Seminar

2009-2010

Check back in September to find out what we'll be discussing for the coming Fall Quarter.

2008-2009

The entire 2008-2009 academic year was devoted to learning about unconventional gas shale reservoirs, such as the Barnett shale. Most quarters, our seminar will meet every Wednesday at 12:00 pm.

January 14                         Organizational Meeting

January 21 - Paul Hagin        Overview of Flow and Transport Properties of Gas Shales

January 28 - Paul Hagin        A Review of Ross and Bustin, 2008

February 4 - Hiroki Sone       Overview of Mechanical Properties of Gas Shales

February 11 - Rob Heller       Overview of Adsorption Properties of Gas Shales

February 18 - Madhur Johri   Review of the Physical and Flow Properties of Barnett Shale

February 25 - Alec Yang        Review of the Physical and Flow Properties of the Antrim Shale

March 11 - Indrajit Das          Review of the Physical and Flow Properties of the Bakken Shale

April 15 - Rob Heller              Multicomponent Adsorption Modeling

April 23 - Indrajit Das             Clay Content of Organic Shales

April 29 - Guest Lecturer       Organic Shale Research