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Fall 2023

Liu, Zhanyuan

The main goal of this thesis is to evaluate the possibility of quantifying matrix and fracturing water contributions to the total produced water based on the water-flowback responses without analyzing water chemical data. We analyze flowback production data of 380 multi-fractured horizontal oil...

Spring 2023

Kedir, Nebiyu Siraj

Construction labour productivity (CLP) is a key performance indicator for determining the success of construction undertakings, and notably affects the profitability of construction companies. To this effect, the construction industry and researchers have pursued better ways of addressing the CLP...

Spring 2023

Guevara Urdaneta, Jose L

Finding optimal steam injection policies in the context of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) represents a major challenge due to the complex dynamics of the process. This complexity is reflected by: i) several concurrent sub-processes, e.g., heat transfer, counter-current flow, imbibition,...

Spring 2023

Sibaweihi, Najmudeen

Traditionally, reservoir model-based open-loop optimization is used to allocate an amount of steam to each injector well. In Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) recovery, the optimal real-time steam allocation from a shared steam generator to physically connected multi-pads can significantly...

Spring 2024

Zeng, Bowen

Unreinforced and reinforced masonry walls are essential elements in low-to-medium-rise residential and commercial buildings. They play an indispensable role in both vertical and lateral load-resisting systems, withstanding diverse loads such as seismic loads acting along and perpendicular to the...

Spring 2024

Velarde Herencia, Gustavo A

The open pit mining industry is an essential sector around the globe, playing a crucial role in energy production and the development of renewable energy technologies. To this end, open pit mining is increasing efforts to implement best engineering practices to develop sustainable mining that...

Spring 2024

Batycky, Anya

Hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) is a common flocculant used in oil sands tailings dewatering technologies. Although HPAM is regularly used in tailings treatment and will eventually be incorporated into the reclaimed landscape of the oil sands, there are knowledge gaps surrounding the environment...

Spring 2024

Sharifi, Sohrab

Landslides are widespread geohazards in Canada that cause loss of millions of dollars annually directly and indirectly. Such geohazards are prevalent in Canada’s landforms which compromise the safe operation of infrastructures and public safety. Not only stabilizing an area with this scale is...

Spring 2024

Elnaz Kalantar

Concerns are growing about plastics in the environment. The aging of the plastics in the environment will impact their fate and their interactions with the ecosystems’ constituents. As such, there is a need to improve our understanding of aged plastics and how they differ from their pristine or...

Spring 2024

Izadi, Hossein

The utilization of the Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) method entails significant natural gas consumption and extensive water handling and treatment. The effective inflow and outflow rates control in producer and injector wells holds paramount importance. It serves multiple objectives,...