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Mollie B. & Richard A. Williford Professor

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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Mollie B. & Richard A. Williford Professor

# overview
My research focuses on quantitative petroleum geology, rock physics, and reservoir geophysics.

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Large-area Visual Field Splicing Scanning

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Paleokarst Development Carbonate Platform Hydrological Model

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Columbia University - (New York, New York, United States)

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China University of Petroleum, Beijing - (Beijing, China)

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Columbia University - (New York, New York, United States)

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Analysis of surface waves in shallow water environment of the Persian Gulf using S and tfk transform

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Rock physics modeling of clay-bearing formations: The pore structure effect

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4C seismic data analysis for reservoir monitoring in shallow-water environment

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Core-log-seismic integration in hemipelagic marine sediments on the eastern flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge

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Pore structure effects on elastic wave propagation in rocks: AVO modelling

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Scattering attenuation as a function of depth in the Upper Oceanic Crust

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Facies and Porosity Distribution by the Integration of Rockphysics Analysis and Seismic Inversion for "U" Sandstone Reservoir in Coca-Payamino Oilfield

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Introduction to special section: Foothills exploration

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Seismic detection of paleocave system and its influence on carbonate reservoir compartmentalization

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Shallow seismic structure of eastern Pacific Ocean crust at ODP Site 1224

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EFFECTS OF POROSITY ON SEISMIC ATTENUATION

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The Thermal Effect of Submarine Mud Volcano Fluid and Its Influence on the Occurrence of Gas Hydrates

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Volcanic stratigraphy of DSDP/ODP Hole 395A: An interpretation using well-logging data

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Theoretically derived pore geometry in carbonates using the extended biot theory

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Introduction to special section: Rock properties from AVA/AVO analysis

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Mixed Spectral Element Method for Electromagnetic Secondary Fields in Stratified Inhomogeneous Anisotropic Media

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Resistivity indication of reservoir flow potential in carbonate rocks: A case study of Little Cedar Creek field, onshore Alabama

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Seismic signatures of rock pore structure

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Improving porosity-velocity relations using carbonate pore types

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Shear-wave anisotropy from dipole shear logs in oceanic crustal environments

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Rock-physics-based carbonate pore type characterization and reservoir permeability heterogeneity evaluation, Upper San Andres reservoir, Permian Basin, west Texas

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High-resolution well-log derived dielectric properties of gas-hydrate-bearing sediments, Mount Elbert Gas Hydrate Stratigraphic Test Well, Alaska North Slope

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Modeling gravity variations caused by dilatancies

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Attenuation differences in layer 2A in intermediate- and slow-spreading oceanic crust

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Attenuation of P- and S-waves in Lower Cretaceous carbonate rocks

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Hunting S-waves using 4C seismic data in the carbonates, offshore UAE

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Seismic analysis using wavelet transform for hydrocarbon detection in paleokarst reservoirs

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Obtaining permeability from seismic data - A new breakthrough in carbonate reservoir modelling

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Time Frequency Wavenumber Analysis of Surface Waves and Signal Enhancement Using S-Transform

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Two-parameter prestack seismic inversion of porosity and pore structure parameter of fractured carbonate reservoirs: Part 1-Methods

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Quantification of pore structure and its effect on sonic velocity and permeability in carbonates

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American Association of Petroleum Geologists AAPG/Datapages

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FischerLab: An Application for Generating Fischer Plots and Dynamic Fischer Plots from Wireline Well-Logs and Stratigraphic Data

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Upscaling of a proxy parameter for pore structure in sedimentary rocks

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Effective machine learning identification of TOC-rich zones in the Eagle Ford Shale

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Modeling seismic reflections from thinbed dolomite layers in diatomite formation

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Quantitative identification of pseudofaults underlying igneous rocks through wave-equation-based velocity modeling: A case study of the Shuntuoguole uplift, Tarim Basin, China

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Rock-physics-based estimation of critical-clay-volume fraction and its effect on seismic velocity and petrophysical properties

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Improving OBC Data Quality of the Geophone Components in Shallow-Water Persian Gulf Through Advanced Time-Frequency Analysis

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Dielectric method of highresolution gas hydrate estimation

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MODELING THE PORE STRUCTURE EFFECT ON ACOUSTIC WAVE AMPLITUDE IN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

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4C OBC shear wave processing in shallow water environment of the Arabian Gulf

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Challenge and opportunity of 4C ocean bottom seismics in shallow water environment

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Shallow Seismic Structure of Eastern Pacific Ocean Crust at ODP Site 1224

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Multicomponent seismic acquisition in the Arabic Gulf - Should we take a new look at the Acquisition parameters

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Seismic structure of the upper oceanic crust revealed by in situ Q logs

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Effects of pore structure on 4D seismic signals in carbonate reservoirs

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New opportunities of 4C ocean bottom seismics in shallow-water environment of the arabian gulf: Results from comparisons of field data and full-waveform elastic modeling

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Improving Porosity-Velocity Relationships Using Carbonate Pore Types

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Estimation of aspect-ratio changes with pressure from seismic velocities

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Characterization of the upper oceanic crust using high-resolution seismic amplitude modeling

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Estimation of scattering attenuation in a carbonate reservoir in the Arabian Gulf, Abu Dhabi

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Quantifying the reservoir heterogeneity: A case study of clastic reservoirs, Bohai Bay Basin, China

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Identification of thermally mature total organic carbon-rich layers in shale formations using an effective machine-learning approach

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Surface wave analysis of Arabian Gulf ocean bottom seismic data

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Quantifying the control of pore types on fluid mobility in low-permeability conglomerates by integrating various experiments

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Rockphysicsbased estimation of critical volume of shale and its effect on seismic and petrophysical properties: a NorthSea example

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Investigation of pore-type heterogeneity and its inherent genetic mechanisms in deeply buried carbonate reservoirs based on some analytical methods of rock physics

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Rock physics model for velocity-pressure relations and its application to shale pore pressure estimation

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SEISMIC RESOLUTION: AN OLD PROBLEM BUT A NEW CHALLENGE FOR SEISMIC RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION

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An integrated approach to quantify the geological control of carbonate pore types on permeability

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An analytical relationship between scattering attenuation and porosity in oceanic crust

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Changes of shear moduli in carbonate rocks Implications for Gassmann applicability

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We need to re-think the acquisition and processing parameters for sea bottom seismic in the Arabic Gulf

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Formation Mechanism of Mud Volcanoes/Mud Diapirs Based on Physical Simulation

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Core-log-seismic integration in hemipelagic marine sediments on the eastern flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge

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A new method of surface wave analysis and OBC signal enhancement in shallow water environment of the Arabian gulf using time-frequency-wavenumber polarization analysis

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Characterization of Pore Structure Variation and Permeability Heterogeneity in Carbonate Rocks Using MICP and Sonic Logs: Puguang Gas Field, China

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Two-parameter prestack seismic inversion of porosity and pore-structure parameter of fractured carbonate reservoirs: Part 2-Applications

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Dolomitization Associated with Sea Level and Ocean Current Circulation in the Southern Marion Platform, Offshore Ne Australia

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Ocean Crustal Drilling at the Hawaii-2 Observatory

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Rock-physics-based heterogeneity characterization of a carbonate reservoir in the permian basin

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Seafloor Properties from Penetrometer Tests

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Paleokarst system development in the San Andres Formation, Permian Basin, revealed by seismic characterization

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Is Gassmann the best model for fluid substitution in heterogeneous carbonates?

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A TWO-PARAMETER MODEL OF ELASTIC WAVE VELOCITIES IN ROCKS AND NUMERICAL AVO MODELING

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Frequency domain spectral element method for modelling poroelastic waves in 3-D anisotropic, heterogeneous and attenuative porous media

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Effect of Scholte wave on rotation of multi-component OBC seismic data in shallow water environment of the Arabian Gulf

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A critical look at the acquisition parameters for sea bottom seismic in the Arabic Gulf

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Geology; 3115 TAMU

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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Li, Allen (2014-08). Volumetric Curvature and Coherency Assisted Fault Mapping and Fracture Prediction of Carbonate Reservoir Huabei Field, North China. Master's Thesis.

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Song, Qian (2013-04). Quantifying the Permeability Heterogeneity of Sandstone Reservoirs in Boonsville Field, Texas by Integrating Core, Well Log and 3D Seismic Data. Master's Thesis.

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Cai, Rui (2012-02). Seismic Analysis Using Wavelet Transform for Hydrocarbon Detection. Master's Thesis.

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Zhang, Zhao (2015-05). Analysis of Multi-Component Seismic Data in the Shallow Water Environment of the Arabian Gulf. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Casey, Michael Chase (2011-08). Integrated Reservoir Characterization: Offshore Louisiana, Grand Isle Blocks 32 & 33. Master's Thesis.

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Tian, Hongyu (2016-08). Characterization of Fractured Reservoirs in Ultra-Deep Carbonate Buried-Hills, Langgu Depression, China. Master's Thesis.

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Bush, Brandon (2013-07). Rock Physics Characterization of Organic-Rich Shale Formations to Predict Organic Properties. Master's Thesis.

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Jan, Badr H. (2011-02). Modeling of Seismic Signatures of Carbonate Rock Types. Master's Thesis.

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Zhang, Zhao (2012-10). Spectral Decomposition Using S-transform for Hydrocarbon Detection and Filtering. Master's Thesis.

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Davidson, Daniel (2013-08). A Rock Physics Based Investigation of Pore Structure Variations Associated with a CO2 Flood in a Clastic Reservoir, Delhi, LA. Master's Thesis.

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Schelstrate, Robert (2014-08). Identification of Pore Structure and Clay Content from Seismic Data within an Argillaceous Sandstone Reservoir. Master's Thesis.

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Mammadova, Elnara (2012-10). Influence of Rock Types on Seismic Monitoring of CO2 Sequestration in Carbonate Reservoirs. Master's Thesis.

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Adesokan, Hamid 1976- (2013-01). Rock Physics Based Determination of Reservoir Microstructure for Reservoir Characterization. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Dou, Qifeng (2012-07). Rock Physics-Based Carbonate Reservoir Pore Type Evaluation by Combining Geological, Petrophysical and Seismic Data. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Palacios Serrano, Diego G (2014-12). Facies and Porosity Distribution by the Integration of Rockphysics Analysis and Seismic Inversion in Siliciclastic Reservoirs. Master's Thesis.

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Sang, Liqin (2016-05). Seismic Attenuation in Carbonate Rocks and Rock Physics Models of Clay-Bearing and Organic-Rich Formations. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Zhang, Tingting (2014-12). Integration of Rock Physics and Seismic Inversion for Carbonate Reservoir Characterization. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Hull, Thomas Frederick (2011-10). High-Resolution Characterization of Reservoir Heterogeneity and Connectivity in Clastic Environments. Master's Thesis.