Reservoir Structure & Geomechanics
Research addresses the structural evolution of reservoirs, the effects of folds, faults, and fractures on fluid flow properties, fluid storage, migration, and production, the interaction of brittle deformation, sediment compaction, and chemical change, and the mechanics of reservoir deformation on all scales. This research is of relevance to oil & gas exploration and production, development of geothermal resources, and geologic carbon sequestration.
Faculty
 | Stratigraphy, basin analysis, basin-scale fluid flow, pore pressures in seafloor sediments, submarine landslides, oil and gas migration, methane hydrates, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)
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Research Scientists
 | Experimental rock mechanics
Geotechnical laboratory testing
Measurement of porosity and permeability in gas and oil shales
Digital-image-based deformation measurements
Microstructure characterization of soils and rocks
Constitutive and numerical modeling of soils and rocks
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 | methane hydrates, geomechanics, rock mechanics, petrophysical properties of geomaterials, multiphase flow, fractured rocks
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Research Staff
| Program Manager for the Advanced Energy Consortium
Managing multidisciplinary nanosensor, miniaturized electronics, and smart materials research for the assessment of subsurface properties in various applications, including energy exploration, geothermal, CCUS, etc.
https://www.beg.utexas.edu/aec/
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 | Graduate studies were focused on igneous processes, magmatism and related formation of ore deposits. Professional career included exploration for base and precious metal ore deposits, coal assessment and development, and research, exploration and development in the upstream sector of the oil and gas business. Managerial positions led to development of ...
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 | 3D geological interpretation and modeling
- Integrated reservoir characterization
- Petroleum Geology
- Petroleum Engineering
- Carbonate sequence stratigraphy
- Conventional and unconventional reservoir exploration and development
- Oil field exploration and production reservoir management
- Petrophysics
- Geostatistics
- Reservoir simulation
- Software development
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| Salt Tectonics
Gulf of Mexico
Seismic Interpretation
Salt Deposition
RIsk and probability in exploration
Fold and Thrust Belts
Deepwater systems
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