Tiziana Vanorio
Assistant Professor of Geophysics
Administrative Appointments
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Invited Professor, Center for Carbonate System and Reservoir Geology, Université de Provence Aix Marseille, France (2010 - 2010)
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Senior Research Scientist, Geophysics Department, Stanford University (2008 - 2013)
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Research Associate, Geophysics Department, Stanford University (2005 - 2008)
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Marie Curie Research Fellow, UMR Géosciences Azur,, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France (2002 - 2005)
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Post-doctoral Researcher, Geophysics Department, Stanford University (1999 - 2001)
Honors & Awards
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Alfred Wegener Award, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (2018)
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Editor’s Choice “Printing Out The Pores”, SCIENCE (2016)
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Cover of the journal SCIENCE “Concrete Connection”, SCIENCE (2015)
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NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (2015)
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Nominee to the Stanford "Great Teaching Showcase", Stanford's Year of Learning, Stanford University (2015)
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SPE Innovative Teaching Award, Society of Petroleum Engineering (2014)
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Editors' Citation for the Brightspots of Geophysics, Society of Exploration Geophysics (2011)
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Best Paper of SEG and E&P Forum, Society of Exploration Geophysics (2010)
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EURY program, ranked among the top 5 outstanding young researchers in France, European Science Foundation (2005)
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, European Community, Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (2002-2005)
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NATO Fellowship, Italian National Research Council (2000)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, Faculty Search Committee, Stanford University (2015 - Present)
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Invited Seminar Speaker (Dec), USGS Pacific Region Colloquium, Menlo Park, CA (2016 - 2016)
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Invited Seminar Speaker (Nov), San Jose State University Geology Club (2016 - 2016)
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Keynote Speaker (Sept), 88th Congress Italian Geological Society, Naples, Italy (2016 - 2016)
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Invited Speaker (July), SEG-AGU Summer Workshop, Upper Crust Physics of Rocks, Hilo, Hawaii (2016 - 2016)
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Invited Speaker (April), EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (2016 - 2016)
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Invited Speaker (March), PGS - Peninsula Geological Society (2016 - 2016)
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Invited Seminar Speaker, USGS, Menlo Park, USA (2015 - 2015)
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Invited Seminar Speaker, University of Pisa, Italy (2015 - 2015)
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Invited Seminar Speaker, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble (2015 - 2015)
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Member, Outreach Committee, Stanford University (2015 - Present)
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Member, Undergraduate Committee, Stanford University (2015 - 2015)
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Member, Admission Committee, Stanford University (2015 - 2015)
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Invited Seminar Speaker, Georgia Tech (2014 - 2014)
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Invited Speaker, Evolving Rock Structure: From Grain-Scale to Planet-Scale, Gordon Research Conference (2014 - 2014)
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Member, Advisory PhD Committees, Stanford University (2013 - Present)
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Member, Teaching Task Force Committee, Stanford University (2013 - Present)
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Keynote speaker, Advanced Carbonate Reservoir Characterization, SPE Applied Technology Workshop (2013 - 2013)
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Symposium Chair, Measuring, Imaging, and Computing to Probe Multi-scale Rock Processes, AGU Fall Meeting (2013 - 2013)
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Invited Speaker, New Developments in Carbonate Rock Physics Characterization, AAPG Geosciences Technology Workshop (2012 - 2012)
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SEG D&P Summer Forum Committee, “Are We Ready for Megatonne-Scale CO2 Sequestration and EOR?”, SEG (2010 - 2010)
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Chair and Organizer, EAGE Workshop, “Carbonate Rock Physics: the Good, the Bad, and the Unknown”, EAGE (2009 - 2009)
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Member, Space Committee, School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University (2009 - 2009)
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Convener, AGU Session, “Monitoring Techniques and Interpretation Methods for Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Processes in the Earth Crust”, AGU (2008 - 2008)
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Member, Scientific Program Review Panel, Agence National de la Recherche, France (2008 - 2008)
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Session Chair and Technical Committee Member, SEG Summer Research Workshop, “Emergent and Challenging Issues in Rock Physics: Rock This House!” Galway, SEG (2008 - 2008)
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Member, Committee for the Best Student Award, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, AGU (2007 - Present)
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Member, Scientific Program Review Panel, DOE - BES (2007 - Present)
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Member, Lab Consolidation Committee, Stanford University (2007 - 2008)
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Judge, School of Earth Science Research Review, Oral Presentation, School of Earth Science, Stanford University (2007 - 2007)
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Member, Scientific Program Review Panel, European Community, Marie Curie Program (2005 - Present)
Professional Education
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Other, Habilitation à diriger des recherches and Qualification aux Fonctions de Professeur des Universités, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis (France)
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Ph.D, University of Naples Federico II (Italy), Geophysics and Volcanology,
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M.S. (Honors), University of Naples Federico II (Italy), Geological Science
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B.S., University of Naples Federico II (Italy), Geological Science
Current Research and Scholarly Interests
Research
I study the effect of rock-fluid interactions on rock properties. When monitoring many geophysical processes—for example, fluid disposal or storage, thermal and chemical stimulation of reservoirs, or naturally occurring thermo-chemical processes—the likelihood of fluid-rock chemical interactions raises numerous concerns. Unpredicted rock alteration can cause leaks leading to ground and surface contamination, can undermine the efficacy of certain stimulation practices, and can lower the rock strength exposing the area to seismic activity. To prevent unexpected outcomes in these situations, we must address an important scientific question: how to geophysically characterize, with more accuracy than is currently available, the effect of rock-fluid interactions on rock properties?
My research focuses on deciphering the geophysical response of rock-fluid interactions. My group and I are using a sophisticated experimental approach that includes multi-physics, multi-scale imaging, and time-dependence to understand the effects on the observed geophysical parameters of the wide spectrum of changes that a rock experiences as a result of coupled thermo-chemo-mechanical processes.
Practical applications of my research include the geophysical characterization of the chemical and physical changes that a rock formation experiences upon the injection of fluids for the purpose of storage (i.e., CO2) and enhancement of the production of fossil energy (i.e., unconventional reservoirs and formation damage).
Teaching
My undergraduate teaching focuses on introducing students to the topic of energy and the challenges surrounding it so they can get prepared to become environmentally aware members of society. As part of this objective, I developed a new course, The Water-Energy Nexus. Students learn about the basic concepts of the conjoined management of the water and energy resources and gain a practical knowledge of how research is done. Under the instructor's guidance, the students choose a question of interest for a short, literature-based research project related to the course theme. At the graduate level, I offer classes and seminars on experimental rock physics (GP162- Laboratory Methods In Geophysics). The class combines theoretical lectures and hands-on demonstrations of laboratory procedures. Students learn the underpinning knowledge for experimental rock physics and develop laboratory skills –e.g., making deductions from measurements, familiarizing with apparatus and measurement techniques, acquiring critical awareness, bridging theory and practice.
To adapt knowledge and skills to the high-tech student’s lifestyle and inspire and engage the next generation of experimental scientists, I am leading a project that is designed to complement lectures on laboratory techniques and analytical methods with an online repository of visualized experiments. The repository is composed of interactive, 3-D animated renderings that show how to assemble and operate laboratory set-ups for conducting experiments, and measure rock properties that are central to the characterization of the Earth sub-surface.
The tools provide a virtual laboratory to facilitate teaching of introductory laboratory classes and expose students from other institutions to techniques that might be unavailable to them due to the lack of a rock-physics laboratory in their Geosciences. facilities.
Projects
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Experimental Investigation For the Characterization of the Geophysical Response of Rock-Fluid Interactions (1/15/2015 - 12/31/2019)
NSF CAREER AWARD
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Stanford
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Evolution of the Elastic and Transport Properties of Barnett Shales Upon Natural and Induced Maturation
Location
US
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A Repository of Visualized and Interactive Experiments in Geophysics - VPOL Seed Grant & SES Support
Location
US
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Shale Rock Properties for Sweet Spot Identification: Measuring, Imaging, and Computing
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Nord Africa
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Advanced Technologies for Monitoring CO2 Saturation and Pore Pressure in Geologic Formations: linking the Chemical and Physical Effects to Elastic and Transport Properties.
Location
US
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Linking Chemical and Physical Effects of CO2 injection to Geophysical Parameters
Location
US
2018-19 Courses
- Experimental Rock Physics
GEOPHYS 385N (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Laboratory Characterization of Properties of Rocks and Geomaterials
CEE 192, GEOPHYS 162, GEOPHYS 259 (Spr) -
Independent Studies (5)
- Directed Reading
GEOPHYS 100 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Honors Program
GEOPHYS 198 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Report on Energy Industry Training
GEOPHYS 255 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Research in Geophysics
GEOPHYS 400 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Undergraduate Research in Geophysics
GEOPHYS 196 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Directed Reading
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Prior Year Courses
2017-18 Courses
- Experimental Rock Physics
GEOPHYS 385N (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Volcanoes, Roman Concrete and Archaeology
OSPGEN 15 (Sum)
2016-17 Courses
- Experimental Rock Physics
GEOPHYS 385N (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Laboratory Methods in Geophysics
GEOPHYS 162, GEOPHYS 259 (Aut)
2015-16 Courses
- Experimental Rock Physics
GEOPHYS 385N (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Laboratory Methods in Geophysics
GEOPHYS 162, GEOPHYS 259 (Aut) - The Roman Harbor of Puteoli Crucible of Volcanism, Concrete Manufacturing, and Trading
OSPGEN 15 (Sum)
- Experimental Rock Physics
Stanford Advisees
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Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (AC)
Dulcie Head, Krongrath Suwannasri -
Doctoral (Program)
Jackson MacFarlane
All Publications
- IN PREPARATION - Estimation of Rock Properties From P- and S- wave Velocity Structures Through Deterministic Rock Physics Models JGR 2019
- SUBMITTED - Ancient Concrete, Older Rocks: Engineered By Humans, Inspired by Nature? NATURE 2018
- SUBMITTED - Dynamic Evolution of Permeability upon Micro-CT Imaged Chemo-Mechanical Compaction J. STRUCT. GEOL. 2018
- SUBMITTED- Estimating Micrite and Macroporosity Content in Carbonate Reservoir Rocks for Porosity-Permeability Analysis AAPG BULL. 2018
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Monitoring The Changes In The Microstructure, Elastic And Transport Properties of Eagle Ford Marl Caused By Ex-Situ Maturation
GEOPHYSICS
2018; 83 (5): MR263-MR281
View details for DOI 10.1190/geo2017-0797.1
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KG²B, a collaborative benchmarking exercise for estimating the permeability of the Grimsel granodiorite – Part 2: modeling, microstructures and complementary data
GEOPHYS. J. IINT.
2018; 214 (1)
View details for DOI 10.1093/gji/ggy305
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KG²B, a collaborative benchmarking exercise for estimating the permeability of the Grimsel granodiorite – Part 1: measurements, pressure dependence and pore-fluid effects
GEOPHYS. J. IINT.
2018; 214 (1)
View details for DOI 10.1093/gji/ggy304
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Permeability of volcanic ash-lime mixtures during CO2-mediated Carbonation and Decompression
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
2018; 123
View details for DOI 10.1029/2018JB015810
- Imaging of local porosity and micrite distributions of carbonate rocks using data-constrained modeling GEOPHYSICS 2018
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Elastic Softening of Limestone upon Decarbonation with Episodic CO2 Release
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
2018; 123: 7404–7420
View details for DOI 10.1029/2018JB015733
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The KG(2)B Project: A World-Wide Benchmark of Low Permeability Measurement
AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS. 2017: 1153–61
View details for Web of Science ID 000426216300143
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Porosity-permeability relationship in dual-porosity carbonate analogs
GEOPHYSICS
2017; 82 (1): MR65-MR74
View details for DOI 10.1190/GEO2015-0649.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000396469700023
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Can Rock Microstructures Exhibit An Auxetic Behavior?
International Journal of Solids and Structures,
2017; 130-131: 211-219
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.09.033
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Evolution of Permeability due to Rock-Fluid Interaction: Numerically Simulated and Experimentally Measured Dissolution
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
2017
View details for DOI 10.1002/2017JB013972.
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Effects of changes in rock microstructures on permeability: 3-D printing investigation
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
2016; 43 (14): 7494-7502
View details for DOI 10.1002/2016GL069334
View details for Web of Science ID 000383290200026
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On the evolution of the elastic properties of organic-rich shale upon pyrolysis-induced thermal maturation
GEOPHYSICS
2016; 81 (3): D263-D281
View details for DOI 10.1190/GEO2015-0514.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000384984900013
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The rock physics and geochemistry of carbonates exposed to reactive brines
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
2016; 121 (3): 1497-1513
View details for DOI 10.1002/2015JB012445
View details for Web of Science ID 000374695200014
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Effects of changes in rock microstructures on permeability: 3-D printing investigation
Geophysical Research Letters. Selected as Editor’s Choice by the journal Science
2016: 1-9
View details for DOI 10.1002/2016GL069334
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On the Evolution of the Elastic Properties of Organic-Rich Shale upon Pyrolysis-Induced Thermal Maturation
GEOPHYSICS
2016; 81 (3): D263 – D281
View details for DOI 10.1190/GEO2015-0514.1
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The rock physics and geochemistry of carbonates exposed to reactive brines
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
2016; 121 (3)
View details for DOI 10.1002/2015JB012445
- Porosity-Permeability Relationship in Dual Porosity Carbonate Analogs GEOPHYSICS 2016
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Time-lapse characterization of hydrothermal seawater and microbial interactions with basaltic tephra at Surtsey Volcano
SCIENTIFIC DRILLING
2015; 20: 51–58
View details for DOI 10.5194/sd-20-51-2015
View details for Web of Science ID 000379423200007
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Chemomechanical evolution of pore space in carbonate microstructures upon dissolution: Linking pore geometry to bulk elasticity
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
2015; 120 (10): 6878-6894
View details for DOI 10.1002/2015JB012087
View details for Web of Science ID 000366842400011
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ROCK PHYSICS Rock physics of fibrous rocks akin to Roman concrete explains uplifts at Campi Flegrei Caldera
SCIENCE
2015; 349 (6248): 617-621
View details for DOI 10.1126/science.aab1292
View details for Web of Science ID 000359092900035
View details for PubMedID 26160377
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The effect of micrite content on the acoustic velocity of carbonate rocks
GEOPHYSICS
2015; 80 (4): L45-L55
View details for DOI 10.1190/GEO2014-0599.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000361219200029
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A multiscale methodology for the analysis of velocity anisotropy in organic-rich shale
GEOPHYSICS
2015; 80 (4): C73-C88
View details for DOI 10.1190/GEO2014-0192.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000361219200007
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Recent advances in time-lapse, laboratory rock physics for the characterization and monitoring of fluid-rock interactions
GEOPHYSICS
2015; 80 (2): WA49-WA59
View details for DOI 10.1190/GEO2014-0202.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000352218700053
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What Laboratory-Induced Dissolution Tell us About Natural Diagenetic Trends of Carbonate Rocks
in Agar, S. M. & Geiger, S. (eds), Fundamental Controls on Fluid Flow in Carbonates. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, Special Publications
2015; 406 (v.4): 311-329
View details for DOI 10.1144/SP406.4
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Pyrolysis-induced P-wave velocity anisotropy in organic-rich shales
GEOPHYSICS
2014; 79 (2): D41-D53
View details for DOI 10.1190/GEO2013-0254.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000336918700011
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Pressure effects caused by CO2 injection in the Snøhvit Field
First Break
2013; 31 (12)
View details for DOI 10.3997/2214-4609.20131604
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Time-lapse acoustic, transport, and NMR measurements to characterize microstructural changes of carbonate rocks during injection of CO2-rich water
GEOPHYSICS
2012; 77 (3): WA169-WA179
View details for DOI 10.1190/GEO2011-0281.1
View details for Web of Science ID 000304584400056
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The Campi Flegrei Blind Test: evaluating the imaging capability of local earthquake tomography in a volcanic area
International Journal of Geophysics
2012: 1-37
View details for DOI 10.1155/2012/505286
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Laboratory measurements of the acoustic and transport properties of carbonate rocks and their link with the amount of microcrystalline matrix
GEOPHYSICS
2011; 76 (4): E105-E115
View details for DOI 10.1190/1.3580632
View details for Web of Science ID 000292156200004
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Modeling of elasticity effects of sandstone compaction using coated inclusions
GEOPHYSICS
2011; 76 (3): E69-E79
View details for DOI 10.1190/1.3565050
View details for Web of Science ID 000293522500012
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Laboratory measurements of elastic properties of carbonate rocks during injection of reactive CO2-saturated water
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
2011; 38
View details for DOI 10.1029/2010GL045606
View details for Web of Science ID 000286061800002
- Rock Physics Analysis and Time-Lapse Imaging of Geochemical effects Due to the Injection of CO2 into Reservoir Rocks Geophysics and Highlighted in the Brightspots of Geophysics 2011; 76: 23-33
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Laboratory measurements of porosity, permeability, resistivity, and velocity on Fontainebleau sandstones
GEOPHYSICS
2010; 75 (6): E191-E204
View details for DOI 10.1190/1.3493633
View details for Web of Science ID 000285767900011
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Texture analysis of a turbostratically disordered Ca-montmorillonite
AMERICAN MINERALOGIST
2010; 95 (1): 98-103
View details for DOI 10.2138/am.2010.3238
View details for Web of Science ID 000273431700013
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The Rock Physics Basis for 4D Seismic Monitoring of CO2 Fate: Are we there Yet?
The Leading Edge
2010; 29 (2)
View details for DOI 10.1190/1.3304818
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Measuring and monitoring heavy-oil reservoir properties
Geophysical Developments Series
2010; 27: 99-105
View details for DOI 10.1190/1.9781560802235.ch5
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The influence of pore fluids and frequency on apparent effective stress behavior of seismic velocities
GEOPHYSICS
2010; 75 (1): N1-N7
View details for DOI 10.1190/1.3277251
View details for Web of Science ID 000275247900024
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Seismic images and rock properties of the very shallow structure of Campi Flegrei caldera (southern Italy)
BULLETIN OF VOLCANOLOGY
2009; 71 (3): 275-284
View details for DOI 10.1007/s00445-008-0222-1
View details for Web of Science ID 000264175500003
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Confocal laser scanning and atomic-force microscopy in estimation of elastic properties of the organic-rich Bazhenov Formation Read More: https://library.seg.org/doi/10.1190/1.3064141
The Leading Edge
2009; 28 (1)
View details for DOI 10.1190/1.3064141
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Three-dimensional tomography and rock properties of the Larderello-Travale geothermal area, Italy
PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS
2008; 168 (1-2): 37-48
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.04.019
View details for Web of Science ID 000258364700004
- Emerging methodologies to characterize the rock physics properties of organic-rich shales The Leading Edge 2008; 27 (6): 780-787
- The Effect of Chemical Processes and Mineral Composition on the Acoustic Properties of Carbonate Rocks The Leading Edge 2008; 27 (8)
- 3-D Seismic Tomography from P- and S- Microearthquake Traveltimes and Rock Physics Characterization in the Campi Flegrei Caldera JGR 2005; 110 (B03201)
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The deep structure of the Larderello-Travale geothermal field from 3D microearthquake traveltime tomography
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
2004; 31 (7)
View details for DOI 10.1029/2004GL019432
View details for Web of Science ID 000220915300006
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A new seismic tomography of Aigion area (Gulf of Corinth - Greece) from 1991 dataset
Geophysical Journal International
2004; 159: 1013–1031
View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02412.x
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Elastic properties of dry clay mineral aggregates, suspensions and sandstones
GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
2003; 155 (1): 319-326
View details for Web of Science ID 000185348000024
- Three-dimensional seismic images of the Larderello-Travale geothermal area-Italy from microseismic travel time data Geother. Res. Coun. Bull. 2003
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Ultrasonic velocity measurements in volcanic rocks: correlation with microtexture
GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
2002; 149 (1): 22-36
View details for Web of Science ID 000175731700004
- Evaluation of Porosity and Saturation Degree by Laboratory Joint Measurements of Velocity and Resistivity: a Model Improvement PAGEOPH 1999; 154 (2): 211-255