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Current and former students & postdocs
Publications
Google Scholar profile
Hydrogen Storage GeoH2
Fracture Research and Application Consortium (FRAC)
Bureau of Economic Geology
Jackson School of Geosciences
Callahan & Eichhubl (eds): The Geologic Basement of Texas
Cover of the Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014
Cover of AAPG Bulletin vol. 93 (5), 2009 [view large]
Cover of AAPG Bulletin vol. 89 (9), 2005 [view large]
Cover of GSA Bulletin vol. 116 (9/10), 2004 [view large]
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Peter Eichhubl
Senior Research Scientist
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara
The 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
e-mail: peter.eichhubl@beg.utexas.edu
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| Research |
My research combines the fields of fault and fracture mechanics, geomechanics, and low-temperature geochemistry to address fundamental aspects of crustal deformation, 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 relevance to the production of geothermal and hydrocarbon resources, groundwater management, and underground storage of hydrogen. Fundamental aspects of this research have implications for the seismic and aseismic deformation of the Earth's upper crust, the interaction of subsurface fluids with the atmosphere and biosphere, and for energy resources.
Active Research Programs & Projects
Geological storage of hydrogen
Geothermal systems
Reservoir geomechanics and induced seismicity
Fracture growth in chemically reactive subsurface systems
Structural and diagenetic evolution of deformation bands and cataclastic fault zones
Grain-scale diagenetic processes
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| Graduate students and postdocs |
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Graduate students and postdocs are significantly involved in our projects. A list of current and former students and postdocs and their projects is here. Projects usually involve the integration of field and laboratory analytical or numerical work. Research topics include field- and core-based structural geology, geomechanics, geofluids, geochemistry, and natural resources.
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| Selected Publications |
Doungkaew, N.*, and Eichhubl, P., 2023, High-Temperature Fracture Growth by Constrained Sintering of Jadeite and Quartz Aggregates, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, vol. 128 (4), no. e2022JB025565. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB025565
Haddad, M.**, and Eichhubl, P., 2023, Fault reactivation in response to saltwater disposal and hydrocarbon production for the Venus, TX, Mw 4.0 earthquake sequence, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, vol. 56, p. 2103-2135, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-022-03083-4 .
Callahan, O*., Eichhubl, P., and Davatzes, N. C., 2020, Mineral precipitation as a mechanism of fault core growth, Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 140, no. 104156 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2020.104156
Haddad, M.**, and Eichhubl, P., 2020, Poroelastic Models for Fault Reactivation in Response to Concurrent Injection and Production in Stacked Reservoirs, Journal of Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, vol 24, no. 100181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2020.100181
Fan, Z.,** Eichhubl, P., and Newell, P., 2019, Basement fault reactivation by fluid injection into sedimentary reservoirs: Poroelastic effects, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB017062
Chen, X.**, Eichhubl, P., Olson, J. E., Dewers, T., 2019, Effect of Water on Fracture Mechanical Properties of Shales, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth. v. 124, p. 2428-2444. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB016479
Landry, C. J., Eichhubl, P., Prodanović, M., and Wilkins, S., 2016, Nanoscale grain boundary channels in fracture cement enhance flow in mudrocks, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, v. 121, p. 3366-3376. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016JB012810
Fall, A., Eichhubl, P., Bodnar, R. J., Laubach, S. E., and Davis, J. S., 2015, Natural hydraulic fracturing of tight-gas sandstone reservoirs, Piceance Basin, Colorado: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 127, p. 61-75. https://dx.doi.org/10.1130/B31021.1
Eichhubl, P., Hooker, J. N., and Laubach, S. E., 2010, Pure and Shear-Enhanced Compaction Bands in Aztec Sandstone: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 32, no. 12, p. 1873-1886. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2010.02.004
Becker, S. P., Eichhubl, P., Laubach, S. E., Reed, R. M., Lander, R. H., and Bodnar, R. J., 2010, A 48 m.y. history of fracture opening, temperature, and fluid pressure: Cretaceous Travis Peak Formation, East Texas basin: Geological Society of America Bulletin, vol. 122, no. 7/8, p. 1081-1093. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/B30067.1
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last updated 05/12/2023
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