Peter Eichhubl

Research Scientist

Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara

University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Bureau of Economic Geology
University Station, Box X, Austin TX 78713-8924
phone: (512) 475 8829, fax: (512) 471 0140
e-mail: peter.eichhubl@beg.utexas.edu

LINKS Publications Jackson School of Geosciences Bureau of Economic Geology Fracture Research and Application Consortium (FRAC) Cover of AAPG Bulletin vol. 89 (9), 2005 [view large]

Research My research combines the fields of fault and fracture mechanics and low-temperature geochemistry addressing deformation mechanisms of the upper crust, structural control of mass and heat transfer in sedimentary basins, the effects of chemical mass transfer on the mechanical and hydraulic behavior of fractures and faults, and the chemical interaction between fluids and minerals. This research is of applied interest to groundwater management and the exploration and production of hydrocarbons. Fundamental aspects of this research have implications for the seismic and aseismic deformation of the Earth's upper crust, and for the interaction of subsurface fluids with the atmosphere and biosphere. I am affiliated with the Fracture Research and Application Consortium (FRAC) at the BEG, an industry-sponsored research program devoted to characterization and prediciction of fractures in sedimentary basins. More on Research Teaching A note to prospective graduate students Undergraduate courses: - Structural Geology (TAMU-CC, Fall 2005) - Geological Field Methods (TAMU-CC, Fall 2005) - Field Seminar in Geology (TAMU-CC, Geol 4490 Spring 2005) - Hydrogeology (TAMU-CC, Geol 4444 Fall 2004) - Geophysics (TAMU-CC, Geol 4490/5490 Fall 2004) Graduate courses: - Diagenesis and mass transfer in sedimentary basins (Stanford Univ., GES 254 Fall 2002) [syllabus] - Structural Mechanics (Univ. Vienna, 01/95) Field trip guide to Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada [pdf file] Field trip guide to Fluid Flow in the Monterey Formation Selected Publications Naehr, T. H., Eichhubl, P., Orphan, V. J., Hovland, M., Paull, C. K., Ussler, W. III, Lorenson, T. D., and Greene, H. G., Authigenic carbonate formation at hydrocarbon seeps in continental margin sediments: A comparative study. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, v. 54, no. 11-13, p. 1268-1291. [html abstract, pdf full text] Aydin, A., Borja, R. I., and Eichhubl, P., 2006, Geological and mathematical framework for failure modes in granular rock. Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 28, no. 1, p. 83-98. [pdf full text] Eichhubl, P., and Flodin, E., 2005, Brittle deformation, fluid flow, and diagenesis in sandstone at Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. In: Pederson, J., and Dehler, C. M., eds., Interior Western United States: Geological Society of America Field Guide, vol. 6, p. 151-167. [pdf full text] Eichhubl, P., D'Onfro, P., Aydin, A., Waters, J., and McCarty, D. K., 2005, Structure, petrophysics, and diagenesis of shale entrained along a normal fault at Black Diamond Mines, California--Implications for fault seal. AAPG Bulletin, vol. 89, no. 9, p. 1113-1137. [html abstract, pdf full text, cover] Davatzes, N. C., Eichhubl, P., and Aydin, A., 2005, Structural evolution of fault zones in sandstone by multiple deformation mechanisms: Moab fault, southeast Utah. Geological Society of America Bulletin, vol. 117, no. 1/2, p. 135-148. [html abstract, pdf full text] Eichhubl, P., 2004, Growth of ductile opening-mode fractures in geomaterials, in: Cosgrove, J. W., and Engelder, T. , eds., The Initiation, Propagation, and Arrest of Joints and Other Fractures: Interpretations based on Field Observations. Geological Society London Special Publication, vol. 231, p. 11-24. [html abstract, pdf full text] Eichhubl, P., Taylor, W. L., Pollard, D. D. and Aydin, A., 2004, Paleo-fluid flow and deformation in the Aztec Sandstone at the Valley of Fire, Nevada-Evidence for the coupling of hydrogeologic, diagenetic, and tectonic processes. Geological Society of America Bulletin, vol. 116, no. 9/10, p 1120-1136. [html abstract, pdf full text, cover] Boles, J. R., Eichhubl, P., Garven, G., and Chen, J., 2004, Evolution of a hydrocarbon migration pathway along basin-bounding faults: Evidence from fault cement. AAPG Bulletin, vol. 88, no. 7, p. 947-970. [html abstract, pdf full text] Eichhubl, P. and Aydin, A., 2003, Ductile opening-mode fracture by pore-growth and coalescence during combustion alteration of siliceous mudstone: Journal of Structural Geology, vol 25, no. 1, p. 121-134. [html abstract, pdf full text] Full list of Publications Note: pdf files require Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download from www.adobe.com) last updated 9/9/07