Publications

Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil Institute

Journal and Conference Articles                                      

2018
  • Bui B.T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2018, Modeling the Swelling of Shale Matrix in Unconventional Reservoirs, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 165: 596-615, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2017.07.013.
  • Iriarte J., Katsuki D. and Tutuncu A.N., 2018, Geochemical and Geomechanical Changes Related to Rock-Fluid-Proppant Interactions in the Niobrara Formation, SPE-189536, Proc. SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana.
  • Mokhtari M. and Tutuncu A.N.,2018,Fracture Permeability of Activated Calcite Veins to Water and Gas,SPE-189498, Proc. SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana.
  • Iriarte J., Katsuki D. and Tutuncu A.N., 2018, Geomechanical, Geochemical and Permeability Monitoring in Fractured Niobrara Formation under Triaxial Stress State, SPE-189839, Proc. SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Conference, Woodland, Texas.
2017
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2017, Introduction to Selected Contributions from the 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Editorial, ISRM Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Journal, December Issue, DOI 10.1007/s00603-017-1354-4.
  • Iriarte J., Katsuki D. and Tutuncu A.N., 2017, Geochemical and Geomechanical Changes Related to Rock-Fluid-Proppant Interactions in the Niobrara Formation, SPE-189536, Proc. SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana.
  • Tutuncu A.N., Bui B.T. and Suppachoknirun T., 2017, An Integrated Study for Hydraulic Fracture and Natural Fracture Interactions and Re-Fracturing in Shale Reservoirs, Chapter 10 in Hydraulic Fracture Modeling, book editor Yu-Shu Wu, Elsevier.
  • Iriarte J., Katsuki D. and Tutuncu A.N., 2017, Fracture Conductivity under Triaxial Stress Conditions, Chapter 16 in Hydraulic Fracture Modeling, book editor Yu-Shu Wu, Elsevier.
  • Suppachoknirun T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2017, Hydraulic Fracturing and Production Optimization in Eagle Ford Shale Using Coupled Geomechanics and Fluid Flow Model, RMRE-D-17-00797, Special Issue of Best of ARMA 50th US Rock Mechanics and Geomechanics Symposium, ISRM Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Journal, December Issue, doi:10.1007/s00603-017-1357-1.
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2017, The Role of Lithology, Saturation and Organic Matter on Friction Characteristics of Shale Formations for Injection Induced Seismicity Occurrences, SS7-4, Injection Induced Seismicity Special Session, Proc. SEG International Exposition and 87th Annual Meeting.
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2017, Hydraulic Fracturing Fundamentals, Chapter 2 in Hydraulic Fracturing Law and Practice, 2017 Edition, Pub. 2354, Eds. Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, LexisNexis Matthew Bender.
  • Padin A.D., Torcuk M.A., Katsuki D., Kazemi H. and Tutuncu A.N., 2017, Experimental and Theoretical Study of Water-Solute Transport in Organic-Rich Carbonate Mudrocks, SPE 181585, SPE Journal, https://doi.org/10.2118/181585-PA.
  • Bui B.T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2017, Contribution of Osmotic Transport on Oil Recovery from Rock Matrix in Unconventional Reservoirs, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 157: 392-408, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2017.07.013.
  • Katsuki D. and Tutuncu A.N., 2017, Coupling Complex Resistivity, Geomechanical and Acoustic Properties and Permeability in Sandstone and Shale Reservoirs, URTeC 2671521, Proc. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.
  • Bui B.T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2017, Contribution of Osmotic Transport on Oil Recovery from Rock Matrix in Unconventional Reservoirs, Proc. 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Paris, France.
  • Baizhanov B., Katsuki D. and Tutuncu A.N., 2017,Coupled Novel Geomechanical, Acoustic, and Permeability Measurements under True Triaxial Stress State in Berea Sandstone, ARMA 17-294, Proc. 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium.
  • Iriarte J., 2017, Using Water Hammer Characteristics as a Fracture Treatment Diagnostic, Proc. SPE Workshop: Shale Development Optimization, How Can We Drive Dollars to the Bottom Line Through Efficiency & Technology?.
  • Alqahtani A.A. and Tutuncu A.N., 2017,Qualitative and Quantitative Impact of Thin Rock Lamination on Acoustic and Geomechanical Properties of Organic-Rich Shale,SPE 183806, Proc. SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, Kingdom of Bahrain.
2016
  • Suppachoknirun T., Tutuncu A.N. and Kazemi H., 2016, Evaluation of Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques for Production Optimization in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Coupled Geomechanics Fracture and Flow Model, IPTC 18916, Proc. International Petroleum Technology Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Mokhtari M. and Tutuncu A. N, 2016, Impact of Laminations and Natural Fractures on Rock Failure in Brazilian Experiments: A case study on Green River and Niobrara formations, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, V. 36, 79-86.
  • Padin A.D., Torcuk M.A., Katsuki D., Tutuncu A.N. and Kazemi H., 2016, Experimental and Theoretical Study of Water-Solute Transport in Organic-Rich Carbonate Mudrocks, SPE 181585, Proc. SPE Annual Technical Conference, Dubai, UAE.
  • Ramiro-Ramirez S., Romero-Sarmiento M.F., Sonnenberg S. and Tutuncu A.N., 2016, Rock-Eval Basic/Bulk-Rock vs. Shale Play methods for characterization of unconventional shale resource systems: Application to the Eagle Ford Formation, Proc. 86th SEG Annual Meeting Proceedings, SEG 2016.
  • Mokhtari M., Honarpour M.M., Tutuncu A.N. and Boitnott G.N., 2016, Characterization of Elastic Anisotropy in Eagle Ford Shale: Impact of Heterogeneity and Measurement Scale, SPE 170701, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 3, 429-439.
  • Suppachoknirun T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2016, Evaluation of Multistage Hydraulic Fracture Patterns in Naturally Fractured Tight Oil Formations Utilizing a Coupled Geomechanics-Fluid Flow Model – Case Study for an Eagle Ford Shale Well Pad, ARMA 14-782, Proc. 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium.
  • Alharthy N. S., Teklu T., Kazemi H. and Graves R.M., 2016, Compositional Rate Transient Analysis in Liquid-rich Shale Reservoirs, SPE 181699, Proc. SPE ATCE, Dubai, UAE
  • Albinali A. and Ozkan E., 2016, Analytical Modeling of Flow in Highly Disordered, Fractured Nano-Porous Reservoirs, SPE 181255, Proc. SPE ATCE, Dubai, UAE
  • Tutuncu A.N., Katsuki D., Bui B., Padin A. and McDowell B., 2016, Coupling Geomechanics and Petrophysical Measurements for Production Enhancement in Organic-Rich Shales, SPE 2461986, Proc. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Alqahtani A. and Tutuncu A.N., 2016, Correlation of Acoustic Velocity, Stress, Rock Composition, Organic Matter and Rock Lamination in Organic-Rich Shale, SPE 2456151, Proc. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Katsuki D., Padin A.D., Adekunle O., Rixon A.J. and Tutuncu A.N., 2016, Stress-Dependent Permeability and Dynamic Elastic Moduli of Reservoir and Seal Shales, SPE 2461613, Proc. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Suppachoknirun T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2016, Evaluation of Multistage Hydraulic Fracture Patterns in Naturally Fractured Tight Oil Formations Utilizing a Coupled Geomechanics-Fluid Flow Model – Case Study for an Eagle Ford Shale Well Pad, ARMA 14-782, Proc. 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium.
  • Hu X. and Tutuncu A.N., 2016,Use of Coupled Geomechanics and Fluid Flow Model for Optimization of Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing and Horizontal Wells in Enhanced Geothermal System Applications, ARMA 14-428, Proc. 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium.
  • Alharthy N.J., Teklu T., Nguyen T.N., Kazemi H. and Graves R.M., 2016, Nanopore Compositional Modeling in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs, SPE 166306, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering.
  • Padin A. D., Ramiro-Ramirez S., Sonnenberg S. and Tutuncu A.N., 2016, Morphology of Organic-Rich Shale and Implications for the Development of Microfractures During Hydraulic Fracturing, Proc. 78th EAGE Conference and Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Kamath, N. and I. Tsvankin, 2016, Elastic fullwaveform inversion for VTI media: Methodology and sensitivity analysis, Geophysics, vol. 81, C53-C68.
  • Zeidman B.D. , Lu N., and Wu D., Coarse-Grained Monte Carlo Simulation of the Distribution and Capillarity of Multiple Fluids in Porous Media, in “Pore Scale Phenomena: Frontiers in Energy and Environment”, eds. J. Poate, T. Illangasekare, H. Kazemi, and R. Kee, pp. 263-278, World Scientific, Singapore, 2015.
  • Tutuncu A.N. and Bui B. T., 2016, A Coupled Geomechanics and Fluid Flow Model for Induced Seismicity Prediction in Oil and Gas Operations and Geothermal Applications, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 29: 110 – 124, doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2015.12.039.
  • Curnow J.S. and Tutuncu A.N., 2016, A Coupled Geomechanics and Fluid Flow Modeling Study for Hydraulic Fracture Design and Production Optimization in an Eagle Ford Shale Oil Reservoir, SPE 179165, Proc. SPE Hydraulic Fracture Technology Conference, Woodland, Texas.
  • Bui B. T., Liu H.H., Chen J.H., and Tutuncu A.N., 2016, Effect of Capillary Condensation on Gas Transport in Shale: A Pore-Scale Model Study, Paper SPE-179731-PA, SPE Journal, doi: 10.2118/179731-PA.
2015
  • Bui B. T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2015, A Generalized Rheological Model for Drilling Fluids Using Cubic Splines, Paper SPE-169527-PA, SPE Drilling and Completion Journal, doi: 10.2118/169527-PA.
  • Tutuncu A.N. and Bui B. T., 2015, Coupled Geomechanical and Fluid Flow Modeling for Injection Induced Seismicity Prediction, 85th SEG Annual Meeting Proceedings, SEG2015 SS 2.2, 4848-4852.
  • Curnow J.S. and Tutuncu A.N., 2015, Coupled Geomechanics and Fluid Flow Model for Production Optimization in Naturally Fractured Shale Reservoirs, 85th SEG Annual Meeting Proceedings, SEG2015 ANI 3.2, 399-403.
  • Alqahtani A. and Tutuncu A.N., 2015, Study Analysis: Eagle Ford Characteristics. American Oil and Gas Reporter, Website Exclusives, October 2015, http://www.aogr.com/web-exclusives/exclusive-story/study-analyzes-eagle-ford-characteristics.
  • Mokhtari M. and Tutuncu A.N., 2015, Characterization of Anisotropy in the Permeability of Organic-Rich Shales, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, V. 133, pp. 496 – 506.
  • Teklu T.W., Alameri W., Kazemi H. and Graves R., 2015, Contact Angle Measurements on Conventional and Unconventional Reservoir Cores, SPE 178568, Proc. 2015 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, TX.
  • Bui B.T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2015, Effect of Capillary Condensation on Geomechanical and Acoustic Properties of Shale Formations. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 26,1213-1221, doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2015.08.027.
  • Kazemi H., 2015, Subsurface Pores: Physics of Flow in Petroleum reservoirs, Pore Phenomena-Frontiers in Energy and Development, World Scientific Series, V.10, NanoScience and Nanotechnology, Chapter 2, page 13-34, ISBN 978-9814623056, World Scientific Publishing Co., USA.
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2015, Impact of Surface Forces on Coupled Flow, Acoustic and Geomechanical Characteristics in Shale Reservoirs, Pore Phenomena-Frontiers in Energy and Development, World Scientific Series, V.10, NanoScience and Nanotechnology, Chapter 4, page 53-66, ISBN 978-9814623056, World Scientific Publishing Co., USA.
  • Illangasekare T., Smits K.M., Fucik R. and Davarzani H., 2015, From Pore to the Field:Upscaling Challanges and Opportunities in Hydrogeological and Land-Atmospheric Systems, Pore Phenomena-Frontiers in Energy and Development, World Scientific Series, V.10, NanoScience and Nanotechnology, Chapter 10, page 163-202, ISBN 978-9814623056, World Scientific Publishing Co., USA.
  • Zeidman B.D., Lu N. and Wu D., 2015, Coarse-Grained Monte Carlo Simulation of the Distribution and Capillarity of Multiple Fluid in Porous Media, Pore Phenomena-Frontiers in Energy and Development, World Scientific Series, V.10, NanoScience and Nanotechnology, Chapter 14, page 263-278, ISBN 978-9814623056, World Scientific Publishing Co., USA.
  • Mokhtari M., Tutuncu A.N. and Boitnott G., 2015, Intrinsic Anisotropy in Fracture Permeability, Interpretation, Volume 3, Issue 3, ST43-ST53, doi: 10.1190/INT-2014-0230.1
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2015, Experimental and Modelling Study for Geomechanical and Flow Characteristics of Eagle Ford and Vaca Muerta Shale Formations, Houston Geological Society Applied Geoscience Conference Proceedings for Unconventional Geomechanics, May 2015.
  • Karimi S.and Kazemi H., 2015, Capillary Pressure Measurement Using Reservoir Fluids in Middle Bakken Core, SPE 174065, Proc. SPE Western Regional Meeting, doi: 10.2118/174065-MS
  • Alharthy N., Teklu T., Kazemi H., Graves R., Hawthorne S., Braunberger J. and Kurtoglu B., 2015, Enhanced Oil Recovery in Liquid-Rich Shale Reservoirs: Laboratory to Field,SPE-175034, Proc. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/175034-MS.
  • Frash L.P., Gutierrez M. and Hampton J., Laboratory-Scale-Model Testing of Well Stimulation by Use of Mechanical-Impulse Hydraulic Fracturing, SPE-173186, SPE Journal, V. 20, 536 – 549, http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/173186-PA.
  • Kosset T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2015, A Case Study for Wellpath Optimization and Drilling Risk Reduction for Vaca Muerta Shale in Argentina, ARMA 15-206, Proc. 49th US Rock Mechanics and Geomechanics Symposium.
  • Frash L.P., Gutierrez M., Tutuncu A.N., Hood A. and Mokhtari M., 2015, True-Triaxial Hydraulic Fracturing of Niobrara Carbonate Rock as an Analogue for Complex Oil and Gas Reservoir Stimulation, Proc. 49th US Rock Mechanics and Geomechanics Symposium.
  • Mokhtari M., Honarpour M.M., Tutuncu A.N. and Boitnott G., 2015, Acoustical and Geomechanical Characterization of Eagle Ford Shale: Anisotropy, Heterogeneity and Measurement Scale, SPE 170707, SPE Reservoir Engineering Journal.
  • Dutta N.C., Bradford K.J., Bui H., Tutuncu A.N., Liaw A., Amruthapuri G., Polzer R. and Tingay M., 2015, Introduction to special section: Abnormal pore pressure. Interpretation, V. 3, Issue 1. SEi 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/INT2014-1214-SPSEINTRO.1.
  • Revil A., Mao D., Haas A.K., Karaoulis M. and Frash L., 2015, Passive Electrical Monitoring and Localization of Fluid Leakages in Wells, Journal of Hydrology, V. 521, 286-301.
  • Wang C., Wu Y., Xiong Y., Winterfeld P. and Hiang Z., 2015, Geomechanics Coupling Simulation of Fracture Closure and Its Influence on Gas Production in Shale Gas Reservoirs, SPE 173222, Proc. SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/173222-MS.
2014
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2014, Microseismic Coupled Geomechanical Modeling for Environmental Risk Evaluation in Shale Reservoir Developments, ARMS8 0126, Proc. 8th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Sapporo, Japan.
  • Almulhim A., Alharthy N., Tutuncu A.N. and Kazemi H., 2014, Impact of Imbibition Mechanism on Flowback Behavior: A Numerical Study, SPE 171799.
  • Alameri W., Teklu T.W., Graves R., Kazemi H. and Al Sumaiti, 2014, Low-salinity Water-alternating-CO2 Flooding Enhanced Oil Recovery: Theory and Experiments, SPE 171767, Proc. 2015 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference.
  • Willis M.J. and Tutuncu A.N., 2014, Integration of Core Data with Well Logs for Geomechanical Property Determination and Monitoring in the Argentinian Vaca Muerta Shale Formation, URTeC 1922481, Proc. 2nd Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.
  • Katsuki D., Gutierrez M. and Tutuncu A.N., 2014, Improved Constant Rate of Consolidation Test on Organic-Rich Stiff Shale, URTeC 1922292, Proc. 2nd Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.
  • Almulhim A., Tutuncu A.N., Kazemi H. and Alharthy N., 2014, Flow Modeling in Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing Patterns to Optimize Shale Reservoir Production,URTeC 1922172,doi: 10.15530/urtec-2014/1922172
  • Revil A., Mao D., Haas A. and Karaoulis M., 2014, Passive Electrical Monitoring and Localization of Fluid Leakages from Wells, submitted for publication in Journal of Hydrology.
  • Mokhtari M., Honarpour M.M., Tutuncu A.N. and Boitnott G., 2014, Acoustical and Geomechanical Characterization of Eagle Ford Shale: Anisotropy, Heterogeneity and Measurement Scale, SPE 170707, Proc. SPE ATCE Amsterdam,The Netherlands.
  • McCullagh C. L., Song T.H. and Tutuncu A.N., 2014, Coupling Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) based Wellbore Temperature Models with Microseismic Data for Greater Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation Characterization, ARMA 14-7623, Proc. 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium.
  • Willis M.J., Tutuncu A.N. and Bratton T., 2014, A Novel Approach to Upscaling Elastic Moduli in Unconventional Reservoirs, ARMA 14-7202, Proc. 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium.
  • Katsuki D., Gutierrez M. and Tutuncu A.N., 2014, Effects of Stress and Intrinsic Anisotropy on the Development of Shear Fractures in Shale Formations, ARMA 14-7502, Proc. 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium.
  • Mokhtari M., Tutuncu A.N. and Kazemi H., 2014, Integrated Study on Tensile Fracture Mechanics and Subsequent Flow in Naturally-Fractured Niobrara Shale, ARMA 14-7160, Proc. 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium.
  • Steneicker S., Eustes A., Tutuncu A.N.,Thonhauser G. and Schon J.H., 2014, A Correlation for Reservoir Characterization Using Recorded Real-Time Surface Drilling Parameters and Well Log Data, ARMA 14-7217, Proc. 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium.
  • Mokhtari M., Alqahtani A. and Tutuncu A.N., 2014, Integrated Experimental Study of Shale Anisotropic Behavior: Fluid Flow, Acoustic and Mechanical Characteristics, AAPG/STGS Eagle Ford plus Adjacent Plays and Extensions Workshop, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Binh T. Bui and Azra N. Tutuncu, 2014, Rock-Fluid Interaction Impact on Geomechanical and Acoustic Properties of Shale Reservoirs: Anisotropic Grain Contact Adhesion Model, URTeC 1921938, Proc. 2nd Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.
  • Kamath N. and Tsvankin I., 2014, Elastic full-waveform inversion of transmission data in 2D VTI media, Proc. 84th SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, pp. 1157-1161.
  • Kamath N. and Tsvankin I., 2014, Sensitivity analysis for elastic full-waveform inversion in VTI media, Proc. 84th SEG Annual Meeting, pp. 1162-1166.
  • Almulhim A., Tutuncu A.N. and Kazemi H., 2014, Coupling Fluid Flow in Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing Design for Production Optimization in Shale Reservoirs, URTeC 1922172, Proc. 2nd Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.
  • Willis M.J. and Tutuncu A.N., 2014, Integration of Core Data with Well Logs for Geomechanical Property Determination and Monitoring in the Argentinian Vaca Muerta Shale Formation, URTeC 1922481, Proc. 2nd Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.
  • Katsuki D., Gutierrez M. and Tutuncu A.N., 2014, Improved Constant Rate of Consolidation Test on Organic-Rich Stiff Shale, URTeC 1922292, Proc. 2nd Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.
  • Wang C. and Wu Y.S., 2014, Modeling Analysis of Transient Pressure and Flow Behavior at Horizontal Wells with Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fractures in Shale Gas Reservoirs, SPE 168966, SPE Unconventional Resources Conference, Woodland, TX.
  • Alqahtani A. and Tutuncu A.N., 2014, Quantification of Total Organic Carbon Content in Shale Source Rocks: An Eagle Ford Case Study, URTeC 1921783, Proc. 2nd Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.
  • Willis M.J. and Tutuncu A.N., 2014, Integration of Core Data with Well Logs for Geomechanical Property Determination and Monitoring in the Argentinian Vaca Muerta Shale Formation, URTeC 1922481, Proc. 2nd Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.
  • Katsuki D., Gutierrez M. and Tutuncu A.N., 2014, Improved Constant Rate of Consolidation Test on Organic-Rich Stiff Shale, URTeC 1922292, Proc. 2nd Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.
  • Padin, A. and Tutuncu, A. N., “Geomechanic Characteristics of the Eagle Ford Shale – A Comparative Study for Outcrop and Subsurface Formation Properties”. In AAPG 2014 Annual Convention & Exhibition in Houston, Texas, 6-9 April 2014. Member Download
  • Al Zahrani M., Yang Y. and Tutuncu A.N., 2014, A High Field Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experimental Study for Clay and Shale Swelling, IPTC 17523, Proceedings of the 7th International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), Doha, Qatar Member Download
  • Padin A., Tutuncu A.N. and Sonnenberg S., 2014, On the Mechanisms of Shale Microfracture Propagation, SPE 168624, Proceedings of the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas. Member Download
  • Mokhtari M., Bui B., and Tutuncu, A. , 2014, Tutuncu A.N., An Experimental and Modeling Study for Incorporating Anisotropy in the Tensile Strength of Organic-Rich Shale Formations, SPE 169520, Proceedings of the SPE Western North American and Rocky Mountain Joint Regional Meeting Member Download
  • Bui, B. and Tutuncu A. N., 2014, A Generalized Rheological Model for Drilling Fluids Using Cubic Splines, SPE 169527, Proceedings of the SPE Western North American and Rocky Mountain Joint Regional Meeting Member Download
2013
  • Tutuncu A.N. and Padin A., 2013, Fracture Propagation Comparison of Two Analogous Shale Reservoirs – Eagle Ford and Vaca Muerta Shale Fracture Mechanisms, Proceedings of 1st EAGE/SBGf Conference, Paper We 01-09, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Member Download
  • Mokhtari M., Tutuncu A.N, and Teklu T., 2013, A Numerical Modeling Study for the Impact of Casing Drilling on Wellbore Stability, SPE 167166, SPE Unconventional Resources Conference. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Member Download
  • Bui B.T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2013, Modeling the Failure of Cement Sheath in Anisotropic Stress Field, SPE 167178, SPE Unconventional Resources Conference. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Member Download
  • Fakcharoenphol, P., M.A. Torcuk, A. Bertoncello, H. Kazemi, Y. S. Wu, J. Wallace, and M. Honarpour, 2013, “Managing Shut-in Time to Enhance Gas Flow Rate in Hydraulic Fractured Shale Reservoirs: a Simulation Study”, SPE 166098, in proceeding of the 2013 Annual Technical and Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 30 Sept-2 Oct.Member Download
  • Kamath, N. and Tsvankin I., 2013, Full-waveform inversion of multicomponent data for horizontally layered VTI media: Geophysics, 78, WC 113-WC 121.Member Download
  • Torcuk, M. A., B. Kurtoglu, P. Fakcharoenphol, H. Kazemi, 2013, “Theory and Application of Pressure and Rate Transient Analysis in Unconventional Reservoirs”, SPE 166147, in proceeding of the 2013 Annual Technical and Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 30 Sept-2 Oct. Member Download
  • Fakcharoenphol, P., H. Kazemi, S. Charoenwongsa, and Y.S. Wu, 2013″ The Effect of Water Induced Stress on Enhance Hydrocarbon Recovery in Shale Reservoirs”, SPE Journal, 2013:18(5): 897-909. Member Download
  • Charoenwongsa, S., H. Kazemi, P. Fakcharoenphol, and J. L. Miskimins, 2013 “Simulation of Gel Filter Cake Formation, Gel Cleanup, and Post-Frac Well Performance in Hydraulically Fractured Gas Wells”, SPE Production & Operations. SPE 150104-PA, 2013:28(3): 235-245. Member Download
  • Bui B.T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2013, Biot Tensor Approach for Improved Life Cycle Well Integrity, ARMA 13-341, Proc. 47th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco. Member Download
  • Mokhtari M., Alqahtani A. and Tutuncu A.N., 2013, Analyzing the Failure Behavior of Anisotropic Shales, ARMA 13-312, Proc. the 47th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco. Member Download
  • Mokhtari M., Alqahtani A. and Tutuncu A.N., 2013, Stress Dependent Permeability and Anisotropy and Wettability of Shale Resources, URTeC 1555068, 1st SPE/SEG/AAPG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), Denver.
  • Katsuki D., Gutierrez M. and Tutuncu A.N., 2013, Laboratory Determination of the Continuous Stress-Dependent Permeability of Unconventional Oil Reservoir Rocks, Proc. 1st SPE/SEG/AAPG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC). Member Download
  • Mokhtari M., Alqahtani A. and Tutuncu A.N., 2013, Production-Induced Alteration of Natural and Hydraulic Fracture Permeability of Shale Reservoirs, SPE/SEG/AAPG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), Denver. Member Download
  • Alqahtani A.A., Mokhtari M. and Tutuncu A.N., 2013, Acoustic and Mechanical Properties of Shale Oil and Gas Reservoirs, Proc. 1st SPE/SEG/AAPG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), Denver. Member Download
  • Alqahtani A.A., Mokhtari M., Tutuncu A.N. and Sonnenberg S., 2013, Effect of Mineralogy and Petrophysical Characteristics on Acoustic and Mechanical Properties of Organic-Rich Shale, URTeC 1619144, 1st SPE/SEG/AAPG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), Denver.
  • Mokhtari M. and Tutuncu A.N., 2013, Fracturing Fluid Salinity Impact on Mitigating Water Trapping and Improving Productivity in Shale Reservoirs, Proc. 1st SPE/SEG/AAPG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), Denver. Member Download
  • Bui B.T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2013, Creep-Recovery Test: A Critical Tool for Rheological Characterization of Drilling Fluids, SPE 168692 / URTeC 1571583 Proc. 1st SPE/SEG/AAPG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), Denver. Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2013, Coupled Geomechanical Modeling and Microseismic Monitoring for Environmental Safety and Risk Evaluation in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs, Proc. the 83nd SEG Annual Meeting, Houston. Member Download
  • Torcuk M.A., Kurtoglu B., Alharthy N. and Kazemi H., 2013, Analytical and Numerical Solutions for Multiple-Matrix in Fractured Reservoirs: Application to Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs, SPE Unconventional Resources Conference, Woodlands. Member Download
  • Haas A. K., Revil A., Karaoulis M., Frash L., Hampton J., Gutierrez M., Mooney M., 2013, Electrical Potential Source Localization Reveals A Borehole Leak During Hydraulic Fracturing, Geophpedings, San Francisco. Member Download
2012
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2012, Utilizing Drilling Data and Core Measurements for the Use of Normal Trend and Explicit Pore Pressure Prediction Methods in Gas Shale and Shale Oil Reservoirs, Geopressure Assessment and Its Impact on Wellbore Construction, Phuket, Thailand, SPE/SEG Joint Applied Technology Workshop (ATW). Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2012, Deepwater Geopressure Challenges, Geopressure Assessment and Its Impact on Wellbore Construction, Phuket, Thailand, SPE/SEG Joint Applied Technology Workshop (ATW). Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2012, Deformation, Dispersion and Stress Anisotropy on North American Unconventional Shale Reservoirs, Unconventional Gas Forum 2012, Barcelona, Spain. Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2012, The Gas Shale and Shale Oil Development Challenges in Africa, Global Commerce Forum, Denver. Member Download
  • Tlek Kadyrov and Azra N.Tutuncu, 2012, Sonic Log-Derived Pore Pressure Prediction in A West Kazakhstan Unconventional Field, Proc.74th EAGE Conference and SPE EUROPEC Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark. Member Download
  • Kazemi H., M. Al-Kobaisi, B. Kurtoglu, A. Harris, S. Charoenwongsa, P. Fakcharoenphol, and J. Akinboyewa, 2012, “Mathematical Modeling of Petroleum Reservoirs,” Oil & Gas Review, 2012;10(2):45-50. Member Download
  • Fakcharoenphol, P., L. Hu, Y.S. Wu, S. Charoenwongsa, and H. Kazemi, 2012, “A Fully Coupled Flow and Geomechanics Model: Application to Enhanced Geothermal Reservoirs,” in proceeding of the TOUGH symposium 2012, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 17-19 Sep. Member Download
  • Fakcharoenphol P., L. Hu, and Y.S. Wu, 2012, “Fully-Implicit Flow and Geomechanics Model: Application for Enhanced Geothermal Reservoir Simulations,” in proceeding of The Thirty-Seventh Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford, California, 30 Jan- 1 Feb. Member Download
  • Wu Y.S., Wang C., Li J. and Fakcharoenphol P., 2012,Transient Gas Flow in Unconventional Gas Reservoir,SPE 154448, SPE Europec/EAGE Annual Conference,Copenhagen, Denmark. Member Download
  • Mokhtari M., Ermila M. and Tutuncu A.N., 2012, Accurate Bottomhole Pressure for Fracture Gradient Prediction and Drilling Fluid Pressure Program – Part I, ARMA 12-235, Proceedings of 46th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Chicago. Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2012, The Role of Mechanical, Acoustic and Permeability Anisotropies on Reservoir Characterization and Field Development for Two North American Fractured Unconventional Shale Reservoirs, ARMA 12-664, Proceedings of 46th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Chicago. Member Download
  • Kadyrov T. and Tutuncu A.N., 2012, Integrated Wellbore Stability Analysis for Well Trajectory Optimization and Field Development in the West Kazakhstan Field, ARMA 12-445, Proceedings of the 46th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Chicago. Member Download
  • Albinali A. and Kazemi H., 2012, Preliminary Tool To Assess Fluid Flow Effects On Reservoir Stresses Using Coupled Geomechanics and Fluid Flow, ARMA 12-214, Proceedings of the 46th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Chicago. Member Download
  • Liu C., Sharma R. and Tutuncu A.N., 2012, Shale Gas Resources: Energy Potential and Associated Exploitation Challenges for Coupled Geomechanics and Transport Characteristics, ARMA 12-209, Proceedings of the 46th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Chicago.Member Download
  • Guan S. and Tutuncu A.N., 2012, Constraining Rock Property Changes in A CO2 Enhance Oil Recovery Project, ARMA 12-234, Proceedings of 46th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Chicago. Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., Krohn C., Gelinsky S., Leveille J., Esmersoy C. and Mese A.I., 2012, Environmental Challenges in Fracturing of Unconventional Resources, The Leading Edge, August 2012 Issue, 758-768. Member Download
  • Mokhtari M., Ermila, M. and Tutuncu, A.N., Karimi, M., 2012, Computational Modeling of Drilling Fluids Dynamics in Casing Drilling, SPE 161301, Eastern Regional Meeting, Lexington. Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2012, Incorporating Stress Anisotropy in Determining Time-Dependent Rock Properties During Production Optimization and Environmental Monitoring in Shale Reservoirs, Proceedings of the 82st SEG Annual Meeting, Las Vegas. Member Download
  • Kadyrov T. and. Tutuncu, Azra N, 2012, Influence of Anisotropic Stress and Formation Property Use in Wellbore Stability Analysis and Field Development Plans: A Case Study for West Kazakhstan Field, , Proceedings of the 82st SEG Annual Meeting, Las Vegas. Member Download
  • Mokhtari M. and Tutuncu A.N., 2012, Effect of Time-Dependent Changes in Pore Pressure on Geomechanical and Acoustic Properties of Shale Formations, Proceedings of the 82st SEG Annual Meeting, Las Vegas. Member Download
  • Teklu T., Graves R.,M., Tutuncu A.N. and Kazemi H.,2012, Geomechanics Considerations in Enhanced Oil Recovery, SPE 162701, Proceedings of SPE Canadian Unconventional Resources Conference Calgary, Alberta. Member Download
  • Mahardika H., A. Revil, and A. Jardani, 2012, Waveform joint inversion of seismograms and electrograms for moment tensor characterization of fracturing events, Geophysics, 77(5), ID23-ID39, doi: 10.1190/GEO2012-0019.1. Member Download
  • Kamath, N., and I. Tsvankin, 2012, Full-waveform inversion of multicomponent data for layered VTI media: Proceedings of the 82nd SEG Annual Meeting, Las Vegas. Member Download
2011
  • Tutuncu A.N. and Mese A.I., 2011, Relationship between Permeability, Acoustic, Mechanical and Strength Anisotropies in Unconventional Reservoirs and Seal Shales, ARMA 11-532, Proceedings of 45th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco. Member Download
  • Mese A.I. and Tutuncu A.N., 2011, Impact of Fluids and Formation Anisotropy on Acoustic, Deformation and Failure Characteristics of Reservoir Shales and Pure Clay Minerals, ISRM Paper 491, Proceedings of International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM) Beijing 2011. Member Download
  • Mokhtari M., 2011, Thixotropic and Rheopectic Modeling of Xanthan/Borate Gel System, Proceedings of the American Association of Drilling Engineering, Houston, April 2011. Member Download
  • Petunin V., Tutuncu A.N., Prasad, M., Kazemi, H. and Yin, X., 2011, An Experimental Study for Investigating the Stress Dependence of Permeability in Sandstones and Carbonates, ARMA 11-279, Proceedings of 45th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco. Member Download
  • Contreras, O., Tutuncu A.N., Aguilera, R. and Hareland, G., 2011, A Case Study for Pore Pressure Prediction in an Abnormally Sub-Pressured Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, ARMA 11-456, Proceedings of 45th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco.Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2011, Environmental Challenges of Gas and Oil Shale Stimulation, to be presented at the SEG Special Session: Environmental Challenges in Fracturing of Unconventional Resources, San Antonio Texas, September 18-23, 2011 Member Download
  • Petunin V., Yin X. and Tutuncu A.N., 2011, Permeability Changes in Sandstones and Carbonates Under Stress and Their Correlation to Rock Texture, CSUG/SPE SPE-147401, Proceedings of Canadian Unconventional Resources Conference, Calgary, Canada. Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2011, Geomechanics in Unconventional Gas Reservoirs, Proceedings of the 1st ARMA/UNGI Unconventional Workshop, San Francisco. Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2011, Role of Anisotropy on Deformation and Dispersion Characteristics in Unconventional Reservoirs, Proceedings of 80th SEG Annual Meeting, Special Session, San Antonio. Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2011, Environmental Challenges of Gas Shale and Shale Oil Stimulation, Proceedings of 80th SEG Annual Meeting, Special Session on Environmental challenges in fracturing of unconventional resources, San Antonio. Member Download
  • Tutuncu A.N., 2011, Shale Gas and Shale Oil Reservoir Anisotropy Determination Using Field Acoustic Data and Geomechanics Laboratory Measurements, SEG Post-Convention Workshop, Fundamentals of Shale Reservoir Characterization. Member Download
  • Wu, Y.S., Y. Di, Z. Kang, P. Fakcharoenphol, 2011, “A Multiple-Continuum Model for Simulating Single-Phase and Multiphase Flow in Natural Fractured Vuggy Reservoirs”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2011;78:13-22. Member Download
  • Wu, Y.S. and P. Fakcharoenphol, 2011, “A Unified Mathematical Model for Unconventional Reservoir Simulation”, SPE 142884, in proceeding of the SPE EUROPEC/EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, 23-26 May. Member Download
  • Wu, Y.S., B. Lai, J. Miskimins, P. Fakcharoenphol, and Y. Di, 2011 “Analysis of Multiphase Non-Darcy Flow in Porous Media,” Transport in Porous Media, 2011;88:205-223. Member Download
  • Fakcharoenphol P. and Wu Y., 2011, A Coupled Flow-Geomechanics Model For Fluid And Heat Flow For Enhanced Geothermal Reservoirs, ARMA 11-213, 45th U.S. Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco. Member Download