THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
2015 Status Report
MEWBOURNE SCHOOL OF PETROLEUM & GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
The mission of the Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering is to provide our students with educational experiences which allow them the opportunity to develop technical competence and intellectual perspective to function effectively in and continue professional growth during their careers. These experiences occur primarily through research, innovative classroom instruction, lab experiences, and student mentoring.
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Students & Academics
S ECTION 1
Enrollment
represented in MPGE, with China and Saudi Arabia claiming the highest numbers. Table 1.1 MPGE Enrollment Demographics* 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
354
434
428
483
586
797
966
1098
Seniors
106
124
163
221
223
254
307
329
Juniors
59
103
116
93
111
144
156
220
Sophomores
76
98
73
85
117
140
196
225
113
109
76
84
135
259
307
324
211
249
235
287
324
421
505
543
Non-‐Resident
88
108
106
106
144
247
307
378
InternaBonal
55
77
87
90
118
127
152
177
287
349
360
408
495
688
822
955
67
85
68
75
91
109
144
155
217
251
244
268
301
438
633
636
African American
16
19
17
25
23
36
45
45
Hispanic
12
17
18
24
30
46
75
78
Asian
13
20
25
29
39
47
72
46
American Indian
26
32
19
25
21
26
36
33
Other/Not ReporBng
70
95
105
129
173
129
188
205
MulB-‐Race
0
0
0
0
0
38
44
55
Pacific Islander
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATES UNIVERSITY CLASSIFICATION
Freshmen
As we have witnessed over the course of a decade, undergraduate enrollment has continued to rise in MPGE. This year gave us a new record high of 1098 students for the fall semester, a 14% increase over last year’s total, with a freshman class of 324 students. Only two other programs have a greater undergraduate enrollment than OU in petroleum engineering, Louisiana State University and Texas Tech. This increase in enrollment has propelled MPGE to become the largest academic unit on the Norman campus. Table 1.1 illustrates the demographics for MPGE since 2008. Non-resident enrollment has been steadily on the rise and now accounts for 34% of MPGE undergraduate enrollment; 23% of our total enrollment is from Texas. International student representation within our undergraduate program has slid from 20% between 2010-2012. It has remained at 16% for the past three years. Twenty-nine countries are
RESIDENCY Oklahoma
GENDER Male Female IPEDS ETHNICITY & RACE White
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OU and MPGE continue to attract National Merit Scholars to our program. This year, twenty-nine National Merit Scholars are petroleum engineering students. This gives MPGE the distinction of having the largest concentration of National Merit Scholars on OU’s campus.
National Merit Scholars in MPGE
30 22.5 15 7.5 2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
0 2012
2013
2014
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Graduation & Placement
Graduating) Seniors 100
80
60
40
20
0 US)&)International) Students)obtaining)full) time) employment
Number/of/Graduates
US)Students)still)seeking) employment
Students)planning)on) Graduate)School
Intl)Students)still)seeking) employment
180 160
2012
2013
2014
2015
140
time employment, 9 will be attending graduate school, and 26 are still job seeking. In comparison, 105 students graduated from MPGE’s undergraduate program in May ’14; 83 accepted full-time employment (60 prior to graduation), 10 went on to grad school, and 12 were not employed. MPGE staff will continue to follow-up with this year’s gradating seniors on their employment status.
120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2012
2013
2014 Undergrad
2015
Graduate
As would be expected with increasing enrollment, MPGE has seen a rise in the number of students graduating from its programs each year. A majority of these students have accepted jobs contingent on graduation. As of April 2, 2015, of the 102 seniors graduating in May ’15, 67 have accepted full-
In addition to tracking employment of our seniors, we track student internships. Internships play an integral role in preparing our students for full-time employment by providing real world experience and the opportunity to network within the industry, and are a requirement of the program. Of this year’s 178 juniors, 93 have accepted internships for Summer 2015. 5
FULLVTIME+EMPLOYMENT+BY+EMPLOYER
Percent4of4Juniors4 with4Internships
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Saudi+Aramco Schlumberger Devon ConocoPhillips
100%
Chesapeake Apache
Placement4 Percentage
90%
Mewbourne+Oil
80%
Continental+Resources
70%
Halliburton
60%
Helmerich+ &+Payne
Exxon/XTO
2010
Anadarko 2011
Questar/QEP
50%
BP+
2012
Chevron
40%
EnCana
2013
Linn+Energy
30%
Sonangol
2014
Cimarex+ Energy
20%
Denbury+Resources
2015
Samson+Resources
10%
SandRidge Weatherford
0%
Baker+ Hughes
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
EOG Marathon Newfield OXY PetroVietnam
Internships-by-Company 0
5
10
15
20
25
Mewbourne-Oil-Company Apache ConocoPhillips Devon-Energy Continental-Resources SandRidge Halliburton Marathon Chesapeake- Energy Denbury-Resources
2011
Linn-Energy Saudi-Aramco EOG-Resources Pioneer-Natural- Resources
2012
2013
2014
Anadarko 2015 Exxon/XTO Baker- Hughes Shell Helmerich- &-Payne Chevron Cimarex BP Unit-Drilling Samson Questar/QEP WPX-Energy
Amanda Knaup, Baker Hughes, internship Summer 2014
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James Moran, XTO Energy internship, Summer 2014
Faye Riley, BP internship, Summer 2014
Madeline Bull, Chevron internship, Summer 2014
Kirke Suter, BP internship, Summer 2014
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S ECTION 3
Scholarships
MPGE is fortunate to have generous alumni and industry friends who believe strongly in enriching the future of the industry by providing educational opportunities through scholarships. For the 2014-15 academic year, 275 students were awarded funding through 57 scholarship funds totaling $803,300. MPGE scholarships are based solely on academic merit--students must have a GPA of 3.2 or higher in order to qualify. Students who have been selected as Mewbourne Leadership Scholars (MLS) receive funding for four years of study in the program and opportunities for internships with Mewbourne Oil Company. MPGE also recognizes the National Merit Scholars who have chosen OU and our petroleum engineering program from amongst the numerous options they had available to them. Each year they remain in the program as a National Merit Scholar, MPGE awards them $3,500. Additionally, the Oklahoma Energy Resource Board (OERB) provides many scholarships each year. Currently, 51 MPGE students benefit from OERB scholarships.
Table 4.1 2014-15 Scholarship Breakdown #
MPGE
MLS
OERB
TOTAL
Freshman
16
$31,500
$32,000
$0
$63,500
Sophomore
73
$122,000
$40,000
$22,500
$184,500
Junior
105
$176,500
$30,000
$66,000
$272,500
Senior
77
$180,500
$21,000
$72,500
$274,000
Transfer
4
$8,800
$0
$0
$8,800
TOTAL
275
$519,300
$94,200
$161,000
$803,300
2014
276
$495,300
$11,800
$108,500
$615,600
2013
233
$467,800
$47,000
$111,500
$626,300
2012
230
$308,500
$58,000
$114,500
$481,000
2011
166
$410,000
$62,000
$58,000
$530,000
2010
193
$331,500
$81,500
$117,500
$530,500
2014-15 Female Scholarship Recipients 15 11.25 7.5 3.75 0
Fr
So
Jr
Sr
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S ECTION 4
Curriculum Improvements
three or more of the six prerequisite courses must meet a minimum retention GPA of 3.25 in those courses. Fall 2014
During the 2013-14 academic year, MPGE began to examine ways to address the increasing enrollment numbers. Some schools were deciding to place maximum capacities on their programs. To meet the demand, MPGE renovated and increased capacities in laboratories and classrooms, added faculty, and instituted a Professional Program application process which requires students to meet a set of qualifiers before they would be allowed to take 3000-level petroleum engineering coursework. In order to apply for the Professional Program, students must have a minimum OU retention and combined GPA of 2.50 and have successfully completed six prerequisite courses: Calculus I, Calculus II, Chemistry I, Chemistry II, Physics I, and Intro to Physical Geology. Students who transfer no more than two of these six courses into OU must earn a minimum retention GPA in these courses of 3.0; students transferring
Applicants
40
Admitted
21
Conditionally Admitted*
13
Denied
6
Spring 2015 Applicants
248
Admitted
143
Conditionally Admitted*
62
Denied
35
*Conditionally Admitted students are students whose grades are very close to the cut-off, however, to make the fairest assessment, their final grades for the semester are needed to determine if they meet the qualifications for admittance to the Professional Program or not.
Approximately 85% of applicants have been admitted or conditionally admitted, as detailed in the above table. Of those who were conditionally admitted Fall 2014, after reviewing their grades, nine were admitted and four were denied.
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In addition to implementing the professional program to address increasing enrollment, MPGE’s Undergraduate Committee reviewed the flow of our curriculum in order to improve attrition rates. Course prerequisites were reviewed and updated to allow students to navigate through the program without unnecessary delays in graduation. Not only has this improved attrition in just its first year, but it also has allowed MPGE to project future enrollment more accurately.
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S ECTION 5
Graduate Programs
MPGE offers the following graduate degrees: • • • • •
M.S. Petroleum Engineering M.S. Geological Engineering M.S. Natural Gas Engineering and Management Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering Ph.D. Geological Engineering
the past three years. This substantially broadens the scope of courses we can offer in addition to the research possibilities that come with each new faculty member. In Spring 2013, we instituted an accelerated 5-year B.S./M.S. program in Petroleum Engineering to attract and retain high quality undergraduate students into MPGE’s graduate studies, and, also, to increase enrollment of American students in our graduate program. Spring 2014 saw the first group of applications to the program. Of the 28 students who applied, five were accepted. Those students are currently completing their programs of study. This program is an excellent way for MPGE undergraduate students to gain a competitive edge in the oil and gas industry at a minimal investment in time and cost. GRADUATE( PROGRAM( ENROLLMENT 140 120
Currently, 89 M.S. students and 26 Ph.D. students are enrolled and represent over 20 different countries. 10% of enrolled students are Residents of Oklahoma, 4% NonResident, and 86% are International. Of the total graduate enrollment, 21% of students are female. We have continued to enhance the quality of our students’ experience within our graduate programs. In delivering highquality education and involvement in research, we attract top talent into our programs, including six faculty members over
100 80 60 40 20 0 2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
11
We continue to be competitive in our application process, but are pleased to be able to offer funding to 90% of our students. M.S.$Acceptance$Rates$ 400
Students get first-hand research and publication experience by working closely with faculty in the program. Table 5.1 displays the number of publications faculty have authored and the number with joint student authorship.
14%
350
12%
300
TABLE 5.1: NUMBER OF MPGE PUBLICATIONS AND STUDENT AUTHORSHIPS
10%
250
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
8%
2014
77 (57)
31 (23)
6%
2013
81 (71)
41 (36)
200 150 4%
100
Numbers in parenthesis represent the number of published papers in which students were named as authors.
2%
50 0
0% 2011
2012
2013 #+ Applicants
2014
%+Accepted
Ph.D.%Acceptance%Rates 80
12%
70
10%
60 8%
50 40
6%
30
4%
20 2%
10 0
In addition to the experience students receive working closely with faculty on research, a program exists that is similar to our 5-year Accelerated B.S./M.S., sponsored by BakerHughes: 21st Century Co-operative Program, that allows students to work closely with industry professionals and network with their peers across disciplines to achieve project goals. Students apply to the program during their sophomore year. Those selected will intern throughout their undergraduate years at Baker-Hughes facilities. During their fifth year, students will complete their M.S. coursework along with a project. There are currently five MPGE students taking part in this program. Natural Gas Engineering & Management
0% 2011
2012
2013 #, Applicants
%,Accepted
2014
The Natural Gas Engineering and Management (NGEM) program currently has sixteen students enrolled in it, fourteen 12
students are from outside of the U.S. One unique factor of the students enrolled in NGEM is that 31% of the students are female--the highest percentage of women in any of MPGE’s programs. Beginning in Fall ’15, new options will be available within the NGEM program. We have been approved to offer our M.S. in NGEM via distance learning, and we will also have available, both on-campus and on-line, a Certificate in Natural Gas Technology. Both the M.S. and Certificate will operate in an identical manner whether the student is seeking the oncampus or on-line option. The advantage the on-line options provide is to allow working adults to continue to work within the natural gas industry full-time while pursuing additional education to benefit not only their own careers but the companies they work for.
Ashish Mathur
The certificate program consists of 15 credit hours. Should a student decide to then seek an M.S. NGEM, nine of those hours would be able to be transferred into that degree program.
Xiaochun Jin
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S ECTION 6
Student Life
Jordan Stone, and Connor Walters were coached by Carl Sondergeld and Deepak Devegowda. In addition to their second place win, team member Son Dang was selected as the 2014 MVP from amongst all the competitors.
MPGE students have wide variety of activities to participate in throughout the year that not only allows for fun and fellowship with their peers but, also, gives them the opportunity to polish professional skills and network with industry members. Five student organizations serve our students and provide such opportunities through their programing: OU Society of Petroleum Engineers, OU American Association of Drilling Engineers, OU Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts, Pi Epsilon Tau, and, our newest organization, Women in Petroleum and Geological Engineering. Our students also build upon their classroom experience and knowledge through participation in competitions. OU’s Petrobowl team has a long history of excellence. This year our team placed second at the championships held in Amsterdam. Team memebers Son Dang, Bryce Fugate, Daniel Rennix, 14
Three MPGE students and one Energy Management student participated in the Alberta Energy Challenge. Bryce Fugate, Faye Reiley, Kirke Suter, and Avery Marczewski finished third at this year’s competition held in Edmonton, Alberta.
2015 Student Achievement Award Winners Outstanding Senior: Kreg Flowers Outstanding Junior: Zeeneb Alsaihati Tool Pusher: Gavin Edington & Aarron Large Outstanding M.S. Student: Son Dang Outstanding Ph.D. Student: Ali Ousseini Tinni
We were also pleased to have three of our students move into the finals for BP’s Ultimate Field Trip competition. Madeline Bull, Amanda Knaup, and Charlie McDaniel presented their idea “Replacing Freshwater Sources used in Oilfield Operations with Polished Municipal Wastewater.” Not only are our students leaders within MPGE but, also, across OU’s campus. This year’s student government president, Kunal Naik, is a sophomore in our program. In addition, MPGE students serve on Integrity Council, the Pride of Oklahoma, and are members of over fifty different student organizations.
Dr. Sondergeld presents the Tool Pusher Award to Gavin Edington and Aarron Large.
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S ECTION 7
2015 Graduates
Shantanu Taneja Naeem Ul Hussain Wyatt Wick* Boye Xu M.S. Natural Gas Engineering & Management Adriana Contreras Guiyu Zhang B.S. Petroleum Engineering
Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering Youness El Fadili Kai Huang M.S. Petroleum Engineering Aditya Agarwal Mohammed Alali Mehmet Cicek Son Dang Kaverinathan Dhanapal Abishek Govindu Samuel Ijioma Amir Kamali Marissa Mercado* Swetal Patel Testi Sherif
Connor Aitken Abasiama Akpan Hussain Al Abdrabalnabi Eyad Al Ali Hussain Al Khars Adam Alawwami Ali Alhubail Mohammad Aljubran Mustafa Alkhowaildi Hussain Alqanbar Abdulaziz Alsuhaimi Mohammed Alyami Jessica Arrowood Erick Atlee Matthew Barber Jared Benyshek Brandon Bolt Hunter Burke 16
Jonah Burks Adin Burns Bilal Cheema David Chen Li Chen Stephen Christy Andrew Cochran Blake Cooper Justin Cox Brendan Donnelly Fei Du Maurice Dukes Gavin Edington Taylor Enis Daniel Flippin Kreg Flowers Shelby Foster Daniel Glen Jackson Haffener Lexington Halbert Brigette Haley Madison Haley Lauren Hall Jeremy Harvard Aaron Hausher Wesley Herron Daniel Hinson Jenna Huchton
Nick Ingraham Benjamin Jennette Eric Jensen Zhiyi Jing Ian Johnecheck John Kibe Taylor Kovacevich David Krisa Avery Lain Aarron Large Henry Le Nanxi Li** Brittney Linster Jarrod Lock Kahnery Mai Ashkan Massahi Alex Mathieson Roman Mauer Matthew Mayes Andrew McIntosh Andrew McMillan Byeungju Min Colin Murray David Neat Davis Neeper Kyle Neff Dominic Palmieri John Pham
Harrison Powell Greyson Psencik Faye Reiley Jarrett Richert William Robson Courtlan Roland Dana Ryan William Saint David Schlinke John Sealy Nikhil Shah Jordan Smith Charles Stephenson Kirke Suter Erin Talley Jarrett Taylor Paul Thetford Brandon Tolbert Anh Tran Huy Tran Connor Walker Connor Walters Michael Wiggins Jonathan Willinger Yang Zhou Qinqiang Zhu
*Accelerated BS/MS Program **Accelerated BS PE/MBA Program
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Faculty & Research
S ECTION 1
FACULTY
Faculty Roster
FACULTY
INTERESTS
Ramadan Ahmed, Associate Professor • Cudngs/solids transport • B.S., Addis Ababa University • Drilling fluid rheology and wellbore • M.S., Norwegian Univ. of Science & Tech. hydraulics • Ph.D., Norwegian Univ. of Science & Tech. • Under-‐balanced drilling & MPD • Well control Jeff Callard, Associate Professor • B.S., University of Oklahoma • M.S., Stanford University • Ph.D., Louisiana State University
• Decline curve analysis • Shale gas
Faruk Civan, Professor • M.E., Technical University of Istanbul • M.S., University of Texas at AusZn • Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
• Petrophysics & reservoir characterizaZon • FormaZon and well damage modeling • Natural gas engineering
Deepak Devegowda, Associate Professor • B.Tech. Indian InsZtute of Technology • M.S., Texas A&M University • Ph.D., Texas A&M University
• Reservoir characterizaZon • Uncertainty assessment • GeostaZsZcs • UnconvenZonal oil & gas reservoir engineering
Ilham El-‐Monier, Instructor • B.Sc., University of Cairo • M.S., University of Cairo • Ph.D., Texas A&M University
• Well test analysis • Decline & type curve analysis • History matching • FormaZon damage • Enhanced oil recovery • Petrophysics • Hydraulic fracturing
INTERESTS
Mashhad Fahes, Assistant Professor • B.Sc., The Lebanese University • Ph.D., Imperial College London
• Gas-‐Condensate reservoir producZvity • MulZphase flow in porous media • We^ability studies
Ahmad Ghassemi, Professor • B.S., University of Oklahoma • M.S., South Dakota School of Mines • M.S., University of Minnesota • Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
• Geomechanics applied to petroleum and geothermal reservoir development • Modeling of hydraulic fracturing & faulZng • ReacZve fluid flow in fractures and consZtuZve modeling for chemically acZve rocks
Ahmad Jamili, Assistant Professor • B . S c . , P e t r o l e u m U n i v e r s i t y o f Technology • M.Sc., Amirkabir Polytechnic University of Technolgy • Ph.D., University of Kansas
• CO2 EOR • Phase behavior • ComposiZonal modeling • Naturally fractured reservoirs
Rouzbeh Moghanloo, Assistant Professor • B.Sc., Amirkabir Polytechnic University of Technology • M.Sc., Amirkabir Polytechnic University of Technology • Ph.D., University of Texas at AusZn
• Modeling fluid flow • Enhanced oil recovery • fracZonal flow theory • MulZphase flow in heterogeneous porous media
Maysam Pournik, Assistant Professor • M.Eng., University of Birmingham • M.S., University of Texas at AusZn • Ph.D., Texas A&M University
• Matrix acidizing & acid fracturing • Hydraulic fracturing • Mechanics of fracture closure
Chandra Rai, Professor & Director • B.S., Indian School of Mines • M.S., Indian School of Mines • Ph.D., University of Hawaii
• FormaZon evaluaZon • Rock and mineral physics • Reservoir characterizaZon • Petrophysics
Ahmad Sakhaee-‐Pour, Assistant Professor • B.Sc., Iran University of Science and Technology • M.Sc., Sharif University of Technology • Ph.D., University of Texas at AusZn
• UnconvenZonal resources • Coupled Geomechanics and Flow • Petrophysics • Integrated Reservoir CharacterizaZon
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FACULTY Subhash Shah, Professor • B.S., University of Baroda • M.S., University of New Mexico • Ph.D., University of New Mexico
INTERESTS • Drilling and well compleZons • SZmulaZon • Coiled tubing applicaZons • Non-‐Newtonian fluid characterizaZon
Suresh Sharma, Professor & Director, • Natural gas processing Natural Gas Engineering & Management • Field producZon technology • B.S., Punjab University • Oil/gas project management • M.Tech., Indian InsZtute of Technology • Ph.D., PE/NGE University of Oklahoma
EMERITUS FACULTY
INTERESTS
Roy Knapp, Professor Emeritus • B.S., University of Kansas • M.S., University of Kansas • D.E., University of Kansas
• Microbial enhanced oil recovery • Reservoir simulaZon & engineering
Jean-‐Claude Roegiers, Professor Emeritus • B.S., Universite de Liege • Ph.D., University of Minnesota
• Borehole stability • Pore collapse mechanism • Fracture toughness of rock
Djebbar Tiab, Professor Emeritus • B.Sc., New Mexico Tech • M.Sc., New Mexico Tech • Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
• Well test analysis • Petrophysics • Reservoir characterizaZon
Bor-‐Jier Shiau, Associate Professor • B.S., Chung Yuan ChrisZan University • M.S., University of Oklahoma • B.S., University of Oklahoma
Bor-‐Jier Shiau, Associate Professor • B.S., Chung Yuan ChrisZan University • M.S., University of Oklahoma • B.S., University of Oklahoma
Carl Sondergeld, Professor • B.A., Queens College • M.A., Queens College • Ph.D., Cornell University
• Rock mechanics • AcousZc emissions • Rock physics • Petrophysics
Kabe Shearer • B.A., University of Oklahoma • M.A., University of Oklahoma
• U n i ve rs i t y o f O k l a h o m a E n g l i s h Department, WriZng Instructor • L e c t u r e r : P E 3 0 2 2 T e c h n i c a l CommunicaZons
Catalin Teodoriu, Associate Professor • M.Sc., Oil and Gas University of PloiesZ • Ph.D., Oil and Gas University of PloiesZ • Ph.D., Clausthal University of Technology
• Drilling technology • Soiware Development • Drilling problem and failure analysis • Threaded ConnecZons
Keith Thomas • B.A., Oklahoma State University • J.D., University of Oklahoma
Xingru Wu, Associate Professor • B.Sc., China Petroleum University • M.Sc., University of Alaska, Fairbanks • Ph.D., University of Texas
• Physics of mulZphase flow in permeable media • Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery • Reservoir characterizaZon • Geothermal recovery
• Oklahoma CorporaZon Commission, Assistant General Counsel • Judge • L e c t u r e r : P E 4 0 3 3 O i l , G a s & Environmental Law
Zhen Zhu • B.B.A., People’s University of China • M.A., Bowling Green State University • Ph.D., University of Michigan
• University of Central Oklahoma, Professor of Economics and InternaZonal Business • Lecturer: PE 5643 Natural Gas Finance: ValuaZon and Investment; PE 5653 Trading Risk Management
SPLIT APPOINTMENT FACULTY
INTERESTS
Younane Abousleiman, Professor • B.S., The American University of Beirut • M.S., Columbia University • Ph.D., University of Delaware
• PoroelasZc media • Reservoir compacZon • Inclined boreholes
Musharraf Zaman, Professor • B . S . , B a n g l a d e s h U n i v e r s i t y o f Engineering Technology • M.S., Memphis State University • Ph.D., University of Arizona
• Geotechnical engineering • Soil dynamics • Soil structure interacZon • Flow through porous media
ADJUNCT FACULTY
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S ECTION 2
Faculty Teaching & Research Overview
MPGE Research Expenditures by Year 2003 2004 2005 2006
This year, MPGE added two faculty, Ahmad Sakhaee-Pour and Catalin Teodoriu, which brings our total to 6 Professors, 6 Associate Professors, 5 Assistant Professors, 1 Lecturer, 2 Split-Faculty, and 3 Adjunct Professors. In addition, there are three Emeritus Professors within the School and one visiting professor this year, Freddy Humberto-Escobar, an alumnus of our program. For the 2014 academic year, these professors: • taught 80 sections of PE courses • published 45 technical papers in peer reviewed journals • presented 48 conference proceedings in 18 cities throughout 8 countries • operated 38 active research projects • operated 7 active consortia with a total of 38 industry members • provided service cumulatively in 173 capacities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 0
1250
2500
3750
5000
Expenditures x $1,000 21
Two faculty were recognized by their peers for professional accomplishments and contributions to their fields of study. Dr. Faruk Civan received SPE’s Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award, and Dr. Subhash Shah was named as a Fellow by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Subhash Shah recognized for being named an AIChE Fellow.
Faruk Civan accepting his award.
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S ECTION 3
Consortia
Research in the Mewbourne School is performed primarily as part of consortia sponsored by industry members, research projects sponsored by national agencies like the DOE, and sponsored projects by individual companies. The following brief summaries provide an indication of the breadth of research performed within the School.
C OILED T UBING C ONSORTIUM (S UBHASH S HAH ) One of the major research areas currently underway at the Well Construction Technology Center (WCTC) deals with the evolving technology of coiled tubing (CT). The deployment of CT units has been on the rise internationally. The University of Oklahoma is on the fore-front of this evolving technology. A joint-industry Coiled Tubing Consortium (CTC) was established in 1997 to conduct research in various CT areas and to help the oil and gas industry for their CT needs. The cutting-edge research on
fluids pumped through coiled tubing for various applications is being conducted at the center. Through the research efforts of the consortium, a large database and correlations for determining the frictional pressure losses and complex rheological behavior of non-Newtonian fluids and foams representing popular drilling, completion, and stimulation fluids pumped through reeled and straight portions of coiled tubing strings, as well as concentric and eccentric annuli have been developed. These correlations are currently used in computer simulation models by all participants to provide reliable estimates of the tubular friction pressure losses (hence, horsepower estimates) for fluids typically used in the oil and gas industry. It has helped participants in better design of coiled tubing treatments and also has reduced uncertainty in field operations employing coiled tubing. It has provided a great economic benefit by improving the success rate of their treatments. In addition to the friction pressure loss studies, the other relevant research areas such as drag or friction reduction in various tubular geometries; proppant slurry flows; coiled tubing erosion due to proppant slurry flow; hydraulics of wire-line cable injection in coiled tubing; wellbore sand cleanout/drill cuttings removal, etc. are also being investigated. To better design future experiments and thereby reducing time and cost of performing labor-intensive fieldscale testing, extensive Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software simulations are routinely performed. These simulations also enable into insight of better understanding of 23
the experimental observations on fluid flow phenomena studied at WCTC. As a result of our continued research in the newly evolving technology, OU’s Well Construction Technology Center (WCTC) is now recognized by the Oil and Gas Industry as the “Center of Excellence” for the Coiled Tubing Technology and Applications. 6 members; $40, 000/yr
S HALE G AS AND U NCONVENTIONAL R ESERVOIR R ESEARCH C OOPERATIVE (C ARL S ONDERGELD , C HANDRA R AI ) This consortium was formed four years ago to integrate all the multi-scale observational constraints to improve the efficiency of hydrocarbon extraction from shale. We are dealing with nano-scale modeling of flow in the organic and inorganic pores of shales. These insights are tested against macroscopic petrophysical properties measurements. We also have a parallel effort to analyze production decline curves for reservoir properties, fracture half length, effective permeabilities, etc. Additionally we are measuring a suite o f p e t r o p h y s i c a l p r o p e r t i e s o n d o n a t e d c o r e s to extend petrotyping to new plays. Simultaneously, we are exploring new technologies which show promise in their application to shales: scanning acoustic microscopy, nanoindentation and higher frequency NMR (12MHz). Our research on crushed permeability measurements indicates they are useless primarily due to procedural
differences among and within service providers. Studies on standards so good agreement among low porosity techniques on plugs. We carry out hydraulic fracturing experiments to understand the stimulation processes and to make them more efficient. Recent high speed video imaging of fractures reveals details of textural variations and propagation velocities. Another principal focus is the FIB-SEM and SEM analysis of shale microstrucure and its dependence on maturity. A new research direction is hydrous pyrolysis through which we study the kinetics and microstructural development of maturing organics under controlled conditions. These efforts have lead to new techniques to measure organic density and maturity. Our overall goal is to link all these studies to more efficient hydrocarbon recovery from shale. We currently have nine new and three founding members participating. 8 members; $260,000/yr
E XPERIMENTAL R OCK P HYSICS C ONSORTIUM (C HANDRA R AI AND C ARL S ONDERGELD ) Six industry partners continue to support the integrated study of petrophysical and seismic properties of reservoir and seal rocks. This consortium has been ongoing to 10 years. Our emphasis is establishing the relationships among petrophysics properties and between petrophysical rock properties. We do this through basic research and case studies. Case studies are based on cores supplied by consortium members. A major theme of the consortium is to develop a quantitative basis for the interpretation of seismic and logging data and to improve 24
performance and economics through better reservoir characterization. 6 members; $35,000/yr
G EOMECHANICS G AS S HALE C ONSORTIUM (GGSC) P HASE IV; 2014-2017 (Y OUNANE A BOUSLEIMAN ) The Phase IV is planned to last through December 2016. The GeoGenome Industry Consortium established in 2005, aiming at nanomechanics of shale and eventually gas shale, was renamed in 2010 by the industrial members. Phase III finished in January 2014 and Phase IV has just started for three more years till January 2017. 4 members, $50,000/year
R OCK M ECHANICS C ONSORTIUM P HASE VII; 20132016 (Y OUNANE A BOUSLEIMAN )
also in terms of publications and field studies. With the collaboration and overlapping of these consortia, we were honored by two AAPG awards presented April 2012, in Long Beach, California. 8 members; $50,000/year
G RANITE W ASH C ONSORTIUM ; CPSGG: 80%, MPGE 20% (D EVEGOWDA ) The Granite Wash Consortium focuses on a multidisciplinary reservoir characterization and modeling workflow of the Pennsylvanian “Granite Wash” Anadarko Basin including improvement of the regional structural and stratigraphic framework, characterization and modeling of reservoir heterogeneity and connectivity, seismic characterization, micro-seismic and attribute analysis of reservoir stratigraphy and fractures as well as reservoir simulation, production data analysis and production optimization.
The Phase VII is planned to last through January 2016.
3 members; $45,000/yr
This consortium with the complementary Geomechanics of Gas Shale Consortium Phase III in place till December 2014, has taken a spin off on modeling analytical solutions to wellbore stability and hydraulic fracturing simulations in anisotropic rock formations such as gas shale. ABAQUS has been used extensively to validate numerical schemes accounting for more complex geometries for layered formation, simulating hydraulic fracture propagation, within gas shale rock anisotropy. These advances are now the trade mark of our products to industry members since 2010, and
M ISSISSIPPI L IME C ONSORTIUM , CPSGG 80%, MPGE 20% (D EVEGOWDA ) Info: The Mississippi Lime Consortium will focus on an integrated geological, geophysical and reservoir engineering study of the stratigraphic, structural and diagenetic controls on heterogeneity and productivity of the Mississippian carbonate, tripolite and associated reservoirs of the midcontinent. 3 members: $45,000/yr 25
S ECTION 4
AMOUNT
Active Projects The projects presented below represent those which were active during the 2014 calendar year.
AMOUNT
AGENCY
PROJECT TITLE
PI, %
TIME LINE
$332,633
QNRF
A d v a n c e d S t u d y o n Ahmed 67% R h e o l o g y o f M o d e r n Drilling Foams
3/2013 – 2/2016
$594,935
RPSEA
I n t e l l i g e n t C a s i n g -‐ Ahmed 50% I n t e l l i g e n t F o r m a Bo n Telemetry (ICIFT) System
9/2012 – 8/2014
Effects of H2S and CO2 in Ahmed 50% HPHT Wells on Tubulars and Cement
9/2011 – 3/2015
SimulaBon of Shale Gas Civan 33% Reservoirs IncorporaBng Devegowda 33% Appropriate Pore Geometry and the Correct Physics of C a p i l l a r i t y a n d F l u i d Transport
2010 -‐ 2014
$1,158,373 BSEE
$1,300,000 RPSEA
$245,000
Devon
$1,850,000 DOE -‐ NETL
Integrated CharacterizaBon Devegowda 100% 2009 -‐ 2014 of the Barnec Shale 4D Integrated Study Using Devegowda 30% G e o l o g y, G e o p h y s i c s , Reservoir Modeling & Rock M e c h a n i c s t o D e v e l o p Assessment Models for PotenBal Induced Seismicity Risk
AGENCY
PROJECT TITLE
PI, %
TIME LINE
$164,421
Devon Chesapeake QEP Energy
M i s s i s s i p p i L i m e ConsorBum
Devegowda 20%
2013 -‐ 2015
$270,000
Devon Chesapeake QEP Energy
Granite Wash ConsorBum
Devegowda 20%
2013 -‐ 2015
$206,955
Qatar NaBonal Research Funds (QNRF)
Enhancing Gas-‐Condensate Fahes 100% W e l l P r o d u c Bv i t y b y Wecability AlteraBon
3/2014 – 12/2014
$16,041
Qatar NaBonal Research Funds (QNRF)
InvesBgaBng the Role of Fahes 100% U l t r a s o n i c W a v e s o n Increasing Oil and Gas ProducBon by Removing Skin from Near Wellbore R e g i o n i n C a r b o n a t e Reservoirs
3/2014 – 12/2015
$880,000
Devon
L a b o r a t o r y -‐ s c a l e Ghassemi 70% characterizaBon of EGS reservoirs
2014 -‐ 2016
$100,000
Code Comparison DOE
Coupled thermo-‐poroelasBc Ghassemi 100% rock deformaBon & fracture code comparison
2014 -‐ 2016
$200,000
Sandia Laboratories
EvaluaBon of Laboratory Ghassemi 100% Shear Test
2014 -‐ 2016
$1,478,368 RPSEA
Integrated study using Ghassemi 16% geology, reservoir modeling and rock mechanics for induced seismicity
2014 -‐ 2016
$1,301,091 RPSEA
ReducBon of Uncertainty in Jamili 33% Surfactant-‐Flooding Pilot Design using MulBple Single Well Tests, FingerprinBng, and Modeling
1/2013 – 1/2015
$429,000
Deep PenetraBng and Self-‐ Pournik 40% DiverBng Nano-‐Structured SBmulaBon Fluid
4/2014 – 4/2016
2014 -‐ 2016
ADNOC
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AMOUNT
AGENCY
PROJECT TITLE
PI, %
TIME LINE
$109,769
QNRF
Advance Study on Rheology Shah 33% of Modern Drilling Foams
3/2013 – 2/2016
$579,187
BSEE
Effect of H2S and CO2 in Shah 50% HTHP Wells on Tubular and Cement
9/2011 – 3/2015
ReducBon of Uncertainty in Shiau 34% Surfactant-‐Flooding Pilot Design using MulBple Single Well Tests, FingerprinBng, and Modeling
1/2013 – 1/2015
Interfacially AcBve SWNT/ Shiau 25% Silica Nano-‐hybrid
8/2014 – 12/2015
$1,036,205 RPSEA
$419,191
Advanced Energy ConsorBum
AMOUNT
AGENCY
PROJECT TITLE
PI, %
TIME LINE
$74,984
ODOT
Management of the ODOT Zaman 100% Library
4/2014 – 9/2014
$149,803
ODOT
Management of the ODOT Zaman 100% Library
10/2014 – 9/2015
$100,000
ODOT
Recommended FaBgue Test Zaman 65% for Oklahoma Department of TransportaBon (FY14 & 15 2nd Revision)
10/2013 – 9/2014
$84,263;
ODOT/SPTC
Performance of Asphalt Zaman 80% Binders Modified with Polyphosphoric Acid (PPA
10/2014 – 9/2016
$99,997
ODOT
Evaluate Densifier-‐Over-‐ Zaman 25% S h o t b l a s B n g ( D O S ) Treatment Performance for Pavements and Bridge Decks
10/2014 – 9/2015
Volvo Road Machinery
Technology Transfer Support Zaman 30% for Intelligent CompacBon of Pavements -‐ FY 2014
1/2014 – 12/2014
$429,000
The Petroleum Deep PenetraBng and Self-‐ Shiau 25% InsBtute, Abu DiverBng Nano-‐Structured Dhabi SBmulaBon Fluid
4/2014 – 3/2016
$250,653
Advanced Energy ConsorBum
Interfacially AcBve SWNT/ Shiau 30% Silica Nano-‐hybrid
11/2013 – 8/2014
$119,960
$2,592,500 OST-‐R, USDOT
Southern Plains Regional Zaman 50% Tr a n s p o r t a Bo n C e n t e r (SPRTC)
10/2014 – 9/2017
$2,592,500 OST-‐R, US Southern Plains Regional Zaman 50% Dept. of Tr a n s p o r t a Bo n C e n t e r TransportaBon (SPRTC)
10/2013 – 9/2017
$1,000,168 ODOT
M a t c h i n g F u n d s f o r Zaman 50% S o u t h e r n P l a i n s TransportaBon Center
10/2014 – 9/2017
$1,000,168 ODOT
10/2013 – 9/2017
M a t c h i n g F u n d s f o r Zaman 50% S o u t h e r n P l a i n s TransportaBon Center
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S ECTION 5
FACULTY
Faculty Service Faculty strive to remain current in their chosen disciplines through scholarly and professional development activities. As part of their regular university and research obligations, they serve MPGE, OU, the industry, and the community through sitting on committees and boards, advising, editing and peer review, fundraising, public relations, international and national conferences and activities, and membership in professional organizations.
FACULTY
Ahmed
POSITION
DSATS Student CompeZZon
Advisor
MPGE Undergraduate Student Advising
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Graduate Program Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Undergraduate Commi^ee
Editorial Board
Interna'onal Journal of Oil, Gas, and Coal Technology
Proposal Reviewer
ACS PRF Research Proposal
Proposal Reviewer
Czech Science FoundaZon
Technical Reviewer
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Energy Resource Technology
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Flow, Turbulence, and Combus'on
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
ORGANIZATION
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Technical Reviewer
Proceedings of ASME 2014
Technical Reviewer
SPE Drilling and Comple'ons
Trainer
Drilling Simulator Training Course
Advisor
MPGE Undergraduate Student Advising
Advisory Commi^ee
SPE Industry Advisory Council, Oklahoma City
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Undergraduate Academic Appeals Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
OU College of Engineering Academic Program Review Commi^ee
Liaison
MPGE AccreditaZon Board of Engineering Technologies (ABET)
Program Evaluator
AccreditaZon Board of Engineering Technologies (ABET)
Advisory Commi^ee
University Libraries
Commi^ee Member
MCEE ExecuZve Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Graduate Program Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Undergraduate Commi^ee
Editorial Board
Interna'onal Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology
Ahmed (cont.)
ORGANIZATION
Advisor
POSITION
Callard
Civan
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FACULTY
Civan (cont.)
Devegowda
POSITION
ORGANIZATION
Journal of Porous Media
Advisory Commi^ee
VP Research Advisory Commi^ee
Editorial Board
Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media
Commi^ee Member
American Rock Mechanics AssociaZon
Liaison
OU Honors College
Commi^ee Member
Dean's Search Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
GeoProc 2015 Technical Commi^ee
Session Chair
5th InternaZonal Conference on Porous Media and Its ApplicaZon in Science, Engineering and Industry
Editorial Board
Geothermics
Advisor
Pi Epsilon Tau
Advisor
MPGE Undergraduate Student Advising
Commi^ee Member
CPSGG Faculty Search Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
SPE Educa'on and Accredita'on CommiMee
Commi^ee Member
SPE Membership Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
SPE ATCE 2014 Technical Commi^ee
Editorial Board
Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology
Technical Editor
Applied Thermal Engineering
Technical Editor
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Technical Editor
Central European Journal of Energy and Fuels
Technical Editor
Chemical Engineering Research and Design
Technical Editor
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Technical Editor
Journal of Fluid Phase Equilibria
Technical Editor
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Technical Editor
Petroleum Science
Technical Editor
SPE Journal
Editor Graduate Liaison Advisor Commi^ee Member Advisor Fahes
POSITION
Editorial Board
Commi^ee Member
El-‐Monier
FACULTY
ORGANIZATION
Ghassemi
SPE UnconvenZonal Resources Conference 2014 Technical Commi^ee SEC InterpretaZon MPGE Graduate Program Commi^ee MPGE Undergraduate Student Advising MPGE Undergraduate Commi^ee Women in Petroleum & Geological Engineering
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Graduate Program Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
Provost's Advisory Commi^ee on Women's Issues
Jamili
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FACULTY Jamili (cont.)
POSITION
ORGANIZATION
Technical Editor
The Journal of Unconven'onal Oil and Gas Resources
Associate Editor
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Graduate Program Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Undergraduate Commi^ee
Technical Editor
Computers and Fluids
FACULTY
Pournik (cont.)
Moghanloo Technical Editor
Interna'onal Journal of Oil, Gas, and Coal Technology
Technical Editor
SPEJ Rai
Technical Editor
Surveys in Geophysics
Advisor
MPGE Undergraduate Student Advising
Associate Editor
Journal of Unconven'onal Oil and Gas Resources
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Undergraduate Academic Appeals Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Undergraduate Commi^ee
Shah
ORGANIZATION
Mentor
Baker Hughes 21st Century Co-‐op Program Faculty Mentor
Technical Reviewer
Chemical Engineering Communica'ons Journal
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
Technical Reviewer
SPE Produc'on and Opera'ons Journal
Board of Directors
OU InternaZonal Student Services
Commi^ee Member
MCEE ExecuZve Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Commi^ee A
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Industry Advisory Board ExecuZve Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Steering Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
OU Study Abroad Asia Commi^ee
Director
Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering
Technical Editor
FUEL
Technical Editor
SEG
Technical Editor
SPREE
Advisor
OU AADE
Advisory Board
Gujarat Energy Research and Management InsZtute (GERMI) Research Advisory Board
Chair
Procedure for FricZon Pressure Measurements
SPERE
Technical Editor
Pournik
POSITION
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FACULTY
POSITION
ORGANIZATION
Commi^ee Member
ATCE Well SZmulaZon Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
CompleZon Fluids & Materials – Procedure for Measuring SZmulaZon and Gravelpack Fluid Leakoff Under Dynamic CondiZons
Commi^ee Member
Shah (cont.)
Sharma
FACULTY
Dean's EvaluaZon Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
Faculty Search Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
McCasland Chair Search Commi^ee
POSITION
ORGANIZATION
Adjunct Faculty
Chemical and Biomechanical Engineering
Advisor
MPGE Undergraduate Student Advising
Commi^ee Member
19th SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Technical Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE AccreditaZon Board of Engineering Technologies (ABET) Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Commi^ee A
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Graduate Program Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Commi^ee A
Commi^ee Member
Procedure for Measuring Regained Permeability
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Undergraduate Commi^ee
Director
Well ConstrucZon Technology Center (WCTC)
Director
Applied Surfactant Laboratory
Editorial Board
Interna'onal Journal of Oil, Gas, and Coal Technology
Principal
Surbec Environmental
Editorial Board
Petroleum Science
SecZon Chair
AOCS Annual MeeZng
Fellow
American InsZtute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
SecZon Chair
SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium
Review Chair
SPE Journal
Senior Consultant
Taiwan Surfactant
Technical Editor
SPE Produc'on and Facili'es
Technical Reviewer
ACS PetroFund
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Technical Reviewer
Energy and Fuel
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Graduate Program Commi^ee
Technical Reviewer
Environmental Science and Technology
Member
OU Faculty Senate
Technical Reviewer
Ground Water
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
Shiau
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FACULTY
POSITION
ORGANIZATION
FACULTY
POSITION
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Environmental Engineering
Technical Reviewer
Advance in Water Resource
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Technical Reviewer
Fuel
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Surfactants and Detergents
Technical Reviewer
Interna'onal Journal of Mass and Heat Transfer
Technical Reviewer
Langmuir
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology
Technical Reviewer
NaZonal Science FoundaZon proposals
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
Technical Reviewer
PEDOSPERE
Technical Reviewer
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Technical Reviewer
SPE Reservoir Evalua'on and Engineering
Advisory Board
UCO Physics and Biomedical Engineering Department
Co-‐Chair
14th IACMAG Conference
Co-‐Chair
GeoHubei InternaZonal Conference
Commi^ee Member
Dean's Senior Faculty Advisory Commi^ee
Editor-‐in-‐Chief
InternaZonal Journal of Geomechanics
ExecuZve Director
Southern Plains TransportaZon Center
Fellow
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Member
The Oklahoma Academy
Member
Warm Mix Asphalt Task Force
Program Evaluator
UTEP Civil Engineering Graduate Program
University RepresentaZve
TRB
Shiau (cont.)
Advisor Coach
Wu (cont.)
OU SPE Petrobowl
Commi^ee Member
Dean's Search Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Awards Commi^ee
Sondergeld
Commi^ee Member
MPGE Commi^ee A Zaman
Wu
ORGANIZATION
Liaison
MCEE Research
Advisor
MPGE Undergraduate Student Advising
Commi^ee Member
Ed Cline Faculty Development Award Commi^ee
Commi^ee Member
MPGE AccreditaZon Board of Engineering Technologies (ABET) Commi^ee
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S ECTION 6
Faculty Publications 2014
and Connectivity of Organic Matter in Shales. SPE doi: 10.2118/170787-MS. Curtis, M. E., E. T. Goergen, J. Jernigen, C. H. Sondergeld and C. S. Rai, 2014, Mapping of Organic Matter Distribution on the Centimeter Scale with nanometer resolution, doi: 10.15530/urtec-2014-1922757. Dang, S. T., C. H. Sondergeld and C. S. Rai, 2014, A New Approach to Measure Organic Density, SPE doi:10.15530/ urtec-2014-1921752.
Bahadori, A., Zahedi, G. and Jamili, A.: “A new method estimates TEG purity versus reconcentrator temperature at different levels of pressure in gas dehydration systems”, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology (IJOGCT), Vol. 7, No. 1, Pages 85-94, 2014. Barajas-Cortes, P.E. and Civan, F., "Effective Modeling and Analysis of Salt Cavern Natural Gas Storage," Paper SPE-164489-MS, SPE Production & Operations, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 51-60, 2014. Civan, F., “Volume-Averaging Issues Illustrated for PorousMedia Thermo-Fluid Transport,” Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media - An International Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 83-94, 2014. Curtis, M. E., E. Goergen, J. Jernigen, C. H. Sondergeld and C. S. Rai, 2014, High-Resolution Mapping of the Distribution
Dosunmu, I.T. and Shah, S.N.: “Friction Pressure Prediction for Annular Flow of Power Law Fluids”, Chemical Engineering Communications, 2014. Dosunmu, I.T. and Shah, S.N.: “Turbulent Flow Behavior of Surfactant Solutions in Straight Pipes”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 124: 323–330, 2014. George, M., Elgaddafi, R., Ahmed, R., and Growcock, F. 2014. Performance of Fiber-Containing Synthetic-Based Sweep Fluids, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 119, July, Pages 185-195. Ghabchi, R., Singh, D., Zaman, M., and Hossain, Z. (2014). “Micro-Structural Analysis of Moisture-Induced Damage Potential of Asphalt Mixes Containing RAP,” ASTM, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 44, No. 1. Ghanbarnezhad Moghanloo, R. and Javadpour, F. 2014. Applying Method of Characteristics to Determine Pressure 33
Distribution in 1D Shale-Gas Sample. SPE Journal 19 (2): 361-372. Ghosh, S., C. S. Rai, C. H. Sondergeld and R. E. Larese, 2014, Experimental Investigation of Proppant Diagenesis. SPE, doi: 10.2118/171604-MS. Goergen, E. T., M. E. Curtis, J. Jernigen, C. Sondergeld and C. Rai, 2014, Integrated Petrophysical Properties and Multiscaled SEM Microstructural Characterization, SPE1922739. Hashemian, Y., Yu, M., Miska, S, Shirazi, S and Ahmed, R. 2014. Accurate Predictions of Velocity Profiles and Frictional Pressure Losses in Annular YPL Fluid Flow, Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Vol. 53, No. 6, November. Hossain, Z., Zaman, M., and Doiron, C. (2014). “Regression Modeling of Resilient Modulus of Unbound Aggregates,” 29 pages, International Journal of Marine Science and Technology (JMST), Vol. 19, No. 2 (29 pages). Hu, Y., Devegowda, D., Striolo, A., Civan, F. and Sigal, R. 2014. A Pore Scale Study Describing the Dynamics of Slickwater Distribution in Shales Following Hydraulic Fracturing. SPE Journal, doi:10.2118/167234-PA. Hu, Y., Devegowda, D., Striolo, A., Phan, A., Ho, A.T., Civan, F. and Sigal, R. 2014. The Dynamics of Hydraulic Fracture Water Confined in Nanopores in Shale Reservoirs. Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources, 9(2015), 31-39.
Hu, Y., Devegowda, D., Striolo, A., Phan, A., Ho, T.A., Civan, F., and Sigal, R.F., “Microscopic Dynamics of Water and Hydrocarbon in Shale-Kerogen Pores of Potentially Mixed Wettability,” Paper SPE-167234-PA, SPE Journal, 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/167234-PA. Ling, K., Wu, X., Zhang, H., He, J. : “Improved Gas Resource Calculation Using Modified Material Balance for Overpressure Gas Reservoirs”, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 17, p. 71-81. 2014. Liu, D., Wu, X., Ahmed, R.,: “New Silicate Hydrogel with More Elasticity as In-situ Water Diversion System: Preparation and Investigation of Rheological and Plugging Behaviors”, International Journal of Oil, Gas, and Coal Technology, Vol. 7(3), 2014. Mighani, S., C. Sondergeld and C. Rai, 2014, Efficient Completions in Anisotropic Shale Gas Formations. SPE. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2014-1934272. Podryabinkin, E., Tarasevich,V., May R. and Ahmed, R. 2014. Modelling and Evaluating Surge Pressure while Tripping in a Borehole, OIL GAS European Magazine, Vol. 40, Num. 1, Pages 21-23. Rahimzade Kivi, I., Ameri, M.J., Ghassemi, A. 2015. Chemoporoelastic characterization of Ghom shale. Int. J. Petroleum Sci. and Eng., 127, 115–123.
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Sesetty, V. K., Ghassemi, A. 2015. Modeling and analysis of sequential and simultaneous hydraulic fracturing in single and multi-lateral horizontal wells. Int. J. Petroleum Sci. and Eng. (in press).
Solanki, P., Zaman, M., Adje, D., and Hossain, Z. “Effect of Recycled Asphalt Pavement on Thermal Cracking Resistance of Hot-Mix Asphalt,” International J. of Geomechanics, ASCE, 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000398 , A4014001.
Sesetty, V., and Ghassemi, A. 2014. Numerical simulation of sequential and simultaneous hydraulic fracturing. In: Effective and Sustainable Hydraulic Fracturing. Edited by Andrew P. Bunger, John McLennan and Rob Jeffrey, ISBN 978-953-51-1137-5, Hard cover, 1000 pages, Publisher: InTech. pp. 680-691.
Sondergeld, C. H., C. S. Rai and M. E. Curtis, 2013, Relationship Between Organic Shale Microstructure and Hydrocarbon Generation, SPE doi:10.2118/164540-MS.
Shah, S. N., Naik, S., and Dosunmu I.: “Critical Assessment of Solids Removal Technology: Deviated and Horizontal Wells,” Hydraulic Fracturing Quarterly, vol. 1, January 2014. Sheng M., Gensheng L., Shah S., Lamb, A., Bordas, S.: “Enriched finite elements for branching cracks in deformableporous media,” Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 2014. Sil, S., D. Lane, J. Gabler, C. Sondergeld and C. Rai, 2014, Permeability Prediction Using Pressure and Microseismic Data: A Laboratory Experiment, Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Solanki, P., and Zaman, M. (2014) “Behavior of Stabilized Subgrade Soils Under Indirect Tension and Flexure,” J. of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 26(5), pp. 833-844.
Tagichian, A., Zaman, M. and Devegowda, D. 2014. Stress Shadow Size and Aperture of Hydraulic Fractures in Unconventional Shales. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 124(2014) 209-221. Tarasovs, A. and Ghassemi, A. 2014. Self-similarity and scaling of thermal shock fractures. Physical Review E 90 (1), 012403-1-6. Tinni, A., E. Odusina, I. Sulucarnian, C. Sondergeld and C. Rai, 2014, NMR response of brine, oil and methane in organic rich shales, SPE168971. Wan, W., Zhao, J. Harwell, J.H., Shiau, B., “Characterization of Crude Oil Equivalent Alkane Carbon Number (EACN) for Surfactant Flooding Design.” Journal of Dispersion Science & Technology, 2014, DOI:10.1080/01932691.2014.950739. Weston, J., Harwell, J.H., Shiau, B., Kabir, M., “Disrupting Admicelle Formation and Preventing Surfactant Adsorption on Metal Oxide Surfaces Using Sacrificial Polyelectrolytes,” Langmuir, 2014, 30, 6384-6388. 35
Wu, X., Sui., W., Jiang, Y., : “Semi-quantitative Applications of Downhole Temperature Data in Subsurface Surveillance”, SPE Production & Operations, Vol. 29(4), 2014. Xiaochun J. and Shah S. N: “Fracturing by the Numbers: A Complex Balance” by Stephen Rassenfoss, JPT Emerging Technology Senior Editor, JPT, May 2014. Xiaochun J. and Shah S. N., Jean-Claude R.: Patent disclosure - “Methods of Characterizing Fracability of a Geological Formation”, July 2014. Xiaochun, J. and Shah, S. N.: “An Integrated Petrophysics and Geomechanics Approach for Fracability Evaluation in Shale Reservoirs", SPEJ, Nov. 2014. Xiaochun, J., Shah, S. N., and Jean-Claude R., and Mian C.: “Mixed-Mode Fracture Propagation in Hydraulic Fracturing: Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Verification”, Hydraulic Fracturing Journal, vol 1, April 2014. Youness El Fadili and S. N. Shah: “Estimation of Critical Gas Rates in Horizontal and Deviated Wells," in press, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Engineering.
Conference Proceedings Ali, M., Devegowda, D., Civan, F. and Sigal, R. F. 2014. CO2EOR: Prediction of Minimum Miscibility Pressure for Shales.
Paper SPE 170970 to be presented at SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, 1-3 November. Babayemi, B., and Wu, X., S. Sharma: “Improved Artificial Lift Design for Solvent Assisted SAGD Process”, SPE-171371MS, Presented at 2014 SPE Artificial Lift Conference & Exhibition-North America, Houston, TX. Oct. 6-8, 2014. Barman, M., Ghabchi, R., Singh, D. V., Zaman, M., Commuri, S., and Hobson, K. (2014). “Evaluation of Fatigue Performance of Asphalt Mixes Using Semi-Circular Bend and Four Point Beam Fatigue Test Methods,” Proc. 14th Int. Conf. Int. Assoc. Comp. Methods and Advances in Geomech. (IACMAG) held on Sept. 22-25 at Kyoto, Japan: pp. 459–464. Barman, M., Imran, S.A., Nazari, M, Commuri, S., Zaman, M., and Singh, D.V. (2014). “Continuous Monitoring of Subgrade Stiffness During Compaction,” 11th Transp. Planning and Impl. Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC), held on Dec. 10-12 in Mumbai, India (?? Pages). Barman, M., Nazari, M., Imran, S.A., Commuri, S., and Zaman, M. (2014). “Application of Intelligent Compaction Technique in Real-Time Evaluation of Compaction Level During Construction of Subgrade.” CD ROM publication (Paper #14-5183), 93rd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C. on January 12-16. Cicek, M., Devegowda, D., Civan, F., Sigal, R., ", Proceedings (CD) of the 5th International Conference on Porous Media and Its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry 36
(ICPMV), Vafai, K. (ed.), June 22-27, 2014, Kona, Hawaii, USA. Civan, F. and Devegowda, D., "Rigorous Modeling and Data Analysis for Accurate Determination of Shale-Matrix GasPermeability by Multiple-Repeated Pressure-Pulse Transmission Tests on Crushed Samples," Paper SPE-170659MS, the 2014 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held 27 – 29 October 2014 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Civan, F., "Analyses of Processes, Mechanisms, and Preventive Measures of Shale-Gas Reservoir Fluid, Completion, and Formation Damage," Paper SPE-168164-MS, the 2014 SPE International Symposium & Exhibition on Formation Damage Control held 26 – 28 February 2014 in Lafayette, LA, USA. Civan, F., “Practical Finite-Analytic Method (PFAM) for Effective Temporal-Spatial Numerical Solution of Phenomenological Partial Differential Equations,” Paper No. 209, Proceedings of the International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Prague, Czech Republic, August 11-12, 2014. Civan, F., and Devegowda, D. 2014. Rigorous Modeling for Data Analysis towards Accurate Determination of Shale GasPermeability by Multiple-Repeated Pressure-Pulse Transmission Tests on Crushed Samples. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/170659-MS.
Civan, F., Devegowda, D., Sigal, R., “Rigorous Modeling of Gas Transport in Nano-Darcy Shale Porous Media under Extreme Pore Proximity and Elevated Pressure Conditions,” Paper No. 208, Proceedings of the International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Prague, Czech Republic, August 11-12, 2014. Civan, F., Improved Permeability Prediction for Heterogeneous Porous Media by Bundle-of-Leaky-Tubes with Cross-Flow Model, Proceedings (CD) of the 5th International Conference on Porous Media and Its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry (ICPMV), Vafai, K. (ed.), June 22-27, 2014, Kona, Hawaii, USA. Civan, F., Performance Comparison of the Finite-Difference, Practical-Finite-Analytic, Differential-Quadrature, and Differential-Cubature Methods for Solving Porous Media Immiscible Fluids Transport, Proceedings (CD) of the 5th International Conference on Porous Media and Its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry (ICPMV), Vafai, K. (ed.), June 22-27, 2014, Kona, Hawaii, USA. Dhanapal, K., Devegowda,D., Zhang, Y., Contreras-Nino, A.C., Civan, F., and Sigal, R., “Phase Behavior and Storage in Organic Shale Nanopores: Modeling of Multicomponent Hydrocarbons in Connected Pore Systems and Implications for Fluids-in-place Estimates in Shale Oil and Gas Reservoirs,” Paper SPE 169008, SPE Unconventional Resources Conference held in The Woodlands, Texas, USA, 1-3 April 2014. 37
Dhanapalan, K., Devegowda, D., Civan, F. and Sigal, R. F. 2014. Phase Behavior and Storage in Organic Shale Nanopores: Modeling of Multicomponent Hydrocarbons in Connected Pore Systems and Implications for Fluids-in-place Estimates in Shale Oil and Gas Reservoirs. Paper SPE 169008 presented at SPE Unconventional Resources Conference, Houston, 1-4 April. Diab, A., You, Z., Hossain, Z., and Zaman, M. (2014). “Moisture Susceptibility Evaluation of Nano-sized Hydrated Lime-Modified Asphalt-Aggregate Systems Based on Surface Free Energy Concept.” CD ROM publication, 93rd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C. on January 12-16. Ekweanua, E., Wu, X., Zhu, Z., Sharma, S., :“Correlating Natural Gas Production, Price, Import and Export in a Neural Network Framework”, SPE-169867-MS, presented at the 2014 SPE Hydrocarbon, Economics, and Evaluation Symposium, May 19-20, Houston, TX. 2014. Fakoya M. F. and Shah, S. N.: Paper SPE 171029, “Enhancement of Filtration Properties in Surfactant-Based and Polymeric Fluids by Nanoparticles”, Proceedings of SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Charleston, WV, Oct. 21-23, 2104. Gao, Y., Sun, B., Wu, X., Xiang, C., Guo, Y.: “The Influence of Dissolution of Hydrate in Blocked BOP on Gas Volume Fraction in Deepwater Drilling,” presented at the 24th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, Busan, Korea, Jun. 15-20, 2014.
Ghabchi, R., Singh, D. V., and Zaman, M. (2014). “Effects of RAP Binder on Moisture-Induced Damage Potential of Asphalt Mixes with Limestone Aggregates,” Proc. 14th Int. Conf. Int. Assoc. Comp. Methods and Advances in Geomech. (IACMAG) held on Sept. 22-25 at Kyoto, Japan, pp. 453–458. Ghanbarnezhad Moghanloo, R. and Hosseinipour S.S. 2014. Mechanistic Modeling of Fluid Flow in Shale. URTec Paper 1921547 presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference held in Denver, Colorado, 25-27 August Hossain, N., Singh, D., Zaman, M. and Rassel, S.M. (2014). “Local Calibration MEPDG Rut Models: Oklahoma’s Experience from an Instrumented Pavement Section.” Proc. 14th Int. Conf. Int. Assoc. Comp. Methods and Advances in Geomech. (IACMAG), pp. 135-140. Hu, Y., Devegowda, D. and Sigal, R. F. 2014. Impact of Maturity on Kerogen Wettability: A Modeling Study. Paper SPE 170915 to be presented at SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, 1-3 November. Jamili, A., Sanaei, A. and Ma, Y.: “The Effects of Confinement on Fluid Transport Properties and Production: A Study of Eagle Ford Shale Gas-Condensate Reservoir”, SEG/SPE/ AAPG/SPWLA/EAGE Summer Research Workshop, Multidisciplinary Static and Dynamic Reservoir Meeting: Best Practices, Opportunities and Challenges, Poster Presentation, 3-8 August 2014, San Diego, California 38
Jun Ge., Ghassemi, A. 2014. Analytical Modeling on 3D Stress Redistribution and Fault Reactivation during Hydraulic Fracturing Stimulation. 48th U.S. Rock Mech/Geomech. Symp. Minneapolis, MN. Kadhum, M.J., Swatske, D.P., Harwell, J.H., Resasco, D.E., Shiau, B.J., “Fate and Transport of Nanohybrids in Subsurface Media for Oil Field Application.” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Porous Media and its Applications in Science and Engineering (ICPM5), June 22-27, 2014, Kona, Hawaii.
confinement in shale formations on phase behavior”, SPE-168986, SPE Unconventional Conference, April 1-3 2014, Woodland, Texas Milad, B., Civan, F., Devegowda, D., and Sigal, R.F., “Practical Compartmental Model for Shale-gas Production by MultipleFractured Horizontal Wells Considering Transport Influenced by Nano-pore Proximity,” Paper SPE 169011169011, SPE Unconventional Resources Conference held in The Woodlands, Texas, USA, 1-3 April 2014.
Kalra, S. and Wu, X.: “Enhanced Gas Recovery by Injecting CO2 into Depleted Gas Reservoirs”, SPE-169578-MS, presented at the 2014 SPE Western North America and Rocky Mountain Joint Regional Meeting, 16-18 April 2014, Denver, CO. 2014
Omojuwa, E., Osisanya, S. and R. Ahmed, Influence of Dynamic Drilling Parameters on Axial Load and Torque Transfer in Extended Reach Horizontal Wells, paper SPE-170672-MS, presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), 27-29 October, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Kalra, Sumeer, Wu, X.: “Numerical Simulation Study on CO2 Injection for Enhancing Hydrocarbon Recovery and Sequestration in Tight Oil Formations”, 49th US Rock Mechanics & Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA. Jun. 28-July 1, 2015.
Omosebi,O., Osisanya, S.O. and Ahmed, R. 2014. Integrated Model-Based Approach to Drilling Project Management, paper SPE-172391-MS presented at the SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition, 5-7 August, Lagos, Nigeria.
Ma, Y. and Jamili, A.: “Modeling the effect of porous media in dry gas and liquid rich shale on phase behavior”, SPE-169128, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, April 12-16 2014, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Podryabinkin, E., Tarasevich,V., Ahmed, R. and May R. 2014. Evaluation of Pressure Change While Steady-State Tripping, Proceedings of the ASME 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, June 8-13, San Francisco, USA.
Ma, Y. and Jamili, A.: “Using simplified local density/ PengRobinson Equation of State to study the effects of
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Safari, R., Ghassemi, A. 2014. 3D Coupled Poroelastic Analysis of Multiple Hydraulic Fractures. 48th U.S. Rock Mech/Geomech. Symp. Minneapolis, MN.
and New Trend,” 2014 International Conference on Remediation and Management of Soil and Groundwater Contaminated Site, Taipei, Taiwan, November 26-28, 2014.
Sanaei, A. and Jamili, A.: “Optimum Fracture Spacing in the Eagle Ford Gas Condensate Window”, SPE-1922964-MS, SPE Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, August 25–27 2014, Denver, Colorado
Sinha V. and Shah S. N.: Paper, “Rheological Performance of Polymers in Heavy Brines for Workover and Completion,” Proceedings of 2014 AADE Fluids Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, TX, April 15-16, 2014.
Sanaei, A., Jamili, A. and Callard, J.: “Effect of Pore Size Distribution and Connectivity on Phase Behavior and Gas Condensate Production from Unconventional Resources”, SPE-168970-MS, SPE Unconventional Conference, April 1-3 2014, Woodland, Texas
Srinivasan, A. and Shah S. N.: Paper SPE 170800 “SurfactantBased Fluids Containing Copper-Oxide Nanoparticles for Heavy Oil Viscosity Reduction,” Proceedings of the SPE ATCE, Amsterdam, 27-29 October, 2014.
Sanaei, A., Jamili, A. and Callard, J.: “Effects of Non-Darcy flow and pore proximity on gas condensate production from nanopore unconventional resources”, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Porous Media and its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry (ICPM5), June 22-27, 2014, Kona, Hawaii Sanaei, A., Jamili, A., Callard, J. and Mathur, A.: “Production Modeling in the Eagle Ford Gas Condensate Window: Integrating New Relationships between Core Permeability, Pore Size, and Confined PVT Properties”, SPE-169493-MS, SPE Western North American and Rocky Mountain Joint Regional Meeting, April 16–18 2014, Denver, Colorado Shiau, B., Hsu, M.Y., Wu, H.I., Wang, T.J., “Advances in Surfactant Enhanced Aquifer Remediation: Lessons Learned
Stalford, H.L., Ahmed, R.M. and Soriano V.H. 2014. Intelligent Casing-Intelligent Formation (ICIF) Design, paper OTC-25161 presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, 5 - 8 May, Houston, TX. Xiaochun J., Shah S. N., Jean-Claude R., and Zhang, B., Paper SPE 168589, “Fracability Evaluation in Shale Reservoirs - An Integrated Petrophysics and Geomechanics Approach,” Proceedings of Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, Woodlands, TX, Feb 4-6, 2014. Xiaochun J., Shah, S., and Truax J.: Paper SPE 170972, “A Practical Petrophysical Approach for Brittleness from Porosity and Sonic Logging in Shale Reservoirs: Woodford, Barnett, and Eagle Ford Shale”, Proceedings of the SPE ATCE, Amsterdam, 27-29 October, 2014. 40
Xu, B., Wu, X., and Gao., Y. : “A Semi-Analytical Solution to Transient Temperature Behavior Along the Wellbore and Its Applications in Production Management�, SPE-170631-MS, Presented at 2014 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Oct. 27-29, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Zhang, Z. Chen, Y., Ghassemi, A. 2014. Simulation of dynamic fracture in rock with discretized virtual internal bond. 48th U.S. Rock Mech/Geomech. Symp. Minneapolis, MN.
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