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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
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  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to understanding natural processes affecting flow and transport properties of fractured rocks.

Overview

Derek Elsworth is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans several disciplines within engineering and Earth and planetary sciences, with a significant focus on mechanics of materials, geophysics, ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, and environmental engineering.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum of subjects, including:

  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Coal Properties and Utilization
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Drilling and Well Engineering

Derek Elsworth has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Fuel
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Some of their recent published papers include:

  • "A fully coupled multidomain and multiphysics model for evaluation of shale gas extraction" (2020, Fuel)
  • "Re-evaluating adsorbed and free methane content in coal and its ad- and desorption processes analysis" (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "Effect of temperature and confining pressure on the evolution of hydraulic and heat transfer properties of geothermal fracture in granite" (2020, Applied Energy)
  • "Monitoring oil displacement and CO2 trapping in low-permeability media using NMR: A comparison of miscible and immiscible flooding" (2021, Fuel)
  • "Permeability evolution and crack characteristics in granite under treatment at high temperature" (2020, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences)

The scientist often collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Jishan Liu
  • Fengshou Zhang
  • Mengke An
  • Chris Marone
  • Guanglei Cui

In recognition of their work, Derek Elsworth was named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for contributions to understanding natural processes affecting flow and transport properties of fractured rocks.

Best Publications

  • Seismicity triggered by fluid injection–induced aseismic slip

    Yves Guglielmi;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Jean Philippe Avouac;Pierre Henry

  • How sorption-induced matrix deformation affects gas flow in coal seams: A new FE model

    Hongbin Zhang;Hongbin Zhang;Jishan Liu;D. Elsworth

  • Changes in permeability caused by transient stresses: Field observations, experiments, and mechanisms

    Michael Manga;Igor Beresnev;Emily E. Brodsky;Jean E. Elkhoury

  • Interactions of multiple processes during CBM extraction: A critical review

    Jishan Liu;Zhongwei Chen;Derek Elsworth;Hongyan Qu

  • Permeability evolution in fractured coal: The roles of fracture geometry and water-content

    Shugang Wang;Derek Elsworth;Jishan Liu

  • Thermal–hydrologic–mechanical–chemical processes in the evolution of engineered geothermal reservoirs

    Joshua Taron;Derek Elsworth

  • Failure of volcano slopes

    B. Voight;D. Elsworth

  • Multiporosity/multipermeability approach to the simulation of naturally fractured reservoirs

    Mao Bai;Derek Elsworth;Jean‐Claude ‐C Roegiers

  • Numerical simulation of thermal-hydrologic-mechanical-chemical processes in deformable, fractured porous media

    Joshua Taron;Derek Elsworth;Ki Bok Min

  • Thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical couplings controlling CH4 production and CO2 sequestration in enhanced coalbed methane recovery

    Chaojun Fan;Chaojun Fan;Derek Elsworth;Sheng Li;Lijun Zhou

  • A model of coal-gas interaction under variable temperatures

    W.C. Zhu;C.H. Wei;Jishan Liu;Jishan Liu;H.Y. Qu

  • Dual poroelastic response of a coal seam to CO2 injection

    Yu Wu;Yu Wu;Jishan Liu;Derek Elsworth;Zhongwei Chen

  • Permeability evolution during progressive deformation of intact coal and implications for instability in underground coal seams

    Shugang Wang;Derek Elsworth;Jishan Liu

  • Evolution of fracture permeability through fluid-rock reaction under hydrothermal conditions

    Hideaki Yasuhara;Amir Polak;Yasuhiro Mitani;Abraham S. Grader

  • Evolution of permeability in a natural fracture: Significant role of pressure solution

    Hideaki Yasuhara;Derek Elsworth;Amir Polak

  • Understanding induced seismicity

    Derek Elsworth;Christopher J. Spiers;Andre R. Niemeijer

  • FLOW-DEFORMATION RESPONSE OF DUAL-POROSITY MEDIA

    Derek Elsworth;Mao Bai

  • Shear-induced dilatancy of fluid-saturated faults: Experiment and theory

    Jon Samuelson;Derek Elsworth;Chris Marone

  • Permeability reduction of a natural fracture under net dissolution by hydrothermal fluids

    A. Polak;D. Elsworth;H. Yasuhara;A. S. Grader

  • Modelling and optimization of enhanced coalbed methane recovery using Co2/N2 mixtures

    Chaojun Fan;Chaojun Fan;Derek Elsworth;Sheng Li;Zhongwei Chen;Zhongwei Chen

  • Permeability evolution in fractured coal — Combining triaxial confinement with X-ray computed tomography, acoustic emission and ultrasonic techniques

    Yidong Cai;Dameng Liu;Jonathan P. Mathews;Zhejun Pan

  • Computational Methods in Fluid Flow

    Derek Elsworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Jishan Liu
Jishan Liu University of Western Australia
Chris Marone
Chris Marone Pennsylvania State University
Barry Voight
Barry Voight Pennsylvania State University
Shimin Liu
Shimin Liu Pennsylvania State University
Peter Malin
Peter Malin University of Auckland
Zhejun Pan
Zhejun Pan Northeast Petroleum University
Wancheng Zhu
Wancheng Zhu Northeastern University
Alan T. Linde
Alan T. Linde Carnegie Institution for Science
Fengshou Zhang
Fengshou Zhang Tongji University

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