Ongoing Projects
Cyclosep Project
PI: Dr. Asadollah Hayatdavoudi
Sponsor: Siemens Corporation
High Performance Slip-critical Connections
PI: Dr. Asadollah Hayatdavoudi
Sponsor: Board of Regents of the State of Louisiana
Computer Model Modification and Validation for Engineering Analysis of Deepwater GoM, EOR and Heavy Oil Reservoirs
PI: Dr. Boyun Guo
Sponsor: RPS Knowledge Reservoir
Effect of Shale-Gas Water Content on Shale Mechanical Properties
PI: Dr. Boyun Guo
Sponsor: Aramco Services Company
Experimental Investigations of Fracture Growth in Unconventional Liquid-Rich Shale Plays
PI: Dr. Boyun Guo
Sponsor: Board of Regents of the State of Louisiana
Statistical Analysis of CO2 Exposed Wells to Predict Long Term Leakage through the Development of an Integrated Neural-Genetic Algorithm
PI: Dr. Boyun Guo
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy
Foam-assisted CO2 Flooding for the Depleted Reservoirs of Upper Assam Basin and in Candidate Reservoirs in Louisiana
PI: Dr. Fathi Boukadi
Sponsor: University Grants Commission, India
Characterization of Complex Fracture Propagation in Naturally Fractured Formations Using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) Technique and Simulation
PI: Dr. Mehdi Mokhtari
Sponsor: Board of Regents: Industrial Ties Research Subprogram (ITRS).
Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Laboratory
PI: Mehdi Mokhtari
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Exploration of A Robust and Efficient Algorithm for Fluid Flow in Complex Fracture Networks
PI: Dr. Yin Feng
Sponsor: Board of Regents of the State of Louisiana (RCS)
Relating the Transport Behavior of Nano-sensors to Rock Structure and Fluid Flow properties in Geological Formations
PI: Dr. Yin Feng
Sponsor: Advanced Energy Consortium
Casing while Drilling
Co-PI: Dr. Asadollah Hayatdavoudi
Sponsor: Weatherford International and Board of Regents of the State of Louisiana
CO2 Foam for Hydraulic Fracture
PI: Dr. Ning Liu