversion of Single-Phase Pressure Diffusion Measurements
• Mahdi Haddad, Simulation and Production Evaluation of Multiple-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing in Horizontal Wellbores
• Dongkeun Lee. A Model for Hydraulic Fracturing and Proppant Placement in Unconsolidated Sands.
• Yu Liang. Scaling of Solutal Convection in Porous Media.
• Xiangyu Liu. Mud-to-Cement Conversion of Synthetic-Based Drilling Muds Using Geopolymers.
• Elsa Maalouf. Rapid Modeling and Inversion-Based Interpretation of Borehole Acoustic Measurements Acquired in Isotropic and Vertical Transversely Isotropic Formations.
• Maryam Mirabolghasemi. Micro-scale Modeling of Formation Damage.
• Hariharan Ramachandran. Modeling CO_2 Leakage Through Faults and Fractures from Subsurface Storage Sites.
• Bo Ren. Local Capillary Trapping and Permeability-Retarded Accumulation During Geologic Carbon Sequestration.
• Robin Singh. Multifunction Foams and Emulsions for Subsurface Applications.
• He Sun Implementation and Application of Fracture Diagnostic Tools: Fiber Optic Sensing and Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test (DFIT)
• Rodolfo Araujo Victor. Multiscale, Image-Based Interpretation of Well Logs Acquired in a Complex, Deepwater Carbonate Reservoir. Associated dataset at Digital Rocks Portal.
• Weiwei Wang. The Effect of Cemented Natural Fractures on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation.
• Weiwei Wu. Unpropped Fractures in Shale: Surface Topography, Mechanical Properties and Hydraulic Conductivity.
• Yun Wu. Strategies for Mitigating Risks of Scalability and Containment in Geological CO2 Storage. 
• Kaimin Yue. Height Containment of Hydraulic Fractures in Layered Reservoirs. 
• Chunxiao Zhu. NMR Longitudinal Surface Relaxation Phenomena of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Porous Media. 
• Di Zhu. Simultaneous Phase-Stability-Split Computation for Multiphase Oil-Displacement Simulation. 

Masters Theses

• Mohammad Hamad AlTwaijri. A Comprehensive Numerical Model for Simulating Two-Phase Flow in Shale Gas Reservoirs with Complex Hydraulic and Natural Fractures.
• Ahmed Jamal AlZayer, Enhanced Oil Recovery by Carbon Dioxide and Diethyl Ether as Mutual Solvents
• Michael David Aman. Micromechanical Testing for the Evaluation of Chemo-Mechanical Alteration of CO_2 Storage Rocks.
• Hector Emilio Barrios Molano. Development of a Framework for Parallel Reservoir Simulation.
• Sebastian Calvache Mejia. Development of a Multiphase Flow Simulator for Drilling Applications. 
• Yangyang Chen. Hall Plot Analysis for Horizontal Well Injectivity
• Marc-Auréle Chevreau. New Formulation of Mechanical Specific Energy (MSE) Taking Into Account the Hydraulic Effects for PDC Bits
• Silpakorn Dachanuwattana. A History Matching Workflow Using Proxy-Based MCMC Applied in Tight Reservoir Simulation Studies.
• Jonathan Driver. Tailoring Polymer Molecular Weight Distribution to Pore Size Distribution Using Filtration and Mechanical Degradation.
• Calvin M. Eberle. An Investigation Into Surfactant Stabilized, Non-Aqueous and Semi-Aqueous Foam for Enhanced Oil Recovery.
• Mehmet Zeki Erincik, New Discovery to Reduce Residual Oil Saturation by Polymer Flooding 
• Nicholas Griffith. Nanoparticle-Stabilized Natural Gas Liquid Emulsions for Heavy Oil Recovery
• Litan Li. Experimental Studies on the Use of Chemical Additives for Steam-assisted Gravity Drainage.
• Benjamin List. Development of Self-Heating Pipeline Pigging Tool.
• Eric Lynd. An Exploration of the IGA Method for Efficient Reservoir Simulation.
• Nuntha Naudomsup. Estimation of Reservoir Properties Using an Integration of the Capacitance-Resistance Model and Tracer Testing.
• Emre Ozen. Modeling of Geochemical Reactions with Fluid Flow Simulation for Scale Precipitation and Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer Flooding Process.
• Marilena Papdopoulou. Numerical Simulation Study of Low-Tension-Gas (LTG) Flooding for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Tight Formations.
• Siddharth Senthilnathan. Surface-Coated Silica Nanoparticles for Conformance Control of Buoyancy-Driven CO_2 Flow.
• He Sun. Implementation and Application of Fracture Diagnostic Tools: Fiber Optic Sensing and Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test (DFIT)
• Xiao Xu. Peridynamic Model of Poroelasticity Based on Hamilton's Principle.    
• Dandan Zheng. Path Optimization Advisory and Analytical Tools for Directional Drilling.

Masters Reports

• Hayrettin Aygol. Foam Assisted Surfactant-Gas Flooding in Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs. 
• Xiao Luo. Experimental Studies on the Reservoir Dynamics of Water-based and Gas-based Fracturing Fluids in Tight Rocks.
• Adam McMullen. Study of Liquid-Coupled Ultrasonic Techniques to Evaluate Elastic Wave Propagation in Rocks
• Lee Waters. Annular Flow Regimes in a Novel Down-Hole Gas-Liquid Separator and Pump Connector.
• Yichen Xin. Experiment Design and Improvement for PGE 427 Properties of Petroleum Fluids.