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  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Patrick F. Dobson is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering with an emphasis on geophysics, environmental engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, mechanical engineering, and ocean engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several main topics of work, including:

  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

Their recent publications illustrate a breadth of study within these topics:

  • Technology for the Recovery of Lithium from Geothermal Brines, 2021, published in Energies
  • Close Observation of Hydraulic Fracturing at EGS Collab Experiment 1: Fracture Trajectory, Microseismic Interpretations, and the Role of Natural Fractures, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Creation of a Mixed-Mode Fracture Network at Mesoscale Through Hydraulic Fracturing and Shear Stimulation, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Constraining maximum event magnitude during injection-triggered seismicity, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Using Dark Fiber and Distributed Acoustic Sensing to Characterize a Geothermal System in the Imperial Valley, Southern California, 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Dobson include:

  • Timothy J. Kneafsey
  • Eric Sonnenthal
  • Peter Nico
  • Jonathan Ajo-Franklin
  • Ghanashyam Neupane

The scientist's work has been published in a range of venues with recurring contributions to:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Geothermics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Energies

Their contributions extend across various aspects of geothermal energy, hydraulic fracturing, seismic analysis, and environmental engineering, reflecting multidisciplinary engagements within applied engineering sciences.

Patrick F. Dobson has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Isotopic and trace element constraints on the origin and evolution of saline groundwaters from central Missouri

    Jay L. Banner;Jay L. Banner;G. J. Wasserburg;Patrick F. Dobson;Alden B. Carpenter

  • Utilizing supercritical geothermal systems: a review of past ventures and ongoing research activities

    Thomas Reinsch;Patrick Dobson;Hiroshi Asanuma;Ernst Huenges

  • Hydrogen isotope fractionation between coexisting vapor and silicate glasses and melts at low pressure

    Patrick F. Dobson;Samuel Epstein;Edward M. Stolper

  • Technology for the Recovery of Lithium from Geothermal Brines

    William T. Stringfellow;Patrick F. Dobson

  • Porosity, permeability, and fluid flow in the Yellowstone geothermal system, Wyoming

    Patrick F Dobson;Timothy J Kneafsey;Jeffrey Hulen;Ardyth Simmons

  • The Northwest Geysers EGS Demonstration Project, California: Pre-stimulation Modeling and Interpretation of the Stimulation

    Jonny Rutqvist;Patrick F. Dobson;Julio Garcia;Craig Hartline

  • The Northwest Geysers EGS Demonstration Project, California: Part 1: Characterization and reservoir response to injection

    Julio Garcia;Craig Hartline;Mark Walters;Melinda Wright

  • Assessment of high enthalpy geothermal resources and promising areas of Chile

    Diego Aravena;Mauricio Muñoz;Diego Morata;Alfredo Lahsen

  • The impacts of mechanical stress transfers caused by hydromechanical and thermal processes on fault stability during hydraulic stimulation in a deep geothermal reservoir

    Pierre Jeanne;Jonny Rutqvist;Patrick F. Dobson;Mark Walters

  • Volcanic stratigraphy of the Los Azufres geothermal area, Mexico

    Patrick F. Dobson;Gail A. Mahood

  • Geothermal barriers, policies and economics in Chile – Lessons for the Andes

    Pablo Sanchez-Alfaro;Gerd Sielfeld;Bart Van Campen;Patrick Dobson

  • Experimental and numerical simulation of dissolution and precipitation: implications for fracture sealing at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

    Patrick F Dobson;Timothy J Kneafsey;Eric L Sonnenthal;Nicolas Spycher

  • An alkaline spring system within the Del Puerto ophiolite (California USA): A Mars analog site

    J.G. Blank;J.G. Blank;S.J. Green;D. Blake;J.W. Valley

  • Water in boninite glass and coexisting orthopyroxene: concentration and partitioning

    Patrick F. Dobson;Henrik Skogby;George R. Rossman

  • Monitoring deformation at the Geysers Geothermal Field, California using C-band and X-band interferometric synthetic aperture radar

    D. W. Vasco;Jonny Rutqvist;Alessandro Ferretti;Alessio Rucci

  • Close Observation of Hydraulic Fracturing at EGS Collab Experiment 1: Fracture Trajectory, Microseismic Interpretations, and the Role of Natural Fractures

    Pengcheng Fu;Martin Schoenball;Jonathan B. Ajo-Franklin;Jonathan B. Ajo-Franklin;Chengping Chai

  • Stable isotope compositions and water contents of boninite series volcanic rocks from Chichi-jima, Bonin Islands, Japan

    Patrick F. Dobson;James R. O'Neil

  • Creation of a Mixed-Mode Fracture Network at Mesoscale Through Hydraulic Fracturing and Shear Stimulation

    Martin Schoenball;Jonathan B. Ajo-Franklin;Jonathan B. Ajo-Franklin;Doug Blankenship;Chengping Chai

  • A 3D hydrogeological and geomechanical model of an Enhanced Geothermal System at The Geysers, California

    Pierre Jeanne;Jonny Rutqvist;Donald Vasco;Julio Garcia

  • The Northwest Geysers EGS Demonstration Project, California – Part 2: Modeling and interpretation

    Jonny Rutqvist;Pierre Jeanne;Patrick F. Dobson;Julio Garcia

  • Hydrothermal alteration effects in geochemistry and Sr, Nd, Pb, and O isotopes of magmas from the Los Azufres geothermal field (Mexico) : A statistical approach

    Surendra P. Verma;Ignacio S. Torres-Alvarado;Muharrem Satir;Patrick F. Dobson

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy J. Kneafsey
Timothy J. Kneafsey Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jonny Rutqvist
Jonny Rutqvist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Eric Sonnenthal
Eric Sonnenthal Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nicolas Spycher
Nicolas Spycher Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Christine Doughty
Christine Doughty Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lianjie Huang
Lianjie Huang Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jens Birkholzer
Jens Birkholzer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bezalel C. Haimson
Bezalel C. Haimson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mark D. Zoback
Mark D. Zoback Stanford University

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