Faculty

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Research Interests:
Pore-scale Processes
Petrophysics
Geomechanics
Unconventional Resources
Selected Publications:
Tran, H., and Sakhaee-Pour, A. (2018). Critical Properties (Tc, Pc) of shale gas. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 127, 579–588.
Li, W., and Sakhaee-Pour, A. (2018). Two-scale geomechanics of carbonates. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 51(12), 3667–3679.
Yu, C., Tran, H., and Sakhaee-Pour, A. (2018). Pore size of shale based on acyclic pore model. Transport in Porous Media, 124, 345–368.
Tran, H., Sakhaee-Pour, A., and Bryant. S. (2018). A simple relation for estimating shale permeability. Transport in Porous Media, 124, 883–901.
Sakhaee-Pour, A., and Agrawal, A. (2018). Predicting breakdown pressure and breakdown cycle in cyclic fracturing. SPE Production & Operations, 33(04), 761–769.
Tran, H., and Sakhaee-Pour, A. (2018). Slippage in shale based on acyclic pore model. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 126, 761–772.
Sakhaee-Pour, A., and Agrawal, A. (2018). Integrating acoustic emission into percolation theory to predict permeability enhancement. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 160, 152–159.
Sakhaee-Pour, A. (2017). Decomposing J-function to account for the pore structure effect in tight gas sandstones. Transport in Porous Media, 116(2), 453-471.
Tran, H., and Sakhaee-Pour, A. (2017). Viscosity of shale gas. Fuel, 191, 87-96.
Li, W., and Sakhaee-Pour, A. (2016). Macroscale Young’s moduli of shale based on nanoindentations. Petrophysics, 57(06), 597-603.
Sakhaee-Pour, A. (2016). Pore-scale modeling of The Geysers. Geothermics, 60, 58-65.
Sakhaee-Pour, A., and Wheeler, M. F. (2016). Effective flow properties for cells containing fractures of arbitrary geometry. SPE Journal, 21(03), 965-980.
Sakhaee-Pour, A., and Bryant, S. L. (2015). Pore structure of shale. Fuel, 143, 467-475.
Sakhaee-Pour, A., and Bryant, S. L. (2014). Effect of pore structure on the producibility of tight-gas sandstones. AAPG bulletin, 98(4), 663-694.
Sakhaee-Pour, A., and Bryant, S. (2012). Gas permeability of shale. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 15(04), 401-409.