Past Theses and Dissertations

2018

Dissertations

• Murtadha Al Tammar. Experimental Studies in Hydraulic Fracture Growth: Fundamental Insights and Validation Experiments for Geomechanical Models. 
• Leonard Yujya Chang. Prediction of Microemulsion Phase Behavior from Surfactant and Co-Solvent Structures. 
• Alolika Das. Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Low Tension Gas Flooding in High Salinity, Low Permeability Carbonate Reservoirs
• Arjang Gandomkar. Thermoporoelastic Wellbore Stability Model with Local Thermal Non-Equilibrium
• Chiranth Hegde. End-to-End Drilling Optimization Using Machine Learning
• Han Jiang. Characterization of Petrophysical Properties of Organic-Rich Shales by Experiments, Lab Measurements, and Machine Learning Analysis.
• Hojung Jung Investigation of Coupled Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Processes for Safe Carbon Geological Storage
• Hyungjoo Lee. Estimation of In-Situ Fluid Properties from the Combined Interpretation of Nuclear, Dielectric, Optical, and Magnetic Resonance Measurements. 
• Mathilde Michele Luycx. Physics and Rapid Forward Modeling of Logging-While-Drilling Neutron-Gamma Density Measurements
• Michael Nole. The Interdependence of Lithologic Heterogeneity and Methane Migration on Gas Hydrate Formation in Marine Sediments
• Chiazor Nwachukwu. Machine Learning Solutions for Reservoir Characterization, Management, and Optimization. 
• Pengpeng Qi. The Effect of Polymer Viscoelasticity on Residual Oil Saturation. 
• Javid Shiriyev. A Tri-Axial Electromagnetic Induction Tool for Hydraulic Fracture Diagnostics. 
• Cesar Mattos de Salles Soares. Continuous Learning of Analytical and Machine Learning Rate of Penetration (ROP) Models for Real-Time Drilling Optimization
• Igor Sovkun. Coupled Chemo-Mechanical Processes in Reservoir Geomechanics. 
• Rahul Verma. Pore Scale Modeling of Multiphase Flow in Heterogeneously Wet Media.
• Haotian Wang. A General Poro-Elasto-Plastic Model for Poorly Consolidated Sands
• Chu-Hsiang Wu. Modeling Particulate Flows in Conduits and Porous Media. 
• Ke Xu. Construction and Validation of Microfluidic Platforms for Investigation of Multiphase Flow and Nanofluids in Porous Media.
• Hongtao Yang. Pore-Scale Modeling of Particle Filtration in Porous Media.
• Sophie Shiting Yi. Development of Computationally Efficient 2D and Pseudo-3D Multi-Fracture Models with Applications to Fracturing and Refracturing. 
• Jason York. Advanced Hydraulic Fracture Modeling: Peridynamics, Inelasticity, and Coupling to FEM.
• Peng Zhang. Low Frequency Downhole Electrical Measurements for Mapping Proppant Distribution in Hydraulic Fractures in Cased-Hole Wells.

Masters Theses

• Nassir Abalkhail. Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Application in a High-Temperature, High-Salinity Carbonate Reservoir. 
• Mohammed Zakeria Hasan Al-obaidi. Automatic well-log based fabric-oriented rock classification for detecting landing zones and completion intervals in the Midland Basin
• Naif Mohammed Alrubaie. Dynamic Petrophysical Properties of Laminated Rocks: An Experimental Investigation. 
• Erdi Aydin. Numerical Simulation and History Matching of Steam-Foam Process to Enhance Heavy Oil Recovery. 
• Kahraman Barut. Investigation of Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics/Cements and Applicability of Magnesium Potassium Phosphate Cements as Wellbore Sealants in the Oil & Gas Industry. 
• Youguang Chen. A New Upscaling Method for Flow Simulation of Fractured Systems
• Javier Andres Estrada Santos. Lattice-Boltzmann Modeling of Multiphase Flow Through Rough Heterogeneously Wet Fractures. 
• Shiraz Gulraiz. Existence of Plug Zones in Viscoplastic Fluid Flow and Their Effect on Drilling Hydraulics in a Concentric Vertical Annulus
• Katy Hanson. Isogeometric Analysis: Applications for Torque and Drag Models, Drillstring and Bottom-Hole Assembly Design.
• Stephen Yin-Chyuan Jong. Investigating the Impact of Salinity Gradient Design on Low Tension Gas Flooding Performance
• Hojung Jung Investigation of Coupled Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Processes for Safe Carbon Geological Storage
• Adithya Suresh Kumar. A Study of a Novel Down-Hole Gas-Liquid Separator/Connector. 
• Ryan Wai-Hung Leung. Development of a Hydrate-Gas-Water Static Equilibrium Model and Analysis of Three-Phase Stability
• Tianyu Li. Modeling of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation and Height Growth in Layered Formations.
• Wendi Liu. Reservoir Fluid Characterization and Optimization of Condensate Banking Treatment with Dimethyl Ether in the Shale Gas Condensate Reservoir. 
• Lucas Mejia. Experimental Investigation of Low Interfacial Tension Displacements in Oil-Wet, Fractured Micromodels. 
• Miguel Mejia. Experimental Investigation of Surfactant Flooding in Fractured Limestones. 
• Zachary W. Murphy. Three-Phase Relative Permeability of Hydrate-Bearing Sediments. 
• Yusuf Nasir. Derivative-Free Techniques for Optimal Development of Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs. 
• Galang Bintang Ramadhan. The Foaming Behavior of a CO2-Soluble, Viscoelastic Diamine Surfactant in Porous Media.
• Leopoldo Matías Ruiz Maraggi. Mechanistic and Probalistic Rate-Time Analysis of Unconventional Reservoirs.
• Jenny Ryu. Fault Reactivation and CO2 Migration in Carbon Storage.
• Jose Julian Salazar Neira. Heterogeneity Study of the Little Creek Field from Petrophysical Data. 
• Brandon Chok-Yie Tang. Application of Dynamic Optimization Methods for Foam Floods in Stratified Reservoirs.
• Denning Wang. Surfactant Retention in Limestones. 
• Jimin Daniel Zhou.Gas Injection and Mobility Control in Fractured, Oil-Wet Carbonate Reservoirs. 

Masters Reports

• Neha Anand. Review of Asphaltene Properties and Precipitation Modeling.
• Williams Ozowe. Capillary Pressure Curve and Liquid Permeability Estimation in Tight Oil Reserves Using Pressure Decline Versus Time Data.