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  • Optimization of Financial Indicators in Shale-Gas Wells Combining Numerical Decline Curve Analysis and Economic Data Analysis

    Optimization of Financial Indicators in Shale-Gas Wells Combining Numerical Decline Curve Analysis and Economic Data Analysis

    New paper in the journal Energies by ERL Professor Ruben Juanes, Research Affiliate Luis Cueto-Felgueroso, and collaborators: Optimization of Financial Indicators in Shale-Gas Wells Combining Numerical Decline Curve Analysis and Economic Data Analysis https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/864 “We present a methodology to determine optimal financial parameters in shale-gas production, combining numerical simulation of decline curves and stochastic modeling…

  • Q&A: What sets the recent Japan earthquake apart from others?

    Q&A: What sets the recent Japan earthquake apart from others?

    From MIT News: MIT ERL/EAPS Geophysicist William Frank discusses how a recent earthquake in Japan relates to an earthquake swarm in the region. by Paige Colley (EAPS) January 24, 2024 On Jan. 1, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the western side of Japan on the Noto Peninsula, killing over 200 people. Japan is prone to…

  • Congratulations to Dr. Ammar Alali

    Congratulations to Dr. Ammar Alali

    On December 21, 2023, Ammar successfully succesfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Physics and Data-Based Optimization Application in the Petroleum Industry Using Geophysical Inputs and Transformations”. His advisor was Prof. F. Dale Morgan of ERL and Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.

  • Congratulations to Lucy Sandoe, SM

    Congratulations to Lucy Sandoe, SM

    On December 6, 2023, Lucy successfully defended her Master’s thesis entitled “Deciphering Hydrological Responses: Elastic and Poroelastic Behaviour through GPS Temporal Analysis”. Her advisor was Prof. Tom Herring of ERL and Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.