Ph.D. Dissertations
| Student | Year | Ph.D. Dissertation |
| Quang Minh Nguyen | 2024 | A Multi-Fidelity Approach to Constrained Life-Cycle Production Optimization of Subsurface Energy Systems Under Geological Uncertainty |
| Ying Li | 2024 | |
| Yuhao Chen | 2024 | |
| Aykut Atadeger | 2022 | Predictions of States Variables and Well Outputs and Reservoir Production Optimization by Deep Learning- and Kernel-based Proxy Models Download (PDF) (members only) |
| Azad Almasov | 2021 | Novel Applications of Least-Squares Support-Vector And Gaussian Process Regression Proxies to Life-Cycle Production Optimization Problems; CO2 Huff-and-Puff, Water Alternating Gas, and Well Shutoff Download (PDF) |
| Zhe Liu | 2020 | Robust Life-Cycle Production Optimization with State Constraints Download (PDF) |
| Ranran Lu | 2020 | Oil Field Development Optimization Under Geological Uncertainty Download (PDF) |
| Emilio Paulo dos Santos Sousa | 2019 | Adaptive Least Squares Support Vector Regression for History Matching and Markov Chain Monte Carlo Uncertainty Quantification Download (PDF) |
| Yu Zhao | 2019 | Parameterization and Data Assimilation for Complex Geological Reservoirs Download (PDF) |
| Cintia Goncalves Machado | 2018 | Analytical Solutions for Pressure Transient Analysis of Injection, Falloff and Flowback Data for Two-Phase Flow Problems Download (PDF) |
| Zhenyu Guo | 2018 | History Matching, Prediction and Production Optimization with a Physics-Based Data-Driven Model Download (PDF) |
| Xin Li | 2017 | Development of A Proposal Distribution For An Efficient Metropolis-Hasting MCMC Algorithm For the Characterization of Uncertainty in Reservoir Description and Production Forecasts Download (PDF) |
| Javad Rafiee | 2017 | Data Assimilation and Uncertainty Quantification Using the Ensemble-Based Methods With And Without Markov Chain Monte Carlo Download (PDF) |
| Mohammadreza Mohammadnia Firoozabad | 2017 | Multipoint Flux Approximation Methods for A Numerical Well Testing Reservoir Simulator Download (PDF) |
| Bailian Chen | 2017 | A Stochastic Simplex Approximate Gradient for Production Optimization of WAG and Continuous Water Flooding Download (PDF) |
| Duc Le | 2015 | Ensemble-based Optimization for History Matching, Surveillance Optimization and Uncertainty Quantification Download (PDF) |
| Diego Oliveira | 2014 | A New Hierarchical Multiscale Optimization Method: Gradient and Non-gradient Approaches for Waterflooding Optimization Download (PDF) |
| Mei Han | 2012 | Reservoir Characterization Using Dynamic Welltest/Production and Microseismic Data Download (PDF) |
| Fahim Forouzanfar | 2012 | Well-Placement Optimization Download (PDF) |
| Sy Do | 2012 | Application SPSA-Type Algorithms to Production Optimization Download (PDF) |
| Alexandre Emerick | 2012 | History Matching and Uncertainty Characterization Using Ensemble-based Methods Download (PDF) |
| Chaohui Chen | 2011 | Adjoint-Gradient-Based Production Optimization with the Augmented Lagrangian Method Download (PDF) |
| Reza Tavakoli | 2010 | History Matching with Parameterization Based on the SVD of a Dimensionless Sensitivity Matrix Download (PDF) |
| Yong Zhao | 2008 | Ensemble Kalman Filter Method for Gaussian and Non-Gaussian Priors Download (PDF) |
| Shi Chen | 2007 | A Well Test for In-Situ Determination of Relative Permeability Curves Download (PDF) |
| Amina Boughrara | 2007 | Injection/Falloff Testing of Vertical and Horizontal Wells Download (PDF) |
| Guohua Gao | 2005 | Data Integration and Uncertainty Evaluation for Large Scale Automatic History Matching Download (PDF) |
| Yannong Dong | 2005 | Integration of Time-Lapse Seismic Data into Automatic History Matching Download (PDF) |
| Ning Liu | 2005 | Automatic History Matching of Geologic Facies Download (PDF) |
| Fengjun Zhang | 2002 | Automatic History Matching of Production Data for Large Scale Problems Download (PDF) |
| Ruijian Li | 2001 | Conditioning Geostatistical Models to Three-Dimensional, Three-Phase Flow Production Data by Automatic History Matching Download (PDF) |
| Yafes Abacioglu | 2001 | The Use of Subspace Methods for Efficient Conditioning of Reservoir Models to Production Data Download (PDF) |
| Gang Zhao | 1999 | Well Testing for Complex-Geometry Reservoirs. Download (PDF) |
| Zhuoxin Bi | 1999 | Conditioning 3D Stochastic Channels to Well-Test Data. Download (PDF) |
| Zhan Wu | 1999 | Conditioning Geostatistical Models to Two-Phase Flow Production Data. Download (PDF) |
| Nanqun He | 1997 | Three Dimensional Reservoir Description by Inverse Problem Theory Using Well-Test Pressure and Geostastistical Data Download (PDF) |
| Faustino Alonso Fuentes-Nucamendi | 1996 | A Two-phase Transient Wellbore Model for Simulation of Pressure Data Download (PDF) |
| Luciane Bonet de Souza Cunha | 1996 | Sampling the A Posteriori Probability Density Function for Permeability Fields Conditioned to the Variogram and Multiwell Pressure Data Download (PDF) |
| Kristian Brekke | 1996 | Horizontal Well Productivity and Risk Assessment Download (PDF) |
| Jaedong Lee | 1996 | Analytical Upscaling of Permeabilities for Reservoir Simulation Grid Blocks Download (PDF) |
| Randahl Roadifer | 1995 | Analysis of Well Test Data From a Restricted-Entry Well Under Multiphase Conditions Download (PDF) |
| Renato de Souza Carvalho | 1993 | Nonlinear Regression: Application to Well Test Analysis Download (PDF) |
| Rajiv Sagar | 1993 | Reservoir Description by Integration of Well Test Data and Spatial Statistics Download (PDF) |
| Jinjiang Xiao | 1993 | Wellbore Effects on Pressure Transient Analysis Download (PDF) |
| Gilvan Feitosa | 1993 | Well Test Analysis for Heterogeneous Reservoirs Download (PDF) |
| Kirk Hird | 1993 | A Conditional Simulation Method for Reservoir Description Using Geological and Well Performance Constraints Download (PDF) |
| Yngve Aasum | 1992 | Effective Properties of Reservoir Simulation Grid Blocks Download (PDF) |
| Fawzi Guehria | 1991 | A New Efficient Fully-Integrated Approach to Compositional Simulation Download (PDF) |
| Godo Perez | 1991 | Stochastic Conditional Simulation for Description of Reservoir Properties Download (PDF) |
| Dimitrios Hatzignatiou | 1990 | Advances in Well Testing for Solution-Gas-Drive Reservoirs Download (PDF) |
| Mustafa Onur | 1989 | New Well Testing Applications of the Pressure Derivative Download (PDF) |
| Alvaro Peres | 1989 | Analysis of Slug and Drillstem Tests Download (PDF) |
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Master Theses
| Student | Year | M.S. Thesis |
| Berke Koroglu | 2024 | |
| Omer Luftu Toktas | 2024 | |
| Imaobong Tom | 2024 | |
| Yuhao Chen | 2019 | Life-Cycle Production Optimization of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage with Gaussian Process Regression Proxy Model Download (PDF) |
| Walter Poquioma | 2015 | A Covariance Matrix Adaptation Algorithm for Simultaneous Estimation of Optimal Placement and Control of Production and Water Injection Wells Download (PDF) |
| Emil Nurmammadov | 2011 | Optimization of SAGD Operations Using Derivative Free Algorithms Download (PDF) |
| Mehrdad Gharib Shirangi | 2011 | History Matching Production Data With Truncated SVD Parameterization Download (PDF) |
| Mei Han | 2008 | Application of EM Algorithms for Facies Classification and Measurement Error Estimation Download (PDF) (members only) |
| Chunhong Wang | 2007 | Production Optimization under Closed-Loop Reservoir Management Download (PDF) |
| Mohammad Zafari | 2005 | Assessing the Uncertainty in Reservoir Description and Performance Predictions with Ensemble Kalman Filter Download (PDF) |
| Ning Liu | 2001 | Assessment of Uncertainty Assessment Methods Download (PDF) |
| Rintu Kalita | 2000 | Conditioning a Three Dimensional Reservoir Model to Gas Production Data Download (PDF) |
| Soraya Betancourt | 2000 | Comparison of Sampling Methods for Uncertainty Evaluation in Reservoir Flow Predictions Download (PDF) |
| Yafes Abacioglu | 1997 | Application of Inverse Problem Theory to Analyze Field Data From Multiwell Interference Tests |
| Rajarshi Banerjee | 1997 | Injection/Falloff Testing in Radially Heterogeneous Reservoirs Download (PDF) |
| Jinguo Niu | 1993 | Well Testing for Gas Condensate Reservoirs |
| Xuri Huang | 1993 | Application of the Genetic Algorithm to Reservoir Description. |
| Syed Shibli | 1992 | An Approach to Generating Reservoir Property Descriptions Using Stochastic Conditional Simulation. |
| Jorge Manrique | 1990 | Smoothing Algorithms for Generating Pressure Derivative Data |