Derek Elsworth

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

1. Seismicity triggered by fluid injection–induced aseismic slip

   2015 · 763 citations

2. How sorption-induced matrix deformation affects gas flow in coal seams: A new FE model

   2008 · 557 citations

3. Changes in permeability caused by transient stresses: Field observations, experiments, and mechanisms

   2012 · 465 citations

4. Interactions of multiple processes during CBM extraction: A critical review

   2011 · 427 citations

5. Thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical couplings controlling CH4 production and CO2 sequestration in enhanced coalbed methane recovery

   2019 · 358 citations

6. Permeability evolution in fractured coal: The roles of fracture geometry and water-content

   2011 · 333 citations

7. Failure of volcano slopes

   1997 · 293 citations

8. A model of coal–gas interaction under variable temperatures

   2011 · 284 citations

9. Thermal–hydrologic–mechanical–chemical processes in the evolution of engineered geothermal reservoirs

   2009 · 271 citations

10. Dual poroelastic response of a coal seam to CO2 injection

    2010 · 258 citations

11. Numerical simulation of thermal-hydrologic-mechanical-chemical processes in deformable, fractured porous media

    2009 · 256 citations

12. Modelling and optimization of enhanced coalbed methane recovery using CO2/N2 mixtures

    2019 · 250 citations

13. Understanding induced seismicity

    2016 · 248 citations

14. Permeability evolution during progressive deformation of intact coal and implications for instability in underground coal seams

    2013 · 246 citations

15. Multiporosity/multipermeability approach to the simulation of naturally fractured reservoirs

    1993 · 236 citations

16. Unprecedented pressure increase in deep magma reservoir triggered by lava‐dome collapse

    2006 · 212 citations

17. Shear‐induced dilatancy of fluid‐saturated faults: Experiment and theory

    2009 · 211 citations

18. Evolution of permeability in a natural fracture: Significant role of pressure solution

    2004 · 211 citations

19. Permeability evolution in fractured coal — Combining triaxial confinement with X-ray computed tomography, acoustic emission and ultrasonic techniques

    2014 · 210 citations

20. Pore Structure Characterization of Coal by Synchrotron Small-Angle X-ray Scattering and Transmission Electron Microscopy

    2014 · 205 citations

21. Evolution of fracture permeability through fluid–rock reaction under hydrothermal conditions

    2006 · 197 citations

22. Evolution of coal permeability from stress-controlled to displacement-controlled swelling conditions

    2011 · 189 citations

23. The effect of natural fractures on hydraulic fracturing propagation in coal seams

    2016 · 188 citations

24. Surface characteristics and permeability enhancement of shale fractures due to water and supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing

    2018 · 188 citations

25. Fault zone restrengthening and frictional healing: The role of pressure solution

    2005 · 177 citations

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