​Journals 

    2020

• Kramarov V. Parrikar P.N. and Mokhtari M., 2020, Evaluation of Fracture Toughness of anisotropic Rocks using Digital Image Correlation and Semi-Circular Bend Test, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-020-02171-7                                                                                     
• Ahmadov J. and Mokhtari M., 2020, Experimental Evaluation of Ultrasonic Velocities and Anisotropy in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, Interpretation, https://doi.org/10.1190/int-2019-0268.1
• Mlella M., Ma M., Zhang R. and Mokhtari M., 2020, Machine Learning for Geophysical Characterization of Brittleness: Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Case Study, Interpretation, https://doi.org/10.1190/int-2019-0194.1
•  Guo, B., Shaibu, R., & Hou, X., 2020, Crack Propagation Hypothesis and a Model To Calculate the Optimum Water-Soaking Period in Shale Gas/Oil Wells for Maximizing Well Productivity, SPE Drilling & Completion, https://doi:10.2118/201203-PA
•  Huang, Z.; Guo, B.; Shaibu, R. Lab-Supported Hypothesis and Mathematical Modeling of Crack Development in the Fluid-Soaking Process of Multi-Fractured Horizontal Wells in Shale Gas Reservoirs. Energies 2020, 13, 1035. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13051035
• Kimanzi, R., Wu, Y., Salehi, S., Mokhtari, M., and Khalifeh, M.,  2020, Experimental Evaluation of Geopolymer, Nano-Modified, and Neat Class H Cement by Using Diametrically Compressive Tests,  ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046702
• Zhang, H., Nath, F., Parrikar, P.  and Mokhtari, M., 2020, Analyzing the Validity of Brazilian Testing Using Digital Image Correlation and Numerical Simulation Techniques, Energies, 13(6), 1441; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13061441
• Hoffmann A.A., Borrok D.,2020, The geochemistry of produced waters from the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, USA, Applied Geochemistry,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2020.104568
• Wu Y., Patel H., Salehi S., Mokhtari M., 2020, Experimental and Finite Element Modelling Evaluation of Cement Integrity under Diametric Compression, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106844.

    2019​

• Borrok, D.M., Yang, W., Wei, M., and Mokhtari, M., 2019. Heterogeneity of the Mineralogy and Organic Content of the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 109, p.717-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.06.056
• Frash, L.P., Hampton, J., Gutierrez, M., Tutuncu, A., Carey, J.W., Hood, J., Mokhtari, M., Huang, H., and Mattson, E., 2019. Patterns in complex hydraulic fractures observed by true-triaxial experiments and implications for proppant placement and stimulated reservoir volumes. J Petrol Explor Prod Technol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-019-0681-2
• Guo, B., and Yang, X. 2019. Use of a New Analytical Model to Match Production Data and Identify Opportunities to Maximize Well Productivity in the      Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Reservoir. SPE Production & Operations, https://doi.org/10.2118/198892-PA
• Yang, X., and Guo, B. 2019. Statistical analyses of reservoir and fracturing parameters for a multifractured shale oil reservoir in Mississippi. Energy Sci    Eng. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.537
• Yang, X., Guo, B., and Mokhtari, M. 2019. Productivity analysis of multi-fractured shale oil wells accounting for the low-velocity non-Darcy effect, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106427
• Fu, C., and Liu, N., 2019. Waterless fluids in hydraulic fracturing – A Review. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Vol. 67, p. 214-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2019.05.001
• Fu, C., Yu, J., and Liu, N., 2019. The effect of foam quality, particle concentration and flow rate on nanoparticle-stabilized CO2 mobility control foams. RSC Advances. Issue 16, p. 9313-9322. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA10352F
• Yang, X., Guo, B., and Zhang, X., 2019. An Analytical Model for Capturing the Decline of Fracture Conductivity in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Trend from Production Data, Energies, 12(10), 1938; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12101938
• Yang, X., and Guo, B., 2019. A Data-Driven Workflow Approach to Optimization of Fracture Spacing in Multi-Fractured Shale Oil Wells, Energies, 12(10), 1973; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12101973
• Jiang S., and Mokhtari M., 2019. Characterization of Marl and Interbedded Limestone Layers in the Eagle Ford Formation, DeWitt County, Texas, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 172, pg. 502-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.09.094
• Nath, F., Salvati, P., Mokhtari, M., Seibi A., and Hayatdavoudi, A., 2019. Laboratory Investigation of Dynamic Strain Development in Sandstone and Carbonate Rocks Under Diametrical Compression Using Digital-Image Correlation, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Journal, Vol.24. Issue 01. https://doi.org/10.2118/187515-PA
• Mokhtari, M., Nath, F., Hayatdavoudi, A., Rizvi, H., and Jiang, S., 2019. Complex Deformation of Naturally Fractured Rocks, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 183, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106410

     
     2018​​

• Nath, F., Kimanzi, R.J., Mokhtari, M., and Salehi, S. 2018. A novel method to investigate cement-casing bonding using digital image correlation, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 166, p. 482 – 489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.03.068  
• Nath, F., and Mokhtari, M., 2018. Optical visualization of strain development and fracture propagation in laminated rocks, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 167, p. 354-365, ISSN 0920-4105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.04.020   
• Jiang, S., Mokhtari, M., Borrok, D., and Lee, J., 2018. Improving the Total Organic Carbon Estimation of the Eagle Ford Shale with Density Logs by Considering the Effect of Pyrite, Minerals, 8(4), 154. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8040154   
• Guedez, A., Mokhtari, M., Seibi A., and Mitra, A., 2018. Developing correlations for velocity models in vertical transverse isotropic media: Bakken case study, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Vol. 54, 175-188.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2018.03.026
• Parapuram, G., Mokhtari, M., and Hmida, J. B., 2018. An Artificially Intelligent Technique to Generate Synthetic Geomechanical Well Logs for the Bakken Formation, Energies, 11(3), 680. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11030680  

      
     2017

• Mokhtari, M., Wood, D., Ghanizadeh, A., Kulkarni, P., Rasouli, V., Fathi, E., … Barati, R., 2017. Virtual special issue: Advances in the petrophysical and geomechanical characterization of organic-rich shales. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Vol. 38, p.638–641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2016.12.043  
• Kiran, R., Teodoriu, C., Dadmohammadi, Y., Nygaard, R., Wood, D., Mokhtari, M., and Salehi, S., 2017. Identification and evaluation of well integrity and causes of failure of well integrity barriers: a review, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Vol. 45, p.511-526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2017.05.009

     
     2016

• Mokhtari, M., and Tutuncu, A. N., 2016. Impact of lamination and natural fractures on rock failure in Brazilian experiments: a case study on green river and Niobrara formations, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Vol. 36, p.79-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2016.10.015
• Mokhtari, M., Honarpour, M.M., Tutuncu, A.N., and Boitnott, G.N., 2016. Characterization of Elastic Anisotropy in Eagle Ford Shale: Impact of Heterogeneity and Measurement Scale, SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering, Vol. 19, Issue 3, p.429-439. https://doi.org/10.2118/170707-PA

      2015

• Mokhtari, M., and Tutuncu, A.N., 2015. Characterization of Anisotropy in the Permeability of Organic-Rich Shales, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 133, p.496-506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2015.05.024
• Mokhtari, M., Tutuncu, A.N., and Boitnott, G.N., 2015. Intrinsic Anisotropy in Fracture Permeability, Interpretation, Vol. 3. No. 3, p. 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1190/INT-2014-0230.1