In this dissertation several unresolved issues related to reservoir characterization and simulation techniques are investigated so that improvements can be made in their reliability and efficiency. Geostatistical techniques ...

The transport and filtration of particulate suspensions in porous media is a process of considerable importance in science and engineering. Despite the great deal of work that has been done in this area two fundamental ...

The topic of my dissertation is the architectural symbolism of the Maya ballcourt. The typical Mesoamerican ballcourt is a sunken playing surface that is situated between two parallel mounds that form a cleft in the earth, ...

This study considers the effects of the addition of heat and fluids to the earth's middle and upper crust by magmatism, as well as methods by which these effects may be distinguished in rock fabrics. A series of axisymmetric ...

Analysis of nonseasonal polar motion excitation and atmospheric mass equatorial angular momentum (EAM) over land for the period 1980-1993 reveals a clear pattern of high power and correlation during the northern hemisphere ...

Scaled physical models were used to investigate initiation of salt tectonics driven by progradation and by thick-skinned extension and to investigate modification of pre-existing diapirs by subsequent regional extension ...

Chemical flooding techniques for improved oil recovery are not widely applied in large-scale projects due to the high cost of chemical and uncertainty of oil price. An optimum design was constructed with new techniques ...

Foams can improve sweep efficiency and oil recovery in miscible and steam enhanced-oil-recovery (EOR) processes. For a successful application of foam in EOR processes, a simulator that can predict foam performance under ...

Understanding hydrocarbon migration and trapping is important, since it can mean the difference between success and failure in exploration projects. Our current understanding is that a capillary pressure change between the ...