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Smart, K.J., D.A. Ferrill, D.W. Sims, N.M. Franklin, G.I. Ofoegbu, and
A.P. Morris. "Integrated structural analysis and geomechanical modeling: an aid to reservoir exploration and development." Gulf Rocks 2004—6th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium (NARMS):
Rock Mechanics Across Borders & Disciplines. Houston, TX, June 4–6, 2004. ARMA/NARMS Paper 04-470. 2004.
Ofoegbu, G.O., S. Painter, R. Chen, R.W Fedors, and
D.A. Ferrill. "Geomechanical and thermal effects on moisture flow at the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository." Nuclear Technology. Vol. 134. pp. 241–262. 2001.
Smart, K.J. and B.A. Couzens-Schultz. "Mechanics of blind thrusting: comparison of numerical and physical modeling." Journal of Geology. Vol. 109. pp. 771–779. 2001.
Smart, K.J., R.D. Krieg, and W.M. Dunne. "Deformation behavior during blind thrust translation as a function of fault strength." Journal of Structural Geology. Vol. 21. pp. 855–874. 1999.
Ofoegbu, G.I., and D.A. Ferrill. "Mechanical analyses of listric normal faulting with emphasis on seismicity assessment." Tectonophysics. Vol. 284. pp. 65–77. 1998.
Ofoegbu, G.I., D.A. Ferrill, K.J. Smart, and J.A. Stamatakos. "Uncertainties in earthquake magnitudes from surface fault displacement based on finite element modeling." Proceedings of the 1997 U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics. International Journal of Rock
Mechanics & Mining Science. Vol. 34. pp. 3–4, 489. 1997.
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Technical Papers Presented
Huyse, L., K.J. Smart, C.J.
Waldhart, D.S. Riha, B.J. Bichon, A.P. Morris,
and D.A. Ferrill. Quantification of Uncertainty in
Reservoir-Scale Extensional Fault-Propagation Folds, Part 2:
Probabilistic Modeling Results. American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas,
20-23 April 2008.
Morris, A.P., D.A. Ferrill, D.W.
Sims, D.Y. Wyrick, and D.J. Waiting. Critically
Stressed Reservoirs: The Influence of Effective Intermediate
Principal Stress in Complex Extensional Fault Regimes.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting,
San Antonio, Texas, Texas, 20-23 April 2008.
Smart, K.J., L. Huyse, A.P.
Morris, D.A. Ferrill, D.S. Riha, and C. Waldhart.
Quantification of Uncertainty in Reservoir-Scale Extensional
Fault-Propagation Folds, Part 1: Finite Element Modeling
Results. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual
Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 20-23 April 2008.
Ferrill, D.A. and A.P. Morris.
Field investigations demonstrate control of mechanical
stratigraphy on fault zone deformation in Cretaceous
limestones of South Texas, U.S.A. Structurally Complex
Reservoirs, Geological Society of London, Burlington House,
London, February 28-March 2, 2006.
Smart, K.J., A.P. Morris, and
D.A. Ferrill. Strain in extensional monoclines: Insights
from numerical models. American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs 15,
Houston, Texas. 2006.
Smart, K.J., D.A. Ferrill, G.I.
Ofoegbu, D.W. Sims, N.M. Franklin, and A.P. Morris.
Integration of structural analyses with numerical modeling:
Analysis of stress and strain evolution to aid reservoir
exploration and development. American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention Abstracts 14:A130.
2005.
Smart, K.J., D.A. Ferrill, D.W. Sims, N.M. Franklin, G.I. Ofoegbu, and A.P. Morris. "Integrated structural analysis and geomechanical modeling: An aid to reservoir exploration and development." Gulf Rocks 04—Rock Mechanics Across Borders & Disciplines, 6th
North American Rock Mechanics Symposium (NARMS). (accepted for session on Reservoir Geomechanics). Houston, TX. 2004.
Franklin, N.M., D.A. Ferrill, A.P. Morris, and G.I. Ofoegbu. "Methodology for analysis of fracture reactivation in response to thermally induced stresses at Yucca Mountain, Nevada." Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs 35. 2003.
Sims, D.W., A.P. Morris, D.A. Ferrill, and D.J. Waiting. "A physical analog model of extensional deformation in the Yucca Mountain Region, Nevada." Boulder, CO: Geological Society of America. 2003.
Sims, D.W., A.P. Morris, D.A. Ferrill, D.J. Waiting, and
J.A. Stamatakos. "A physical analog model of extensional deformation in the Yucca Mountain, Nevada, region." Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs 35. 2003.
Smart, K.J., Y. Abousleiman, and J. Pan. "Finite-element modeling of inversion tectonics: Application to the Elgin-Franklin field, North Sea." American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs 12, A159, (accepted for session
on Sedimentary, Thermal, and Structural Evolution of Extensional Basins). 2003.
Sims, D.W., D.A. Ferrill, A.P. Morris, D.J. Waiting, F. Tsuneyama, Y. Tamura, and H. Okamura. "Influence of regional strains in development of faulted domes in the offshore Middle East." American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting. Official
Program 11, A163. 2002.
Smart, K.J., Y. Abousleiman, and A. Onaisi. "Applications of non-linear finite element modeling to problems in structural geology and tectonics." Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 34 (accepted for Topical Session on Forward Modeling in
Tectonics and Structural Geology). p. 325. 2002.
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For more information about geomechanics and reservoir engineering and
energy exploration and development capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI,
please contact
Kevin Smart, Ph.D. at
ksmart@swri.org or (210) 522-5859.
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