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Theses from 2024
PLANT WATER UPTAKE STRATEGIES IN AN URBAN GREEN LANDSCAPE, Erica G. Almance
Theses from 2022
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS FOR A LATE TRIASSIC CLIMATE SIMULATION USING CESM1.2-SOM, James Alden Breen
NANOPETROPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE UPPER MANCOS SHALE IN THE SAN JUAN BASIN, NEW MEXICO, U.S.A., Ann Kiat Gan
Theses from 2021
Petrophysical Studies of Well Cuttings from a Continues Geological Profile in Hockley County, Texas, Tristan N. Tom
THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS URBAN HEAT ISLAND MAGNITUDE AND ITS RELATION TO SEVERE AND EXTREME DROUGHT, Linnea Clarke Standard
THE MICROFOSSIL ASSOCIATION OF THE UPPER PART OF THE SALESVILLE FORMATION (LOWER MISSOURIAN, PENNSYLVANIAN) NEAR MINERAL WELLS, NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS, Billy Allen Williams
Theses from 2020
RECOMPILATION OF LITHOLOGICAL PROXIES ACROSS THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY, Heather Nicole Brauer
Stable isotope composition of surface water across central Mexico, Jordan Foote
NANO-PETROPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE OIL WINDOW OF EAGLE FORD SHALE FROM SOUTHWESTERN TO CENTRAL TEXAS, U.S.A., Chad Larsen
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE AND SEA-LEVEL CHANGE ON THE TEXAS COAST BY 2100, Gennadii Prykhodko
Theses from 2019
Nanopetrophysical Characterization of the Wolfcamp A Shale Formation in the Permian Basin of Southeastern New Mexico, U.S.A., Ryan Z. Jones
Nano-petrophysical study of the Dean, Wolfcamp, and Canyon formations of the Midland Basin, Texas, USA., Benton M. Mowrey
NANO-PETROPHYSICS OF AVALON SHALE OF THE DELAWARE BASIN OF WEST TEXAS & SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, Arinze Collins Adon
History-matching and Forecasting of Three Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs Using Decline Analyses and Type Curves, Hammad Ahmed
Nano-Petrophysical Properties of the Bone Spring and the Wolfcamp Formation in the Delaware Basin, New Mexico, USA., Ashley Chang
Nano-petrophysics of the Marcellus Formation in Pennsylvania, USA, Christina Marie Munoz
NANO-PETROPHYSICS OF THE DEAN, SPRABERRY, AND WOLFCAMP FORMATIONS OF THE MIDLAND BASIN, Nabil Mzee
Observations on the magnetic iron oxide content of particulate matter in the Sahel, Kimberly Belle Tidd
Characterizing the nature of the sub-continental lithospheric mantle beneath Prindle volcano, Yukon-Tanana Upland, Alaska, Ian Allen Ussery
Nano-petrophysics study of Haynesville Shale, East Texas, USA, Qiming Wang
SENSITIVITY OF OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONES DUE TO CARBON DIOXIDE RADIATIVE FORCING USING CESM 1.2, Kristina K. Wolfe
Theses from 2018
Simulation Of Climate Across the Permian-Triassic Boundary with a Focus on Phytogeographical Data Analysis, Mitali Dinesh Gautam
Geochemical Evolution of the Iron Ore Group -- A Mid-Archean Greenstone Belt of the Eastern Indian Craton, Jordan Kent Wright
Middle Permian (Late Guadalupian) back-reef carbonate of Panther Canyon, Apache Mountains, Trans-Pecos Texas, Joshua Caleb Moore
FRACTURE DENSITY AND BRITTLENESS OF THE MESOZOIC FORMATIONS EXPOSED ON THE CANADIAN ESCARPMENT OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO, Scott Alexander Moore
LINKING PETROPHYSICAL AND GEOMECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION TO PRODUCTION BEHAVIOR IN THE HAYNESVILLE SHALE, Silas O'Silas
ANALYSIS OF PARASEQUENCES WITH PALEO-GEOGRAPHICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MIOCENE RESERVOIRS OF THE MAIN PASS REGION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, John Walker O'Donnell
Theses from 2017
Mapping Structural Deformation Associated with the Formation of the Blue Ridge Salt Dome, Mason Phillip Bonner
Nano-scale Petrophysical Studies of The Gothic Shale Interval in the Paradox Basin, Colorado, U.S.A., Marvin L. Dunbar
An Integrated Evaluation Of Potential Petroleum Systems Of The Southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, James E. Hobbs
Nanopetrophysics Characterization of the Mancos Shale Formation in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico, U.S.A., Richard Kalteyer
CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOPETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MANCOS “B”/ PRAIRIE CANYON MEMBER OF THE MANCOS SHALE, RIO BLANCO, COLORADO, Scott Brian Leaseburge
GLOBAL MARINE CARBON EXPORT PRODUCTION DURING EOCENE HYPERTHERMAL EVENTS, Angela Ruth Lewis
Petrophysical Characterization of the Jo Mill Submarine Fan Complex, Spraberry Trend, Midland Basin, Texas, Benjamin Frederic Rogers
PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE WOODFORD FORMATION IN THE ARDMORE BASIN IN OKLAHOMA, U.S.A, Benjamin Ryan
Coupled Geochemical and Nano-Petrophysical Study of the Utica Play, Appalachian Basin, Ohio, U.S.A., Dillon Worley
NANO-PETROPHYSICS OF THE HYBRID SHALE-OIL BONE SPRING FORMATION, LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, Jordan Bevers
A MEGABRECCIA WITH ASSOCIATED STRATIGRAPHY OF THE CHERRY CANYON AND BELL CANYON FORMATIONS TRANSITION (GUADALUPIAN, MIDDLE PERMIAN), SOUTHERN DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, WEST TEXAS, Johnathon Lee Bogacz
PETROGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF CONTINENTAL CARBONATES IN SOUTH TEXAS: IMPLICATIONS FOR OLIGOCENE-MIOCENE PALEOCLIMATE AND PALEOENVIRONMENT NEAR SEA LEVEL, Conan Ray Godfrey
Petrophysical Properties of the Yeso, Abo and Cisco Formations in the Permian Basin in New Mexico, U.S.A., Griffin Mann
GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HORN RIVER FORMATION: BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA, Joseph Anthony Sortore
Theses from 2016
EXPERIMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE MICROMECHANICS OF BRITTLE FRAGMENTATION DURING EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE, Troy J. Barber
Coupled Geochemical and Nano-Petrophysical Study of the Spraberry-Wolfcamp Trend; West Texas, U.S.A., Ryan P. Quintero
Nanopetrophysics of the Niobrara Formation in Berthoud State #3 Well, Rafael Roberto Villegas
Geomechanical Analysis of Rock Brittleness with Comparisons to the Mineralogical Brittleness Index, Derek Bammel
⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr AS A POTENTIAL FINGERPRINT FOR DETERMINING THE PROVENANCE OF TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS ASSOCIATED WITH HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ACTIVITIES IN THE BARNETT SHALE, TEXAS, Richard Brian Goldberg
The Characterization of Friable Surface Deposits Across North Africa Utilizing Computer Controlled Scanning Electron Microscopy (CCSEM), Zachary Edward Sutton
Theses from 2015
Regional Stratigraphy of the Marble Falls Formation and Underlying Late Mississippian to Early Pennsylvanian Deposits, Fort Worth Basin, North-Central Texas, USA, Beau Daniel Berend
FLUID UPTAKE OF THE GODDARD SHALE IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA, USA, Paul Huggins
Characterization of the Constituent Mineral Components of North African Surface Dust Samples Utilizing Computer Controlled Scanning Electron Microscopy (CCSEM), Zakariah Edward Sabatka
Nanopetrophysics Characterization Of The Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA, Joseph Ikechukwu Anyanwu
Multiple Approaches To Characterizing Pore Structure For A Range Of Sandstones Samples, Samson Sunday Arawole
Nano-petrophysics Study Of The Three Forks Formation In The Williston Basin, North Dakota, U.S.A., Daniel Samuel Baah
Constraining The Near Tip Stresses Around Propagating Earthquake Ruptures: Frictional Response And Off Fault Tensile Crack Development, Monica Barbery
The Role Of Remnant Native Vegetation And Management Strategies In The Reclamation Of Native Prairie Plant Communities, Heather Bass
Sandstone Injectites Record Pre-, Syn-, And Post-folding Deformation At Sheep Mountain Anticline, Wyoming, Jennifer Beyer
Equatorial Pacific Export Production And Carbonate Accumulation Over The Middle Miocene Climate Transition, Samantha Cassie Carter
Nucleation Of Thrust Faults Due To Heterogeneous Bedding Plane Slip: Evidence From An Ohio Coal Mine, Ciel Elizalde
Computer Models Of A Basement Involved Fault Propagation Fold During The Laramide Orogeny Around Las Vegas, New Mexico, Jerry Timothy Ford
A Geomechanical Approach To Evaluate Brittleness Using Well Logs: Mississippian Limestone, Northern Oklahoma, James Martin
The Variance Of Methane Adsorption And Its Relation To Thermal Maturity In The Marcellus Shale, Alexander Addison Miller
A Geomechanical Equation For Fracture Density/brittleness And Comparisons With A Mineralogical Brittleness Index, Louis Brett Zastoupil
Theses from 2014
Chemostratigraphy Of The Austin Chalk And Upper Eagle Ford Shale, Zain Abdi
The Subsidence Evolution Of The Fort Worth Basin In North Central Texas, U.S.A., Ohood Bader Al Salem
A Tectonic Reconstruction Of Accreted Terranes Along The Paleo-Pacific Margin Of Gondwana, Brandon Bammel
Petroleum Geology Of The Leonardian Age, Harkey Mills Sandstone: A New Horizontal Target In The Permian Bone Spring Formation, Eddy And Lea Counties, Southeast New Mexico, Marshall Dewayne Davis
Characterization Of Exogeous Particale Content: Of Canine Tissue Urban Vs. Rural Inhalation Exposures, Jamell Kennedy
Constraining The Provenance Of Middle Cenozoic Fluvial Sandstone In The Central Rocky Mountains Using Detrital Zircon U-pb Geochronology And Sandstone Petrography, Alex Leigh Mankin
Geochemical Analysis Of The Woodford Shale, Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma, Karen McCreight
Depositional Facies And Reservoir Analysis Of The Tyler Formation In The Central Williston Basin, North Dakota, Paul David Monahan
Chemostratigraphy Of The Late Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group, South Texas, Robert Francis Nikirk
Foraminifers Of The Clarita Formation (Wenlock, Silurian), From The Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma, Melinda Parker
The Effect Of Freshwater Input On δ18o Distribution At The Younger Dryas, Anand Soni
Geochemistry Of The Haynesville Formation Using The Carthage Core In Panola County, Texas, Lauren A. Woolston
Well Log And Core-derived Reservoir Properties Of Barnett Shale Of Fort Worth Basin, Melanie Dawn Ybarra
Theses from 2013
Major, Minor And Trace Element Geochemistry Of The Eagle Ford Formation, South Texas, Shariva T.R. Darmaoen
Chemostratigraphy Of The Upper Cretaceous From Central And South Texas With Focus On The Eagle Ford Group, Brett Huffman
Chemostratigraphy And Paleoenvironment Of The Haynesville Formation, Harrison County, Texas, Nidal R. Jabri
Predicting Esherichia coli Levels In The Trinity River For Issuing Contact Recreation Warnings In The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Angela Jo Kilpatrick
Predicting Fracture Density In The Eagle Ford (Boquillas) Formation, Val Verde Basin, Texas, Sean Kimiagar
A Model Of Short Term Surface Deformation Of Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat Constrained By GPS Geodesy, Erin Elizabeth McPherson
Chemostratigraphy Of The Mississippian-age Barnett Formation, Fort Worth Basin, Wise County, Texas USA, Chizoba Charity Nsianya
Effect Of Oil Viscosity Change On Oil Production: CO₂ Enhanced Oil Recovery In The Permian Basin And Potential In The Gabon Basin, Christel Simon Obame Bivegue
Timing, Provenance, And Paleoclimate Implications Of The Cenozoic Eolian Deposition In The Central Rocky Mountains, USA, Jillian Rowley
Fracture Density Of Units In The Brushy Canyon Formation, Whitehorse Group And Winchell Formation Of The Permian Basin., Skyler Smith
Morphology, Mechanisms, And Processes For The Formation Of A Non-bifurcating Fluvial-deltaic Channel Prograding Into Grapevine Reservoir, Texas, Gary D. Tomanka
Reducing Pb Bioaccessibility In Soil Through The Addition Of Apatite II, Zachary Robert Tondre
Theses from 2012
Predicting The Ancient Occurrence Of Coal Deposits Using Paleoclimate Modelling, Mandi Beck