2012

EDGER Forum

Technical Papers

Session I:
Shale rock characterization: Anisotroy and heterogeneity

Session II:
Seismic reservoir characterization

Session III:
Computational and Inversion Methods

2012

EDGER Forum

PRESENTATIONS

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Session I:
Shale rock characterization: Anisotropy and heterogeneity

01)      
Elastic stiffness of fractured rock with multiple fracture-filling materials
Kyle Spikes, Assistant Professor, Jackson School (DGS)
                                                                                                                                             
02)
Characterizing the reservoir properties of the Haynesville Shale using the  self-consistent model and grid search method
Meijuan Jiang, Graduate Student (PhD) Jackson School Graduate                                     

03)
Overview of student research
Bob Tatham, Mrinal Sen, Kyle Spikes – Co-PIs, EDGER Forum                                           

Introduction to New Graduate Students at the Jackson School & their Projects:

04)
Fracture modeling using effective media and wave propagation techniques                       
Lauren Becker, Undergraduate Research Assistant and Pending Graduate Student (MS)

05)
Resolution analysis in the Bakken Shale
Sarah Coyle, Undergraduate Research Assistant and Pending Graduate Student (MS)

06)
Haynesville rock properties
Qi Ren, Graduate Student (PhD)

07)
Sub-salt imaging with wide-aperture seismic data
Zeyu Zhao, Graduate Student (PhD)

08)
Overview and Status of the EDGER Forum
Robert Tatham, Professor, Jackson School (DGS)
                               
09)
Velocity modeling to determine pore aspect ratios of the Haynesville Shale
Kwon Taek Oh, Graduate Student (MS)                                                                             

10)
Investigation of anisotropy using AVAZ and rock modeling in the Woodford Shale
Alex Lamb, Graduate Student (MS)

11)
Seismic anisotropy of the Marcellus Shale
Sharif Morshed, Graduate Student (PhD)

Session II:
Seismic reservoir characterization

12)
Understanding fracture orientation by removing polarization distortion for direct shear waves
Terence Campbell, Graduate Student (PhD Candidate)                                                         

13) (Presentation not available online)
Removing anisotropic overburden effect for reliable reservoir fractures characterization
Mohammed Alhussain, Graduate Student (PhD Candidate)

Session III:
Computational and Inversion Methods

14) (Awaiting files online download coming soon)
Joint inversion of geophysical data: A game theoretical approach
Mrinal Sen, Professor, Jackson School (UTIG & DGS)                                                                   

15)
A plane-wave based seismic interferometry for controlled-source data                             
Yi Tao, Graduate Student (PhD Candidate)

16)
Analysis of Tuscaloosa Sandstones to CO2 saturation Cranfield Field, Cranfield MS
Russell Carter, Graduate Student (PhD)

17)
Basis pursuit inversion for pre-stack and post-stack data
Rui Zhang, Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Institute of Geophysics (UTIG))

18)
Application of new MC method for inversion of pre-stack seismic data
Yang Xue, Graduate Student (PhD Candidate)