| CO2 charged brines changed rock strength and stiffness at Crystal Geyser, Utah: Implications for leaking subsurface CO2 storage reservoirs DN Espinoza, H Jung, JR Major, Z Sun, MJ Ramos, P Eichhubl, ... International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 73, 16-28, 2018 | 55 | 2018 |
| Discrete element modeling of indentation tests to investigate mechanisms of CO2‐related chemomechanical rock alteration Z Sun, DN Espinoza, MT Balhoff Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 121 (11), 7867-7881, 2016 | 53 | 2016 |
| A new technique to characterize fracture density by use of neutron porosity logs enhanced by electrically transported contrast agents H Tang, JE Killough, Z Heidari, Z Sun SPE Journal 22 (04), 1034-1045, 2017 | 52 | 2017 |
| Analyzing the well-interference phenomenon in the eagle ford shale/austin chalk production system with a comprehensive compositional reservoir model H Tang, B Yan, Z Chai, L Zuo, J Killough, Z Sun SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering 22 (03), 827-841, 2019 | 51 | 2019 |
| Discrete Element Modeling of Micro-scratch Tests: Investigation of Mechanisms of CO2 Alteration in Reservoir Rocks Z Sun, DN Espinoza, MT Balhoff, TA Dewers Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 50, 3337-3348, 2017 | 47 | 2017 |
| Investigating the pressure characteristics and production performance of liquid-loaded horizontal wells in unconventional gas reservoirs H Tang, Z Sun, Y He, Z Chai, AR Hasan, J Killough Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 176, 456-465, 2019 | 44 | 2019 |
| Modeling wellbore heat exchangers: Fully numerical to fully analytical solutions H Tang, B Xu, AR Hasan, Z Sun, J Killough Renewable energy 133, 1124-1135, 2019 | 40 | 2019 |
| Reservoir rock chemo-mechanical alteration quantified by triaxial tests and implications to fracture reactivation Z Sun, DN Espinoza, MT Balhoff International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 106, 250-258, 2018 | 38 | 2018 |
| Discrete element modeling of grain crushing and implications on reservoir compaction Z Sun, H Tang, DN Espinoza, MT Balhoff, JE Killough Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 171, 431-439, 2018 | 34 | 2018 |
| Grain- to Reservoir-Scale Modeling of Depletion-Induced Compaction and Implications on Production Rate Z Sun, H Tang, DN Espinoza, MT Balhoff, JE Killough SPE Journal 25 (03), 1,543 - 1,556, 2020 | 19* | 2020 |
| Optimization of subsurface CO2 injection based on neural network surrogate modeling Z Sun, J Xu, DN Espinoza, MT Balhoff Computational Geosciences 25 (6), 1887-1898, 2021 | 18 | 2021 |
| A probability-based pore network model of particle jamming in porous media Z Li, H Yang, Z Sun, DN Espinoza, MT Balhoff Transport in Porous Media 139 (2), 419-445, 2021 | 17 | 2021 |
| Fluid-driven fractures in granular media: Insights from numerical investigations Z Sun, Z Li, DN Espinoza, MT Balhoff Physical Review E 101 (4), 042903, 2020 | 16 | 2020 |
| The optimum pressure drawdown for production from a shale gas reservoir: A numerical study with a coupled geomechanics and reservoir model Z Sun, HH Liu, Y Han, MA Basri, R Mesdour Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 88, 103848, 2021 | 13 | 2021 |
| Fluid injection induced fracture initiation based on a resolved CFD-DEM approach Z Sun, MT Balhoff, DN Espinoza ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA-2018-051, 2018 | 13 | 2018 |
| Prediction of rock elastic moduli based on a micromechanical finite element model Z Sun, R Salazar-Tio, L Duranti, B Crouse, A Fager, G Balasubramanian Computers and Geotechnics 135, 104149, 2021 | 9 | 2021 |
| Pore-scale modeling of the effect of cementation on rock indentation test S Zhuang, MT Balhoff, DN Espinoza ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA-2016-583, 2016 | 9 | 2016 |
| A Novel 3D Mechanical Earth Modeling of the Volve Field and Its Application to Fault Stability Analysis Z Sun, A Garza, R Salazar-Tio, A Fager, B Crouse ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA-2021-1968, 2021 | 6 | 2021 |
| Discrete Element Modeling of Micro-Scratch Tests on Rocks Altered by CO2 Z Sun, MT Balhoff, DN Espinoza ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA-2017-0663, 2017 | 6 | 2017 |
| Grain-scale modeling of polymer-driven fracture initiation and wellbore injectivity Z Li, Z Sun, DN Espinoza, MT Balhoff SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference?, D021S034R001, 2020 | 4 | 2020 |
D. Nicolas EspinozaThe University of Texas at AustinVerified email at austin.utexas.edu
