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Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Dissertations

Dissertations from 2024 2024

Investigation of asphaltene instability under gas injection in unconventional reservoirs and its impact on oil recovery performance, Mukhtar Elturki

The comprehensive study of high viscosity friction reducers in high-tds and high-temperature environments, Xiaojing Ge

Experimental investigation of high-temperature brine-shale interactions, Anna Atasha Hoffmann

Re-evaluating Missouri’s strategic element potential: a geochemical study of the mesoproterozoic fe-cu-co-ree deposits in southeast Missouri, USA, Brandon James Sullivan

Dissertations from 2023 2023

INVESTIGATION OF RECROSSLINKABLE PREFORMED PARTICLE GELS FOR NATURAL GAS CONFORMANCE CONTROL, ALI ABDULMOHSEN AL BRAHIM

APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY, GEOCHRONOLOGY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY: CASE STUDIES FROM 38TH PARALLEL STRUCTURES IN MISSOURI AND ORANGE BASIN, OFFSHORE WESTERN SOUTH AFRICA, Marissa Kay Spencer

IDENTIFICATION, MAPPING, ANALYSIS, AND DATING OF COMPOSITE MEGALANDSLIDES IN THE COLORADO PLATEAU, Conor Maris Watkins

DATA ANALYTICS OF WETTABILITY ALTERATION WITH SURFACTANTS IN CARBONATE RESERVOIRS, Ya Yao

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Evaluation of recrosslinkable preformed particle gel (RPPG) as a fluid loss control material during drilling operations, Mohamed Saad M. Ahdaya

RESISTIVITY IMAGING OF PROMINENT SEEPAGE PATHWAYS IN KARST TERRAIN, Abdullah Hadi Zaid Alhaj

The kanarra fold-thrust system -- The leading edge of the sevier fold-thrust belt, southwest Utah, William Joseph Michael Chandonia

Hydroclimate variability in Central America during the Holocene inferred from lacustrine sediments in Lake Izabal, eastern Guatemala, Edward Fernando Duarte

LATERALLY HETEROGENEOUS SEISMIC ANISOTROPY INVESTIGATED BY SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING ANALYSES, Yan Jia

DESIGN METHODS FOR PRESSURE RELIEF WELL SYSTEMS AT DAMS AND LEVEES, Andrew Keffer

Numerical simulation study of gel treatment for conformance control from lab to field, Jianqiao Leng

Depositional conditions, stratigraphic evolution, and allo- and autogenic controls of lower Permian non-marine carbonate rocks, Lucaogou low-order cycle, Bogda Mountains, NW china, YIRAN LU

GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL ESTIMATION USING INTEGRATED REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS AND MACHINE LEARNING, SAYANTAN MAJUMDAR

MANTLE FLOW AND TRANSITION ZONE DISCONTINUITIES BENEATH THE CARRIBEAN PLATE: CONSTRAINTS FROM SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING AND RECEIVER FUNCTION ANALYSES, Tu Xue

APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING IN GEOPHYSICS: RANKING TELESEISMIC SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING MEASUREMENTS AND CLASSIFYING DIFFERENT TYPES OF EARTHQUAKES, Yanwei Zhang

EVALUATION OF NOVEL PREFORMED PARTICLE GELS FOR CONFORMANCE CONTROL AND ACID STIMULATION THROUGH CORE FLOODING TESTS, Shuda Zhao

Dissertations from 2021 2021

INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF ROCK BRIDGES ON THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF JOINTED ROCK MASS USING LATTICE SPRING-BASED SYNTHETIC ROCK MASS (LS-SRM) APPROACH, Mariam Salem Alebayat

Evaluation of robust epoxy resin sealants for wellbore integrity applications, Mohammed Mousa M Alkhamis

Evaluation of excavated surface irregularities and hardness of mechanical excavations and their relationship with excavator performance, Prosper Evaristus Akansah Ayawah

Receiver function imaging of the 410 and 660 km discontinuities and seismic azimuthal anisotropy revealed by shear wave splitting beneath the Australian continent, Kailun Ba

Neogene dinoflagellate cysts from the tropical americas, Damian Cardenas

Use of portable seismic property analyzer and ground penetrating radar to assess bridge decks, Samie Ramadan A Hamad

Prediction of deflection of helical anchors under load, Andre Stephen Hawks

Spatiotemporal variations of upper crustal anisotropy along the San Jacinto Fault Zone in Southern California and the Fairview region in Central Oklahoma, Enyuan Jiang

GIS and remote sensing groundwater potentiality investigation of Gulu District, Uganda using synthetic aperture radar and magnetic geophysics, Rachel Ann Jones

Spatial variations of teleseismic P-wave attenuation and scattering beneath the southeastern United States and the Malawi and Luangwa rift zones in East Africa, Ashutosh Shrivastava

The Pilot Knob Magnetite, Pilot Knob Hematite, and Shepherd Mountain iron oxide deposits in Southeast Missouri -- Local expressions of a magmatic-hydrothermal plumbing system?, Bolorchimeg N. Tunnell

Crustal and upper mantle structure beneath the southeastern United States from joint inversion of Rayleigh wave dispersion and receiver functions, Qiuyue Yang

Mantle flow systems associated with slab subduction and absolute plate motion in Alaska constrained by shear wave splitting analyses, Yuchen Yang

Enhanced heavy oil recovery by low salinity polymer flood combined with microgel treatment, Yang Zhao

Dissertations from 2020 2020

An integrated wellbore stability study to mitigate expensive wellbore instability problems while drilling into Zubair shale/sand sequence, southern Iraq, Ahmed Khudhair Abbas

Geophysical assessment of the Lake Chesterfield site, Missouri, Diya Ali Ahmad Alfuqara

Geophysical characteristics of nickel and copper deposits in Wadi Al Khadra prospect, southwestern of Saudi Arabia, Abdulrahman Ahmed Aljabbab

Experimental study on a novel EOR method -- polymeric nanogel combined with surfactant and low salinity water flooding to enhance oil recovery, Mustafa M. Almahfood

Exploring wellbore and reservoir temperature profiles in fluid circulation and production operations, Ahmed Qasim Al Saedi

Imaging in karst terrain using the Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) and Multi-Channel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) methods, Hassan Abdullah Alzahrani

Factors impacting the transport and enhanced oil recovery potential of polymeric nanogel in sandstone, Haifeng Ding

Investigating the factors impacting the success of immiscible carbon dioxide injection in unconventional shale reservoirs: An experimental study, Sherif M. Fakher

History of natural and anthropogenic activities in Lake Izabal, Eastern Guatemala: Using geochemical evidence to record recent contamination, Elisandra Hernandez

Predictive geohazard mapping using LiDAR and satellite imagery in Missouri and Oklahoma, USA, Olufeyisayo B. Ilesanmi

Evaluation of the performance of different polymer gel systems as an in-depth gel treatment using numerical simulation, Tariq K. Khamees

Development of tools for water management in the Hatra watershed (Northwestern Iraq) using satellite technologies, Majid S. Mohamod

A broad Iceland plume associated with two phase transitions at the 660 km discontinuity: Constraints from receiver functions, Dan Wang

Seismological investigations of lithospheric structure beneath the East African Rift System and the Kalahari Craton, Tuo Wang

Integrated approach to investigate the wellbore integrity under downhole conditions, Weicheng Zhang

Fabrication of micro-/nanofluidic models and their applications for enhanced oil recovery mechanism study, Yandong Zhang

Geo-engineered induced seismicity and the effects on federal infrastructure, Merissa L. Zuzulock

Dissertations from 2019 2019

Investigating the use of different types of sealant materials for cement remedial applications, Murad Mohammedahmed Abdulfarraj

Insights into well performance and completion optimization using a coupled FracFocus and DrillingInfo database, Mustafa A. Al-Alwani

Intelligent data-driven decision-making to mitigate or stop lost circulation, Husam Hasan Alkinani

Novel insights into low salinity water flooding enhanced oil recovery in sandstone reservoirs, Hasan N. Al-Saedi

Investigating the performance of high viscosity friction reducers used for proppant transport during hydraulic fracturing, Mohammed Salem Ba Geri

Detection and elimination of rock face vegetation from terrestrial LIDAR data using the virtual articulating conical probe algorithm, Kenneth John Boyko

Transient multiphase flow simulation for unloading of frac hit gas wells, Miguel Angel Cedeno Moreno

Experimental study on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) mechanisms of nanogel combining with low salinity water for carbonate reservoirs, Pu Han

Assessment and prediction of surface water vulnerability from non-point source pollution in Midwestern watersheds, Fadhil K. Jabbar

Seismic attribute assisted depositional facies identification and stratigraphic correlation in the central Gulf Coast region of Texas, Yani Lin

Origin of Periclines in the Ozark Plateau, Missouri: A field and numerical modeling, Chao Liu

Using LiDAR to measure subsurface movement of slow-moving landslides and study the interaction between the soil and LiDAR scanning targets, Chengxun Lu

Development of LiDAR assisted terrestrial radar interferometry for rock deformation monitoring, Ricardo Javier Romero Ramirez

Provenance, redox conditions, and diagenesis of shales in Chang 7 member of Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, China, Bin Sun

Receiver function investigations of mantle transition zone and crustal structure in East Africa and Northeast Asia, Muchen Sun

Military applications of geological engineering, Stephen H. Tupper

Plugging performance of preformed particle gels in fractures and its influencing factors, Ze Wang

Building shared knowledge for EOR technologies: Screening guideline constructions, dashboards, and advanced data analysis, Na Zhang

Fault imaging enhancement in Taranaki Basin, New Zealand and rock physics and inversion based reservoir characterization in the Central Gulf Coast region of Texas, Tianze Zhang

Paleoenvironment and paleoclimate of NE Pangea in early Permian-linking chemo- and cyclo-stratigraphy, Bogda Mountains, NW China, Xin Zhan

Provenance and depositional environments of the upper Permian-lowermost Triassic fluvial and lacustrine sandstones, Wutonggou low-order cycle, Bogda Mountains, NW China, Dongyu Zheng

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Integrated study on the applicability of CO₂-EOR in unconventional liquids rich reservoirs, Dheiaa Khafief Khashan Alfarge

3D seismic attribute analysis and machine learning for reservoir characterization in Taranaki Basin, New Zealand, Aamer AlHakeem

Limiting key drilling parameters to control mud losses in Basra's oil fields, Iraq, Abo Taleb Tuama Al-hameedi

Comprehensive evaluation of a novel EOR method-coupling low salinity water flooding and preformed particle gel to enhance oil recovery in fractured reservoirs, Ali K. Alhuraishawy

A proactive drilling system to prevent stuck pipe and differential sticking, Ethar H. K. Alkamil

Paleogene-Early Neogene palynomorphs from the Eastern Equatorial Atlantic and Southeastern Florida, USA: Biostratigraphy and paleoenvironmental implications, Walaa K. Awad

The utility of geophysical techniques to image the shallow subsurface in karst areas in Missouri, Nathainail Bashir

Synthesis and comprehensive studies of nanogels for enhanced oil recovery, Jiaming Geng

Geomechanical characterizations and correlations to reduce uncertainties of carbonate reservoir analysis, Farqad Hadi

Empirical correlations between rock cutting parameters and excavated rock surface rebound hardness, Azupuri Germanus Ayerikujei Kaba

GIS-based spatial analysis coupled with geophysical imaging to identify and evaluate factors that control the formation of karst sinkholes in southwestern Missouri, Shishay T. Kidanu

Lithospheric layering and thickness beneath the contiguous United States, Lin Liu

Crustal structure beneath the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas from receiver function stacking and gravity modeling, Yunxin Peng

Seismic anisotropy and the mantle dynamics beneath the Arabian plate, Saleh Ismail Hassan Qaysi

Delineation of a coal combustion residue landfill and underlying karst subsurface in Southwest Missouri using ERT and MASW surveys, Ruobai Zhao

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Geophysical interpretation and static reservoir modeling of structurally complex reservoir, RG oil field area, Sirte Basin, Libya, Abdalla A. Abdelnabi

Screening guidelines and data analysis for the application of in-situ polymer gels for injection well conformance improvement, Munqith Naeem Rashak Aldhaheri

Imaging a fly ash landfill using non-invasive technologies (ERT and MASW), Atiat Shaban Qasim Alsaaideh

Acquisition of active multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) data in karst terrain, Ghassan Salem Alsulaimani

Receiver function imaging of mantle transition zone discontinuities beneath Alaska, Haider Hassan Faraj Dahm

Geophysical assessment of soil and rock in the New Madrid seismic zone, Faraj Mohamed Eljabri

The effect of testing conditions on lost circulation materials' performance in simulated fractures, Montri Jeennakorn

Investigation of hydraulic fracture complexity and the benefits of maximizing or minimizing complexity in unconventional resources, Rashid Sheikh Kassim

In-situ assessment of concrete bridge decks and pavements using stress-wave based methods, Mengxing Li

Rock and fluid flow characterization on unconventional reservoir using confocal-laser-microscopy and micromodels, Songyuan Liu

Numerical simulation of viscoelastic buckle folds: Implications for stress, fractures, porosity and fluid flow, Xiaolong Liu

Depositional systems, sequence architecture, and controlling factors of an Eocene stratigraphic sequence at Minfeng steep margin of Dongying depression, eastern China, Zhixin Li

The use of geophysical methods for dam seepage investigations and dredged oyster deposit characterization, Stanley Chinedu Nwokebuihe