Publications

Ye, Z., &Ghassemi, A. (2025). Laboratory insights on hydraulic fracture closure and stress measurement. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2024JB029854. Link

Tetteh, M., Li, L., Minnick, M., Zhou, H., & Ye, Z. (2024). Optimization of Borehole Thermal Energy Storage Systems Using a Genetic Algorithm. Mathematical Geosciences, 1-22. Link

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2020). Heterogeneous Fracture Slip and Aseismic-Seismic Transition in a Triaxial Injection Test. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(14), e2020GL087739. Link

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2020). Investigation of Microseismicity and Permeability Evolution in Shale Fractures During Stimulation. SPE Production & Operations, 35(04), 797-808. Link

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2019). Injection-Induced Propagation and Coalescence of Pre-Existing Fractures in Granite Under Triaxial Stress. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124 (8), 7806-7821. Link

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2018). Injection-Induced Shear Slip and Permeability Enhancement in Granite Fractures. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 123 (10), 9009-9032.  (2018 Most Downloaded Paper Award in JGR Solid Earth). Link

Ye, Z., Sesetty, V., & Ghassemi, A. (2018). Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Shear Stimulation and Permeability Evolution in Shales. Hydraulic Fracturing Journal, 5(3), 28-41.

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2025). Insights from Unplanned Outcomes in Laboratory DFIT Experiments for Utah FORGE Stimulation and Stress Analysis. Paper presented at 50th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford, California.

Ghassemi, A., Ye, Z., Lee, S. H., & Ajo-Franklin, J. (2025). Fluid flow, Rock Deformation, and Seismic Response During Utah FORGE Circulation Tests. Paper presented at 50th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford, California.

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2024). Analysis of the Stimulated Volume and Seismicity Migration in Utah FORGE Stimulations. Paper presented at 2024 Geothermal Rising Conference, Kona, Hawaii.

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2024). The Updated Wellbore Stress Models for Utah FORGE. Paper presented at 49th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

Ghassemi, A., Ye, Z., & Ratnayake, M. (2024). The Role of Thermo-poroelastic Effects on Drilling Induced Fractures in the Utah FORGE Well 16A (78)-32. Paper presented at 49th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford, California.

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2023). Assessment of DFIT Analysis Using Laboratory Experiments. Paper presented at SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Reno, Nevada.

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2023). The Cooling Effect on In-situ Stress Determination Using DFIT. Paper presented at 2023 Geothermal Rising Conference.

Esquitin, Y., Ghassemi, A., Hemami, B., de Queiroz, L., Teodoriu, C., Velasquez, R., & Ye, Z. (2023). Laboratory Testing of a Novel Packer Instrumentation for EGS Applications. Paper presented at 2023 Geothermal Rising Conference.

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2023). Reexamining in-situ stress interpretation using laboratory hydraulic fracturing experiments.  Paper presented at Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC).

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2022). Laboratory Insights into the Potential of Shear Stimulation at Utah FORGE. Paper presented at 2022 Geothermal Rising Conference, Reno, Nevada.

Fang, Y., Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2022). Preliminary Wellbore In-situ Stress Models for Utah FORGE. Paper presented by 2022 Geothermal Rising Conference, Reno, Nevada.

Ye, Z., Fang, Y., Ghassemi, A., & McLennan, J. (2022). A Preliminary Wellbore In-situ Stress Model for Utah FORGE. Paper presented at the 55th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Ye, Z., Zhou, X., & Ghassemi, A. (2021). Injection-induced Shear Slip and Seismicity in Rough and Saw-cut Gabbro Fractures. Paper presented at the 2021 Geothermal Rising Conference.

Ye, Z., Ghassemi, A., & Kneafsey, T. (2020). Deformation, Failure and Permeability Evolution of Sealed Fractures/Foliations in EGS Collab Poorman Schist. Paper published for the 54th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (In-person presentation was cancelled).

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2020). Laboratory Simulation of Fracture slip and Induced Seismicity by Fluid Injection. Paper presented at the GRC 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting & Expo.

Ye, Z., Ghassemi, A., Ji, L., Sen, V., & Mailloux, J. (2020). Permeability Increase by Shear Slip During Shale Reservoir Stimulation. Paper presented by the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), Austin, Texas, USA.

Ye, Z., Ghassemi, A., & Kneafsey, T. (2020). Deformation, Failure and Permeability Evolution of Sealed Fractures in EGS Collab Poorman Schist. Paper presented at the 45th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford, California, USA.

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2019). Investigation of micro-seismicity and permeability evolution in shale fractures during stimulation. Paper presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), Denver, Colorado, USA.

Ye, Z., Vachaparampil, A., Zhou, X., Ghassemi, A., & Kneafsey, T. (2019). Failure behavior of the Poorman Schist and its fractures from EGS Collab Stimulation Site. Paper presented at the 44th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford, California, USA.

Nadimi, S., Forbes, B., Moore, J., Ye, Z., Ghassemi, A., & McLennan, J. D. (2019). Experimental Evaluation of Effect of Hydro-Shearing on Fracture Conductivity at The Utah FORGE Site. Paper presented at the 44th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford, California, USA.

Ye, Z., Sesetty, V., & Ghassemi, A. (2018). Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Shear Stimulation and Permeability Evolution in Shales. Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, Woodlands, Texas, USA.

Ye, Z., Ghassemi, A., & Riley, S. (2018). Stimulation Mechanisms in Unconventional Reservoirs. Paper presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), Houston, Texas, USA.

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2018). Injection-induced Fracture Propagation and Coalescence Under Triaxial Loading. Paper presented at the 52nd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2018). Experimental Study on Injection-induced Fracture Propagation and Coalescence for EGS Stimulation. Paper presented at the 43rd Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford, California, USA.

Ye, Z., Janis, M., Ghassemi, A., & Bauer, S. (2017). Experimental Investigation of Injection-driven Shear Slip and Permeability Evolution in Granite for EGS Stimulation. Paper presented at the 42nd Workshop On Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford, California.

Ye, Z., Janis, M., & Ghassemi, A. (2017). Injection-driven Shear Slip and The Coupled Permeability Evolution of Granite Fractures for EGS Stimulation. Paper presented at the 51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, San Franscico, California, USA.

Ye, Z., Janis, M., Ghassemi, A., & Riley, S. (2017). Laboratory Investigation of Fluid Flow and Permeability Evolution through Shale Fractures. Paper presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), Austin, Texas, USA.

Ye, Z., Janis, M., & Ghassemi, A. (2017). Laboratory Investigation of Permeability Evolution in Shear Stimulation of Granite Fractures for EGS. Paper presented at the 41st GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Ye, Z., & Ghassemi, A. (2016). Deformation Properties of Saw-Cut Fractures in Barnett, Mancos and Pierre Shales. Paper presented at the 50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Houston, Texas, USA.

Ye, Z., Ghassemi, A., & Riley, S. (2016). Fracture properties characterization of shale rocks. Paper presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), San Antonio, Texas, USA.