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MULTIPHYSICAL SIMULATION OF CO2 ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IN UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS: FROM FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS TO SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT
The economic recovery of unconventional reservoirs is demanding yet challenging. Traditional enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques face difficulty when being applied to unconventional reservoirs. In this PHD study, we aim ... -
MODELING SPATIAL GEOTECHNICAL PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY AND QUANTITATIVE TUNNELING RISKS
In underground construction and tunneling (UCT) works, geological and geotechnical uncertainty is often the most significant source of risk associated with a project. Unforeseen adverse geological/geotechnical conditions ... -
IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON METHANE-AIR EXPLOSION DEVELOPMENT AND PROPAGATION THROUGH ROCK RUBBLE IN CONFINED SPACES, THE
Methane-driven explosions in underground coal mines are among the largest and deadliest industrial explosions. Over the period from 1980-2012, CDC statistics reveal that more than 150 people died in coal mine explosions ... -
New approaches to studying shallow fault zone properties with high-resolution topography
Coseismic surface deformation fields provide us with information about the physical and mechanical properties of faults and fault zones. Recent advances in geodetic imaging and analysis allow us to map deformation and infer ... -
STUDY OF COLLOIDAL TRANSPORT AND MULTIPHASE FLOW IN BEAD-BASED MICROMODELS WITH SURFACE CHARGE AND WETTABILITY HETEROGENEITIES
Micromodels are porous media analogs that help scientists understand the transport phenomena in real-world porous media at the laboratory scale. Compared with traditional field- and column-scale experiments, micromodels ... -
SLOPE CHANNELS ON AN ACTIVE MARGIN; A 3D STUDY OF THE VARIABILITY, OCCURRENCE, AND PROPORTIONS OF SLOPE CHANNEL GEOMORPHOLOGY IN THE TARANAKI BASIN, NEW ZEALAND
The study of active margin channels has become more accessible with the increased amount of high resolution three dimensional seismic surveys. Channels play an important role in sediment transport from continental region ... -
INVESTIGATING HALO FEATURES IN 10BE WITH THE 11BE(P,D)10BE* TRANSFER REACTION AT 110 MEV AT TRIUMF-ISAC II
One-neutron transfer reactions are used to study single-particle neutron states in nuclei. In this work, the 11Be(p,d)10Be* transfer reaction at 9.93 MeV/nucleon was performed at the TRIUMF-ISAC II facility with the Printed ... -
INTERPRETING SOURCES AND ENDOCRINE ACTIVE COMPONENTS OF TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANT MIXTURES IN MINNESOTA LAKES
On-site wastewater treatment systems (OWTSs) are a suspected source of widespread trace organic contaminant (TOrC) occurrence in Minnesota lakes. TOrCs are a diverse set of synthetic and natural chemicals regularly used ... -
Identifying and quantifying mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus Ponderosae) induced watershed scale changes to metal input, storage, and export, Rocky Mountains, USA
Warming climates and extended droughts enabled mountain pine beetle populations to grow and impact larger areas, as observed during the 2008-2013 widespread epidemic in the Rocky Mountain region, USA. After the decline in ... -
Bulk compositional controls on mineral assemblages in metamorphosed ore deposits: An example from the LaRonde-Penna gold-rich VHMS deposit, Quebec, Canada
The hydrothermal processes driving alteration during the formation of VHMS deposits, and therefore the overall geochemistry, mineralogy, and geometry of alteration halos, are reasonably well understood. However, less is ... -
Modeling, imaging and waveform-inversion in attenuative anisotropic media
Seismic attenuation, which is often anisotropic, has a profound influence on wave propagation and seismic processing. In addition to application of attenuation coefficients in lithology and fluid discrimination, compensation ... -
Two-dimensional assembly of colloidal particles: fabrication and application
Abstract Over the past decades, colloidal particles with different geometric shapes, interfacial properties, and chemical compositions have been synthesized. As a result, we are able to accurately control the strength, ... -
Investigation of the electrowinning of neodymium oxide in room temperature ionic liquid
Neodymium has widespread applications in magnets, electronics, optical and laser materials. Currently, neodymium is produced using high-temperature molten salts processes that are very energy intensive and costly. There ... -
Effects of anisotropic magnetic susceptibility in data interpretation and its potential in application
Anisotropic magnetic susceptibility (AMS) contains information about the internal structure of magnetic geologic units and may have the potential to provide information about the formation history and subsequent geologic ... -
Use of a look-ahead geophysical method to delineate water-bearing features ahead of a tunnel boring machine, The
In the field of underground construction and tunneling, comprehensive geologic investigations are both time-intensive and expensive, and can be logistically challenging. As such, it is common to encounter unexpected ground ... -
Mineralogy and petrogenesis of the California Blue mine aquamarine- and topaz-bearing pegmatite deposit, San Bernardino County, California
The California Blue Mine Pegmatite is a recently discovered gem aquamarine- and topaz- bearing deposit near Yucca valley in southern California, and is the first significant gem-bearing pegmatite discovered north of the ... -
Placers and ores, Park County, Colorado
Maps are entitled: Plat of Stafford claims, California mining district, Montezuma county, Colo. -- Untitled mining claims map -- Map of patented claims at the headwaters of the East and West forks of the Mancos river, ...
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