Latest News and Announcements

PBORE-3D expired on December 31, 2011. Download the updated version from the "Rock Mechanics Consortium" section of the "Downloads" page and request new key early to avoid interruption.
PCORE-3Dnet 2.0 is available for download in the "Rock Mechanics Consortium" section of the "Downloads" page.
GGSMS™.NET 2.0 is available for download in the "Geomechanics Gas Shale" section of the "Downloads" page.
In an effort to promote a seamless integration, communication, and collaboration among research personnel, iPMI provides the newest iPad 2 to all staff and students.
The GeoGenome™ Industry Consortium name changed to Geomechanics Gas Shale Consortium.

New Publications

• Tran, M.H., Abousleiman, Y.N. and Nguyen, V.X. "The Effects of Filter-Cake Buildup and Time-Dependent Properties on the Stability of Inclined Wellbores" SPE Journal, SPE-135893-PA, posted August 3 2011.

• Slatt, R. M. and Abousleiman, Y. "Merging sequence stratigraphy and geomechanics for unconventional gas shales" The Leading Edge, vol. 30, 2011.

• Chen, S.L. and Abousleiman, Y. "Exact undrained elasto-plastic solution for cylindrical cavity expansion in modified Cam Clay soil" Geotechnique http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geot.11.P.027.

• Chen, S.L., Abousleiman, Y.N. and Muraleetharan, K.K. 2011. "A Closed-Form Elastoplastic Solution for the Wellbore Problem in Strain Hardening/Softening Rock Formations" International Journal of Geomechanics, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)GM, 2011.

• Mehrabian, A. and Abousleiman, Y. "General solutions to poroviscoelastic model of hydrocephalic human brain tissue" Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 291, 2011.

• Hoang, S.K. and Abousleiman, Y.N. "Poroviscoelasticity with Anisotropy and the Associated Biot's Coefficients" Presented at the Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids-A tribute to Prof. Olivier Coussy, Champs-sur-Marne, France, April 18-20 2011.

Consortia

• The 2011 Rock Mechanics Consortium meeting was held at the Chevron Headquarters, San Ramon, CA, June 30^th, 2011. Presentations at the meetings are available in the corresponding "Downloads" section.

• The 2011 Geomechanics Gas Shale Consortium meeting was held at the Chevron Headquarters, San Ramon, CA, July 1^st, 2011. Presentations at the meetings are available in the corresponding "Downloads" section.

iPMI People

• Mr. Minh Tran has successfully defended his general examination. Congratulations!

• Mr. Shengli Chen has successfully defended his general examination. Congratulations!

• Mr. Liu Chao has just joined iPMI as a researcher. Welcome to iPMI!