CURRENT PROJECTS
Acoustic Fluidization via Dynamic Stresses in Fault Zones
Deformation Bands and Fault Zones as Petroleum Seals and Fluid Conduits
Deformation, Pore Pressure Prediction, and Fluid Flow Properties in Mudstones
DUSEL Experiment and Development Coordination
Fault Zone Fabric and Fault Weakness
Geoelectrical Measurement of Multiscale Mass Transfer Parameters
NanTroSEIZE Drilling Program Projects
Permeability Enhancement by Dynamic Stresses
Physical Properties of the San Andreas Fault Zone and the Rock Volume that Surrounds It
Regolith and the Critical Zone of the Susquehanna River Basin: The Shale Experiment
The Role of Gas Desorption in the Energetic Failure of Coal
The Role of Gas Desorption in the Energetic Failure of Coal
This project is examining transitions in rupture modes in coal – from quiescent to energetic. Specifically, the interaction of fracturing and gas desorption in driving this behavior is being examined.
Contact: Derek Elsworth