Reservoir Geomechanics

“State of Stress in Areas of Induced Seismicity across North America”, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, paper MR019-0001, December 16, 2020. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/729942.

“A Viscoplastic Model of Creep in Shale”, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2018-0700.1.

“Stress Orientation and Relative Stress Magnitudes Throughout the North American Plate”, Geological Society of America, 2020. https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2020AM/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/353108.

Zoback, Mark, Ankush Singh, and Shaochuan Xu. “ Integrated Analysis of the Coupling Between Geomechanics and Operational Parameters to Optimize Hydraulic Fracture Propagation and Proppant Distribution”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2019.

“Injection-Induced Seismicity and Fault-Slip Potential in the Fort Worth Basin, Texas”, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120190017.

“Variation of the Least Principal Stress With Depth and Its Effect on Vertical Hydraulic Fracture Propagation During Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing”, American Rock Mechanics Association, 2019.

“Microseismic Evidence for Horizontal Hydraulic Fractures in the Marcellus Shale, Southeastern West Virginia”, The Leading Edge, 37, no. 5 (2018): 356-61.

“Frictional Properties of Shale Reservoir Rocks”, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrb.50346.

“Long-Period Long-Duration Seismic Events During Hydraulic Stimulation of Shale and Tight Gas Reservoirs- Part 2: Location and Mechanisms”, Geophysics, 2013.

“Long-Period, Long-Duration Seismic Events During Hydraulic Stimulation of Shale and Tight Gas Reservoirs - Part 1: Waveform Characteristics”, Geophysics, 2013.

“Mechanical Properties of Shale-Gas Reservoir Rocks - Part 1: Static and Dynamic Elastic Properties and Anisotropy”, Geophysics, 2013.

“Mechanical Properties of Shale-Gas Reservoir Rocks - Part 2: Ductile Creep, Brittle Strength, and Their Relation to the Elastic Modulus”, Geophysics, 2013.

“The Evolution of Stimulated Reservoir Volume During Hydraulic Stimulation of Shale Gas Formations”, Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), 2013.

“The Importance of Slow Slip on Faults During Hydraulic Fracturing of a Shale Gas Reservoirs”, 2012.

“A Method to Implement Permeability Anisotropy Associated With Fault Damage Zones in Reservoir Simulation, SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering”, SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering, 2011.

“Hydraulic Fracturing, Microseismic Magnitudes and Stress Evolution in the Barnett Shale”, SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, held in The Woodlands, Texas, 2011.

“Addressing the Environmental Risks from Shale Gas Development”, 2010. http://www.worldwatch.org/system/files/BP1.pdf.

“Oscillation of Fluid-Filled Cracks Triggered by Degassing of CO2 Due to Leakage Along Wellbores”, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JB000848.

“Seismic Detection of CO2 Leakage Along Monitoring Wellbores”, 2010.

“Thermal Aspects of Geomechanics and Induced Fracturing in CO2 Injection With Application to CO2 Sequestration in the Ohio River Valley”, 2010.