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Book

H. Belyadi, E. Fathi, F. Belyadi. (2019) Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs Second Edition: Theories, Operations and Economic Analysis. Gulf Professional Publishing, June 1, 2019, Technology & Engineering, 520 pages.
H. Belyadi, E. Fathi, F. Belyadi. (2016) Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs: Theories, Operations, and Economic Analysis. Gulf Professional Publishing, November 1, 2016, Technology & Engineering, 320 pages.

Journal

A. Takbiri-Borujeni, E. Fathi, M. Kazemi, F. Belyadi (2019). An Integrated Multiscale Model for Gas Storage and Transport in Shale Reservoirs. Journal of Fuel, Volume 237, February 1, 2019, pages 1228-1243.
Y. Feng, D. Xiaohu, AH Alexandra, F. Ebrahim, E. Derek (2018). Petrophysics and Fluid Transport in Shales and Tight Reservoirs. Geofluids, Volume 2018, Article ID 5691953, three pages, https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5691953.
G. Nupur, E. Fathi, F. Belyadi (2018). Effects of nano-pore wall confinements on rarefied gas dynamics in organic rich shale reservoirs. Fuel, Volume 220, May 15, 2018, Pages 120-129.
Mokhtari, M., Wood, D., Ghanizadeh, A., Kulkarni, P., Rasouli, V., Fathi, E., Saidian, M., Barati, R. (2016). Advances in the Petrophysical and Geomechanical Characterization of Organic-rich Shales. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 38, 638-641.
Aa Jenkins, E. Fathi, F. Belyadi (2016). Stress field behavior induced by hydraulic fracture in shale reservoirs: A practical view on cluster spacing. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, August 4, 2016.
J.Q. Bao, E. Fathi, S. Ameri (2016). A unified finite element method for the simulation of hydraulic fracturing with and without fluid lag. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 162, 164-178.
Q. Gao, Y. Cheng, , E. Fathi, S. Ameri (2015). Analysis of Stress-Field Variations Expected on Subsurface Faults and Discontinuities in the Vicinity of Hydraulic Fracturing. SPE-168761 SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering Journal.
B. Kong, E. Fathi, S. Ameri (2015). Coupled 3-D numerical simulation of proppant distribution and hydraulic fracturing performance optimization in Marcellus shale reservoirs. International Journal of Coal Geology, 147-148 (2015) 35-45.
J.Q. Bao, E. Fathi, S. Ameri (2015). Uniform investigation of hydraulic fracturing propagation regimes in the plane strain model. Int. J. Numer. Anal. Meth. Geomech, 2015; 39:507-523.
J.Q. Bao, E. Fathi, S. Ameri (2014). A coupled method for the numreical simulation of hydraulic fracturing with a condensation technique. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 131 (2014) 269-281.
E. Fathi, I.Y. Akkutlu (2014). Multi-component Gas Transport and Adsorption Effects during CO2 Injection and Enhanced Shale Gas Recovery, International Journal of Coal Geology, 123 (2014) 52-61.
E. Fathi, I.Y. Akkutlu (2013). Lattice Boltzmann Method for Simulation of Shale Gas Transport in Kerogen, SPE Journal, Volume 18, Number 1.
Akkutlu, I.Y., Fathi, E. (2012). Multiscale gas transport in shales with local Kerogen heterogeneities. SPE Journal, Volume 17, Number 4.
E. Fathi, Ali Tinni, I.Y. Akkutlu (2012). Correction to Klinkenberg Slip Theory for Gas Dynamics in Nano-capillaries, International Journal of Coal Geology, 103 51-59.
E. Fathi, I.Y. Akkutlu (2012). Mass Transport of Adsorbed-phase in Stochastic Porous Medium with Fluctuating Porosity Field and Nonlinear Gas Adsorption Kinetics, Journal of Transport in Porous Media, Volume 91, Issue 1, 5-33.
Kang, S.M., Fathi, E., Ambrose, R.J., Akkutlu, I.Y., Sigal, R.F. (2010). CO₂ Applications. Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity of Organic-rich Shales, SPE Journal, Volume 16 (4), 842-855.
E. Fathi, I.Y. Akkutlu (2009). Matrix heterogeneity effects on gas transport and adsorption in coalbed and shale gas reservoirs, Journal of Transport in Porous Media, 80:281-304.
E. Fathi (2010). Matrix heterogeneity effects on fluid transport in porous medium using perturbation theory, PhD dissertation, University of Oklahoma, mpge.ou.edu.

Conference

Hoss Belyadi, E. Fathi, Fatemeh Belyadi (2016). "Managed Pressure Drawdown in Utica/Point Pleasant with Case Studies," SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, September 13-15, Canton, Ohio.
L. Reddy, A. Jenkins, E. Fathi (2015). "Dynamic Assessment of Induced Stresses and In-situ Stress Reorientation during Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs," SPE-177301-MS, SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, October 13-15, 2015, Morgantown.
A. Jenkins, L. Reddy, E. Fathi (2014). "Dynamic Assessment of Stress Field Behavior Induced by Fracture Tip Propagation in Quasi-Brittle/Ductile Shale Reservoirs: A New Approach based on Modified Theory of Critical Distances," 13th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 26-30, 2015, San Diego, California.
R. Zhong, J.Q. Bao, E. Fathi (2014). "Fully Coupled Finite Element Model to Study Fault Reactivation during Multiple Hydraulic Fracturing in Heterogeneous Tight Formations," SPE-171035-MS, SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, October 21-23, 2014, Charleston.
M. Zamirian, K. Aminian, E. Fathi, S. Ameri (2014). "A Fast and Robust Technique for Accurate Measurement of the Organic-rich Shales Characteristics under Steady-state Conditions," SPE 171018, SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, October 21-23, 2014, Charleston.
M. Zamirian, K. Aminian, S. Ameri, E. Fathi (2014). "New Steady-State Technique for Measuring Shale Core Plug Permeability," SPE-171613-MS, SPE/CSUR Unconventional Resources Conference, September 30-October 2, 2014, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2014.
Q. Gao, Y. Cheng, E. Fathi, S. Ameri. "Impact of Stress-field Changes Induced by Hydraulic Fracturing on Subsurface Fault Stability," URTEC-05282013, Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, August 12-14, 2013, Colorado.
A. Elamin, E. Fathi, S. Ameri. "Simulation of Multicomponent Gas Flow and Condensation in Marcellus Shale Reservoir," SPE-164538-MS, SPE Unconventional Resources Conference, April 10-12, 2013, Woodlands, Texas.
A. Tinni, E. Fathi, Rajiv Agrawal, Carl Sondergeld, Yucel Akkutlu, Chandra Rai. "Shale Permeability Measurements on Plugs and Crushed Samples," SPE-162235, SPE Canadian Resources Conference, October 30-November 1, 2012, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
E. Fathi, A. Tinni, I.Y. Akkutlu. "Shale Gas Correction to Klinkenberg Slip Theory," SPE-154977, Americas Unconventional Resources Conference, June 5-7, 2012, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
E. Fathi, I.Y. Akkutlu. "Gas Transport in Shales with Local Kerogen Heterogeneities," SPE-146422-PP, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2011, Denver, Colorado.
E. Fathi, I.Y. Akkutlu. "Lattice Boltzmann Method for Simulation of Shale Gas Transport in Kerogen," SPE-146821-PP, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.
A.O. Tinni, E. Fathi, C. H. Sondergeld, C. S. Rai, I. Y. Akkutlu. "Crushed Rocks Permeability Measurements," Shales Moving Forward, Oklahoma Geological Survey, July 21, 2011.
S. M. Kang, E. Fathi, I. Y. Akkutlu, R. F. Sigal. "CO₂ Storage Capacity of Organic-rich Shales," SPE Annual Technical Conference, September 20-22, 2010, Florence, Italy.
E. Fathi, I.Y. Akkutlu. "Nonlinear Sorption Kinetics and Surface Diffusion Effects on Gas Transport in Low permeability Formations," SPE Annual Technical Conference, October 4-7, 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana.
E. Fathi, I.Y. Akkutlu. "Macrokinetics of Matrix Gas Release and its Influence on Coalbed Methane Flow and Production," SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, May 31-June 3, 2009.
E. Fathi, I.Y. Akkutlu. "Counter-diffusion and Competitive Adsorption Effects during CO₂Injection and Coalbed Methane Production," SPE Annual Technical Conference, September 2008, Denver, Colorado.
E. Fathi, I.Y. Akkutlu, L. Cunha. "Effects of Material and Porosity Fluctuations on Gas Transport Phenomena and Adsorption Kinetics in Coalbeds," Canadian International Petroleum Conference, June 2007, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
E. Fathi, I.Y. Akkutlu, L. Cunha. "Effect of Heterogeneity on Advection-Reaction problem in Porous Media Using Stochastic Eulerian Flow Mode," Canadian International Petroleum Conference, June 2006, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
E. Fathi, A. Bashari. "Petrography, Diagenesis and Reservoir Characterization of Upper SARVAK MISHRIF," 32nd International Geological Congress, 2004, Florence, Italy.