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Press Highlights:

Selected Publications (Chronical order):

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S. Mighani, H. Wang, B. P. Weiss, D. L. Shuster, C. S. Borlina, and C. I. O. Nichols. The End of the Lunar Dynamo. Science Advances, 6(1), p.eaax0883. [Paper link]
S. Mighani, Y. Bernabe, A. Bouelenouar, U. Mok, and B. J. Evans. Creep Deformation in Vaca Muerta Shale from Nanoindentation to Triaxial Experiments. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 124, no. 8 (2019): 7842-7868. [Paper link - GitHub]
S. Mighani, C. H. Sondergeld, and C. S. Rai. 2016. Observations of tensile fracturing of anisotropic rocks. SPE Journal, 21(04), pp. 1289-1301. [Paper link]

Proceedings (Chronical order):

S. Mighani, D. A. Lockner, B. D. Kilgore, and B. J. Evans. 2018. Role of Fault Gouge during Interaction between Hydraulic Fracture and a Preexisting Fracture. In 52nd US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. ARMA, Seattle, WA.
S. Mighani, Y. Bernabe, U. Mok, M. Pec, and B. J. Evans. 2018. Can we use nanoindentation to derive the Poroelastic Parameters of Microporous Rocks? - Experimental Evidence. In 52nd US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. ARMA, Seattle, WA.
S. Mighani, D. A. Lockner, B. D. Kilgore, and B. J. Evans. 2018. Interaction Between Hydraulic Fracture and a Preexisting Fracture under Triaxial Stress Conditions, SPE paper presented at 2018 Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, Woodlands, TX.
A. Bouelenouar, S. Mighani, H. Pourpak, Y. Bernabe, and B. J. Evans. 2017. Mechanical Properties of Vaca Muerta Shales from Nano-Indentation Tests. In 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. ARMA, San Francisco, CA.
S. Mighani, C. H. Sondergeld, and C. S. Rai. 2015. Stress Dependency of Rock Tensile Strength. In 49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. ARMA, San Francisco, CA.
S. Mighani, C. H. Sondergeld, and C. S. Rai. 2015. Nanoindentation Creep Measurements on Shale. In 49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. ARMA, San Francisco, CA.
S. Mighani, C. H. Sondergeld, and C. S. Rai. 2014. Efficient Completions in Anisotropic Shale Gas Formations. SPE paper presented at SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, CO.
S. Mighani, C. H. Sondergeld, and C. S. Rai. 2013. Influence of Rock Layering on Fracturing Mechanism under Tensile Failure. Paper presented at SEG 83rd Annual Meeting, Houston, TX.
A. Sarapardeh, H. H. Kiasari, N. Alizadeh, S. Mighani, and A. Kamari. 2013. Application of Fast-SAGD in Naturally Fractured Heavy Oil Reservoirs: A Case Study. SPE paper presented at SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, Manama, Bahrain.
E. Ghanbari, S. Mighani, E. Shaabani, and R. Alipour. 2012. Improving SAGD Performance Combining with CSS. SPE paper presented at International Petroleum Technology Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.

Presentations and Talks (Chronical order):

S. Mighani, B. D. Kilgore, C. A. Morrow, D. A. Lockner, and B. J. Evans. 2018. Surface Roughness and Fluid Viscosity Controls on Propagation of a Hydraulic Fracture Across a Frictional Interface. AGU 2018, Washington, D.C.
S. Mighani. 2018. Dynamics of cross/arrest during Interaction between Hydraulic Fracture and a Preexisting fracture. Invited talk at Schlumberger-Doll Research Center, Cambridge, MA.
S. Mighani, Y. Bernabe, A. F. Schwartzman, and B. J. Evans. 2017. Nanoindentation of dry and fluid-saturated micro-porous rocks. AGU 2017, New Orleans, LA.
S. Mighani. 2017. Scaling of Hydraulic Fracturing Operations to Lab Experiments. Presented at ERL Annual Founding Members Consortium, Cambridge, MA.
S. Mighani, A. Boulenouar, U. Mok, Y. Bernabe, and B. J. Evans. 2016. Fluid Compressibility Effects during Hydraulic Fracture. GSA 2016, Denver, CO.
S. Mighani, H. Wang, and B. P. Weiss. 2016. Paleomagnetism of a young lunar breccia and implications for the lifetime of lunar dynamo. Presented at Advances in Lunar Magnetism, Cargèse, Corsica.
S. Mighani, C. H. Sondergeld, and C. S. Rai. 2014. Veining Failure and Hydraulic Fracturing in Shales. AGU 2014, San Francisco, CA.
S. Mighani. 2014. Laboratory Hydraulic Fracturing Experiments, Learnings and Insights, MIT energy night, MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA.
S. Mighani. 2014. Lazy “Z”, a hydraulic fracturing method. Presented at Unconventional Shale Resources Consortium, Norman, OK.
S. Mighani, C. H. Sondergeld, and C. S. Rai. 2013. Geomechanical Parameters in Fracturing Process of Layered Rocks. AGU 2013, San Francisco, CA.
S. Mighani. 2013. Stress Cycling, an application for hydraulic fracturing. Presented at Unconventional Shale Resources Consortium, Norman, OK.
S. Mighani, C. H. Sondergeld, and C. S. Rai. 2013. The Effect of Anisotropy on Tensile Strength of Rocks. Presented at Applied Geoscience Conference, Houston, TX.
S. Mighani. W. Bocangel. 2012. Analytical and Numerical Modeling of Borehole Stress and Velocity Concentrations in Anisotropic Formations. Presented at Unconventional Shale Resources Consortium, Norman, OK.

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