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The impact of effective fractured rock mass properties on development of flow channeling in enhanced geothermal systems

Renewable Energy
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Matthew L. McLean; D. Nicolas Espinoza; Bulbul Ahmmed
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Effects of elastic anisotropic models on the prediction of horizontal stresses and hydraulic fracture geometry

Geological Society, London, Special Publications
2024-08-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Gabriel Gallardo-Giozza; D. Nicolás Espinoza; Carlos Torres-Verdín
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Impacts of irregularly-distributed acidified brine flow on geo-chemo-mechanical alteration in an artificial shale fracture under differential stress

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Samantha J. Fuchs; Dustin Crandall; Johnathan E. Moore; Mayandi Sivaguru; Bruce W. Fouke; D. Nicolas Espinoza; Ange-Therese Akono; Charles J. Werth
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Mudrock wettability at pressure and temperature conditions for CO2 geological storage

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Mohamed M. Awad; D. Nicolas Espinoza
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Experimental Investigation of Two-Phase Flow Properties of Heterogeneous Rocks Based on X-Ray Microfocus Radiography

SPE Journal
2024-01-10 | Journal article
Contributors: P. Aérens; D. N. Espinoza; C. Torres-Verdín
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Experimental Measurements and Molecular Simulation of Carbon Dioxide Adsorption on Carbon Surface

SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering
2023-11-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Ibrahim Gomaa; Javier Guerrero; Zoya Heidari; D. Nicolas Espinoza
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Gas Permeability, Pore Habit, and Salinity Evolution during Methane Hydrate Dissociation in Sandy Sediments

Energy & Fuels
2022-08-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Xiongyu Chen; D. Nicolas Espinoza; Nicola Tisato; Peter B. Flemings
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CO2 plume and pressure monitoring through pressure sensors above the caprock

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Xiaojin Zheng; D. Nicolas Espinoza; Matthieu Vandamme; Jean-Michel Pereira
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Two‐Phase Fluid Flow Properties of Rough Fractures With Heterogeneous Wettability: Analysis With Lattice Boltzmann Simulations

Water Resources Research
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Eric J. Guiltinan; J. E. Santos; M. Bayani Cardenas; D. Nicolas Espinoza; Qinjun Kang
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SERVICIOS DE PROMOCIÓN DEL EMPLEO E INSERCIÓN LABORAL DE LAS ORGANIZACIONES JUVENILES, EN EL MARCO DEL PROYECTO IMPULSO JOVEN, REGIÓN SAN MARTÍN

TZHOECOEN
2020-06-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Elia Anacely Córdova Calle; Edman Junior Silva Huamantumba; David Nicolás Espinoza Dextre
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Fluid-driven fractures in granular media: Insights from numerical investigations

Physical Review E
2020-04-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhuang Sun; Zihao Li; D. Nicolas Espinoza; Matthew T. Balhoff
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A multi-scale experimental investigation of flow properties in coarse-grained hydrate reservoirs during production (Final Scientific/Technical Report)

2019-12-17 | Report
Contributors: Peter Flemings; Hugh Daigle; David DiCarlo; Stephen Phillips; D. Nicolas Espinoza; Nicola Tisato; Jung-Fu Lin; Zachary Murphy; Carla Thomas
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Geomechanical implications of dissolution of mineralized natural fractures in shale formations

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85033560593

Contributors: Shovkun, I.; Espinoza, D.N.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Ostwald ripening changes the pore habit and spatial variability of clathrate hydrate

Fuel
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85035032691

Contributors: Chen, X.; Espinoza, D.N.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Quantification of a maximum injection volume of CO<inf>2</inf>to avert geomechanical perturbations using a compositional fluid flow reservoir simulator

Advances in Water Resources
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85039162747

Contributors: Jung, H.; Singh, G.; Espinoza, D.N.; Wheeler, M.F.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Surface area controls gas hydrate dissociation kinetics in porous media

Fuel
2018-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Xiongyu Chen; D. Nicolas Espinoza
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CO2‐induced chemo‐mechanical alteration in reservoir rocks assessed via batch reaction experiments and scratch testing

Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology
2018-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael Aman; D. Nicolas Espinoza; Anastasia G. Ilgen; Jonathan R. Major; Peter Eichhubl; Thomas A. Dewers
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Pore‐Scale Determination of Gas Relative Permeability in Hydrate‐Bearing Sediments Using X‐Ray Computed Micro‐Tomography and Lattice Boltzmann Method

Water Resources Research
2018-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Xiongyu Chen; Rahul Verma; D. Nicolas Espinoza; Maša Prodanović
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Analyzing a suitable elastic geomechanical model for Vaca Muerta Formation

Journal of South American Earth Sciences
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85031927018

Contributors: Sosa Massaro, A.; Espinoza, D.N.; Frydman, M.; Barredo, S.; Cuervo, S.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

CO<inf>2</inf> breakthrough—Caprock sealing efficiency and integrity for carbon geological storage

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85032672704

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Santamarina, J.C.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Coupled fluid flow-geomechanics simulation in stress-sensitive coal and shale reservoirs: Impact of desorption-induced stresses, shear failure, and fines migration

Fuel
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85010908240

Contributors: Shovkun, I.; Espinoza, D.N.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Depletion-Induced Permeability Changes in Naturally-Fractured Gas-Sorbing Formations: A Double-Porosity Fluid Flow and Poromechanical Model

Poromechanics 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85026297001

Contributors: Shovkun, I.; Espinoza, D.N.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Shale Acid Fracturing: Geomechanical Effects and Fracture Propagation

Poromechanics 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85026315364

Contributors: Shovkun, I.; Espinoza, D.N.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

The effect of organic matter and thermal maturity on the wettability of supercritical CO<inf>2</inf>on organic shales

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85028556641

Contributors: Guiltinan, E.J.; Cardenas, M.B.; Bennett, P.C.; Zhang, T.; Espinoza, D.N.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Use of S-wave anisotropy to quantify the onset of stress-induced microfracturing

Geophysics
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85031897286

Contributors: Ramos, M.J.; Espinoza, D.N.; Torres-Verdín, C.; Grover, T.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Discrete Element Modeling of Micro-scratch Tests: Investigation of Mechanisms of CO2 Alteration in Reservoir Rocks

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
2017-12-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhuang Sun; D. Nicolas Espinoza; Matthew T. Balhoff; Thomas A. Dewers
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Assessment of Mudrock Brittleness with Micro-scratch Testing

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
2017-11-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Luis Alberto Hernandez-Uribe; Michael Aman; D. Nicolas Espinoza
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Adsorptive-mechanical properties of reconstituted granular coal: Experimental characterization and poromechanical modeling

International Journal of Coal Geology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84975865354

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Vandamme, M.; Dangla, P.; Pereira, J.-M.; Vidal-Gilbert, S.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Assessment of mechanical rock alteration caused by CO<inf>2</inf>-water mixtures using indentation and scratch experiments

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84949752314

Contributors: Sun, Y.; Aman, M.; Espinoza, D.N.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Coupled reservoir simulation of geomechanics and fluid flow in organic-rich rocks: Impact of gas desorption and stress changes on permeability during depletion

50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2016
2016 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85010417568

Contributors: Shovkun, I.; Espinoza, D.N.; Ramos, M.J.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Discrete element modeling of indentation tests to investigate mechanisms of CO<inf>2</inf>-related chemomechanical rock alteration

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85001875421

Contributors: Sun, Z.; Espinoza, D.N.; Balhoff, M.T.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Laboratory characterization and detection of fractures through combined ultrasonic and triaxial-stress testing

50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2016
2016 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85010433821

Contributors: Ramos, M.J.; Espinoza, D.N.; Torres-Verdín, C.; Shovkun, I.; Grover, T.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Pore-scale modeling of the effect of cementation on rock indentation test

50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2016
2016 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85010433561

Contributors: Sun, Z.; Balhoff, M.T.; Espinoza, D.N.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Desorption-induced shear failure of coal bed seams during gas depletion

International Journal of Coal Geology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84920107107

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Pereira, J.-M.; Vandamme, M.; Dangla, P.; Vidal-Gilbert, S.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Stress path of coal seams during depletion: The effect of desorption on coal failure

49th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2015
2015 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84964937696

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Pereira, J.-M.; Vandamme, M.; Dangla, P.; Vidal-Gilbert, S.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Natural and induced fractures in coal cores imaged through X-ray computed microtomography — impact on desorption time

International Journal of Coal Geology
2015-12 | Journal article
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Measurement and modeling of adsorptive-poromechanical properties of bituminous coal cores exposed to CO<inf>2</inf>: Adsorption, swelling strains, swelling stresses and impact on fracture permeability

International Journal of Coal Geology
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84908571908

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Vandamme, M.; Pereira, J.-M.; Dangla, P.; Vidal-Gilbert, S.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

A transverse isotropic model for microporous solids: Application to coal matrix adsorption and swelling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84892556422

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Vandamme, M.; Dangla, P.; Pereira, J.-M.; Vidal-Gilbert, S.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Measurement of adsorptive-mechanical properties of fractured coal cores

Poromechanics V - Proceedings of the 5th Biot Conference on Poromechanics
2013 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84887389250

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Vandamme, M.; Pereira, J.-M.; Dangla, P.; Vidal-Gilbert, S.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Clay interaction with liquid and supercritical CO<inf>2</inf>: The relevance of electrical and capillary forces

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84864142582

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Santamarina, J.C.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

CO<inf>2</inf>geological storage - Geotechnical implications

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79953681520

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Kim, S.H.; Santamarina, J.C.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Emergent chemo-hydro-mechanical phenomena in carbon geological storage

Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering
2011 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-85034623071

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Santamarina, J.C.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

P-wave monitoring of hydrate-bearing sand during CH<inf>4</inf>-CO<inf>2</inf>replacement

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80051472138

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Santamarina, J.C.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Sustainable development and energy geotechnology - Potential roles for geotechnical engineering

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79953725420

Contributors: Fragaszy, R.J.; Santamarina, J.C.; Amekudzi, A.; Assimaki, D.; Bachus, R.; Burns, S.E.; Cha, M.; Cho, G.C.; Cortes, D.D.; Dai, S. et al.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Ant tunneling-A granular media perspective

Granular Matter
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84897994066

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Santamarina, J.C.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Properties and phenomena relevant to CH<inf>4</inf>-CO<inf>2</inf>replacement in hydrate-bearing sediments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78049517407

Contributors: Jung, J.W.; Espinoza, D.N.; Santamarina, J.C.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Water-CO<inf>2</inf>-mineral systems: Interfacial tension, contact angle, and diffusionImplications to CO<inf>2</inf> geological storage

Water Resources Research
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77955401017

Contributors: Espinoza, D.N.; Santamarina, J.C.
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D. Nicolas Espinoza via Scopus - Elsevier

Physical properties of hydrate-bearing sediments

Reviews of Geophysics
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84911498322

Contributors: Waite, W.F.; Santamarina, J.C.; Cortes, D.D.; Dugan, B.; Espinoza, D.N.; Germaine, J.; Jang, J.; Jung, J.W.; Kneafsey, T.J.; Shin, H. et al.
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Review activity for Granular matter. (3)
Review activity for International journal of greenhouse gas control. (3)
Review activity for International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences. (1)
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Review activity for Renewable energy. (2)
Review activity for Rock mechanics and rock engineering. (5)
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