Journal Papers
[43] Z. Liu, R. Dabloul, B. Jin, B. Jha, Crack propagation and stress evolution in fluid-exposed limestones, Acta Geotechnica, doi: 10.1007/s11440-024-02418-5, 2024
[42] F. Ghazvini, B. Jha, Flow-geomechanics coupling constrains fault geometry in induced earthquakes, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 38, 2024
[41] A. Bonazzi, X. Zeng, R. Ghanem, B. Jha, F. P. J. de Barros, Probabilistic assessment of scalar transport under hydrodynamically unstable flows in heterogeneous porous media, Advances in Water Resources, 188, 2024
[40] B. Senapati, B. Kundu, B. Jha, S. Jin, Gravity-induced seismicity modulation on planetary bodies and their natural satellites, Scientific Reports, Scientific Reports, 14, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52809-7, 2024
[39] A. Bonazzi, B. Jha, F. P. J. de Barros, Influence of initial plume shape on miscible porous media flows under density and viscosity contrasts, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, doi: 10.1017/jfm.2023.710, 2023
[38] D. K. Tiwari, M. Hari, B. Kundu, B. Jha, B. Tyagi, K. Malik, Delhi urbanization footprint and its effect on the earth’s subsurface state‑of‑stress through decadal seismicity modulation, Scientific Reports, doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38348-7, 2023
[37] G. L. Manjunath, Z. Liu, B. Jha, Multi-stage hydraulic fracture monitoring at the lab scale, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2023.109448, 2023
[36] S. Meguerdijian, R. J. Pawar, B. Chen, C. W. Gable, T. A. Miller, B. Jha, Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Fault-Leakage Reduced-Order Modeling, Int. J. Greenhouse Gas Control, 2023
[35] R. Dabloul, B. C. Jin, B. Jha, Failure analysis of the edge-notched beam test on fluid-exposed Berea Sandstone, Acta Geotechnica, doi: 10.1007/s11440-023-01843-2, 2023
[34] G. L. Manjunath, A. T. Akono, I. Haljasmaa, B. Jha, Role of CO2 in geomechanical alteration of Morrow Sandstone across micro-meso scales, Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 163, 105311, 2023
[33] S. Dana, X. Zhao, B. Jha, A two-grid simulation framework for fast monitoring of fault stability and ground deformation in multiphase geomechanics, Journal of Computational Physics, 466, 2022
[32] A. Bubshait, B. Jha, Revisiting 2013-2014 Azle seismicity to understand the role of Barnett production on stress propagation and fault stability, Geophysics, 87(4), 2022
[31] S. Dana, B. Jha, Towards A Poroelastodynamics Framework For Induced Earthquakes: Effect Of Pore Pressure On Fault Slip, International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, 20(3), 2022
[30] S. Meguerdijian, R. J. Pawar, D. R. Harp, B. Jha, Thermal and solubility effects on fault leakage during geologic carbon storage, Int J Greenhouse Gas Control, 116, 103633, 2022
[29] M. Tran, B. Jha, Effect of poroelastic coupling and fracture dynamics on solute transport and geomechanical stability, Water Resources Research, 57, e2021WR029584, doi: 10.1029/2021WR029584, 2021
[28] X. Zhao, B. Jha, Diagnostic and predictive analysis of production and injection-induced fault activation, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, doi: 10.1002/nag.3304, 2021
[27] S. Meguerdijian, B. Jha, Quantification of fault leakage dynamics based on leakage magnitude and dip angle, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, doi: 10.1002/nag.3267, 2021
[26] F. Zheng, A. Jahandideh, B. Jha, B. Jafarpour, Geologic CO2 Storage Optimization under Geomechanical Risk Using Coupled-Physics Models, Int J Greenhouse Gas Control, doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103385, 2021
[25] C. Ashayeri, B. Jha, Evaluation of transfer learning in data-driven methods in the assessment of unconventional resources, J. Pet. Sci. Eng., 109178, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109178, 2021
[24] A. Bonazzi, M. Morvillo, J. Im, B. Jha, F. P. J. de Barros, Relative impacts of permeability heterogeneity and viscosity contrast on solute mixing, Phys. Rev. Fluids 6, 064501, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.064501, 2021
[23] D. K. Tiwari, B. Jha, B. Kundu, V. K. Gahalaut, N. K. Vissa, Groundwater extraction‐induced seismicity around Delhi region, India, Scientific Reports, doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89527-3, 2021
[22] X. Zhao, B. Jha, A new coupled multiphase flow-finite strain deformation-fault slip framework for induced seismicity, J. Computational Physics, 433, doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2021.110178, 2021
[21] A. Bonazzi, B. Jha, F. P. J. de Barros, Transport analysis in deformable porous media through integral transforms, Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech., doi: 10.1002/nag.3150, 2020
[20] D. Panda, B. Kundu, V. K. Gahalaut, R. Burgmann, B. Jha, R. Asaithambi, R. K. Yadav, N. K. Vissa, A. K. Bansal, Reply to “A warning against over-interpretation of seasonal signals measured by the Global Navigation Satellite System”, Nature Communications, 11, 2020
[19] M. Tran, B. Jha, Coupling between transport and geomechanics affects spreading and mixing during viscous fingering in deformable aquifers, Adv. Water Resour., 136, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.103485, 2020
[18] A. Bubshait, B. Jha, Coupled Poromechanics-Damage Mechanics Modeling of Fracturing During Injection in Brittle Rocks, Int. J. Numerical Methods in Engineering, doi: 10.1002/nme.6208, 2019
[17] X. Zhao, B. Jha, Role of Well Operations and Multiphase Geomechanics in Controlling Fault Stability During CO2 Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 124, doi: 10.1029/2019JB017298, 2019
[16] G. L. Manjunath, B. Jha, Geomechanical Characterization of Gondwana Shale across Nano-micro-meso Scales, Int J Rock Mech Min Sci, 119, doi: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2019.04.003, 2019
[15] G. L. Manjunath, B. Jha, Nanoscale Fracture Mechanics of Gondwana Coal, Int. Journal of Coal Geology, 204, doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2019.02.007, 2019
[14] D. Panda, B. Kundu, V. K. Gahalaut, R. Burgmann, B. Jha, R. Asaithambi, R. K. Yadav, N. K. Vissa, A. K. Bansal, Seasonal modulation of deep slow-slip and earthquakes on the Main Himalayan Thrust, Nature Communications, 9:4140, doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06371-2, 2018
[13] S. M. Hosseini, T. H. W. Goebel, B. Jha, F. Aminzadeh, A probabilistic approach to injection-induced seismicity assessment in the presence and absence of flow boundaries, Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, doi: 10.1029/2018GL077552, 2018
[12] J. Jagalur-Mohan, B. Jha, Z. Wang, R. Juanes, Y. M. Marzouk, Inferring fault frictional and reservoir hydraulic properties from injection-induced seismicity, Geophysical Research Letters, 45, doi: 10.1002/2017GL075925, 2018
[11] B. Kundu, N. K. Vissa, D. Panda, B. Jha, R. Asaithambi, B. Tyagi, and S. Mukherjee, Influence of meteorological cycle in mid-crustal seismicity of the Nepal Himalaya, J. Asian Earth Sciences, doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.06.003, 2017
[10] B. Jha. Evolution of stress transfer mechanisms during mechanical interaction between hydraulic fractures and natural fractures. J Sustainable Energy Engineering, Special Issue on Hydraulic Fracturing, doi: 10.7569/JSEE.2016.629520, 2016
[9] R. Juanes, B. Jha, B. H. Hager, J. H. Shaw, A. Plesch, L. Astiz, J. H. Dieterich, C. Frohlich. Were the May 2012 Emilia-Romagna earthquakes induced? A coupled flow-geomechanics modeling assessment. Geophys. Res. Lett., doi: 10.1002/2016GL069284
[8] B. Jha, F. Bottazzi, R. Wojcik, M. Coccia, N. Bechor, D. Mclaughlin, T. A. Herring, B. H. Hager, S. Mantica, R. Juanes. Reservoir characterization in an underground gas storage field using joint inversion of flow and geodetic data. Int. J. Num. Anal. Methods in Geomech., 39, 2015
[7] C. Nicolaides, B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, R. Juanes. Impact of viscous fingering and permeability heterogeneity on fluid mixing in porous media. Water Resour. Res., 51, doi:10.1002/2014WR015811, 2015
[6] B. Jha, R. Juanes. Coupled modeling of multiphase flow and fault poromechanics during geologic CO2 storage. Energy Procedia, 63, doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.360, 2014
[5] B. Jha, R. Juanes. Coupled multiphase flow and poromechanics: a computational model of pore-pressure effects on fault slip and earthquake triggering. Water Resour. Res., 50, doi:10.1002/2013WR015175, 2014
[4] B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, R. Juanes. Synergetic fluid mixing from viscous fingering and alternating injection. Physical Review Letters, 111, 2013
[3] B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, R. Juanes. Quantifying mixing in viscously unstable porous media flows. Physical Review E, 84, 2011
[2] B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, R. Juanes. Fluid mixing from viscous fingering. Physical Review Letters, 106, 2011
[1] B. Jha, R. Juanes. A locally conservative finite element framework for the simulation of coupled flow and reservoir geomechanics. Acta Geotechnica, 2, 2007
Conference Papers
[30] F. Zheng, B. Jha, B. Jafarpour, Z. Qin, A Deep Learning-Based Geomechanical Surrogate Model for Rapid Risk Assessment in Geologic CO2 Storage, ECMOR, 2024
[29] F. Zheng, B. Jha, B. Jafarpour, A Deep Learning-Based Surrogate Model for Rapid Assessment of Geomechanical Risks in Geologic CO2 Storage, CCUS, 2024
[28] F. Zheng, B. Jha, B. Jafarpour, Controlled CO2 Injection into Storage Reservoirs to Minimize Geomechanical Risks under Geologic Uncertainty, SPE-215155-MS, ATCE, 2023
[27] X. Zhao, B. Jha, Role of Inelasticity In Production-induced Subsidence And Fault Reactivation in the Groningen Field, SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference, SPE-212234-MS, 2023
[26] A. Bubshait, B. Jha, Resolving ambiguity in 2008-2015 Irving-Dallas seismicity by coupling geomechanical models at Fort Worth basin and Barnett reservoir scales, SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference, SPE-212170-MS, 2023
[25] F. Zheng, B. Jha, B. Jafarpour, Optimization of CO2 Storage and Leakage through Caprock Fracturing using Coupled Flow-Geomechanics-Fracturing Simulation, European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery (ECMOR), 2022
[24] A. Krishna, R. Shenoy, B. Jha, Z. Liu, D. Paul, I. Ershaghi, Repurposing Idle Oil and Gas Wells for Large-Scale Subsurface Energy Storage in Saline Aquifers, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Western Regional Meeting, SPE-209260-MS, 2022
[23] C. Ashayeri, B. Jha, Assessment of Unconventional Resources Opportunities in the Middle East Tethyan Petroleum System in a Transfer Learning Context, SPE-207723-MS, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC), 2021
[22] M. Tran, B. Jha, Fracture Permeability and Geomechanical Stability During Viscously Unstable Transport Through Deformable Rocks, 55th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA-2021-1315, 2021
[21] F. Zheng, A. Jahandideh, B. Jha, B. Jafarpour, Quantification and Incorporation of Geomechanical Risks in Optimization of Geologic CO2 Storage Using Coupled-Physics Models, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE),2020
[20] F. Zheng, A. Jahandideh, B. Jha, B. Jafarpour, Optimization of CO2 Storage under Geomechanical Risk with Coupled-Physics Models, 17th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery (ECMOR), 2020
[19] A. Bubshait, B. Jha, A Coupled Multiphase Poromechanics–Damage Mechanics Framework for Fracture Modeling During Injection, Int. Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), IPTC-19675-ABSTRACT, doi: 10.2523/IPTC-19675-ABSTRACT, 2020
[18] A. A. Bubshait, B. Jha, A Novel Meshing Routine for Modeling Reservoirs with Multiple Curved and Intersecting Faults in Coupled Flow-Geomechanical Dual 3D Grids, SPE-195256-MS, doi: 10.2118/195256-MS, 2019
[17] X. Zhao, B. Jha, Effect of Well Location and Fault Conductivity on Geomechanical Stability in a Faulted Oil Field, SPE-195299-MS, doi: 10.2118/195299-MS, 2019
[16] M. A. Ante, M. G. Lingareddy, F. Aminzadeh, B. Jha, Microscale Laboratory Studies for Determining Fracture Directionality in Tight Sandstone and Shale during Hydraulic Fracturing, SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, URTEC-2903021-MS, doi:10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903021, 2018
[15] M. Tran, F. Aminzadeh, B. Jha, Effect of Coupled Flow and Geomechanics on Transport of a Fluid Slug in a Stress-sensitive Reservoir, 52nd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA-2018-143, 2018
[14] M. Samnejad, F. Aminzadeh, B. Jha, A Novel Approach for Studying Hydraulic Fracturing Success Factors beyond Brittleness Indices, 52nd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA-2018-0187, 2018
[13] M. A. Ante, M. G. Lingareddy, F. Aminzadeh, B. Jha, Nano- and Micro-Scale Deformation Behavior of Sandstone and Shale, 52nd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA-2018-055, 2018
[12] S. Meguerdijian, B. Jha, Towards a Discontinuous Galerkin Thermohydromechanical Simulator for Heavy Oil Recovery, SPE-190073-MS, Soc. Pet. Eng., Western Regional Meeting, 2018
[11] A. A. Bubshait, F. Aminzadeh, B. Jha, An Integrated Framework of Stress Inversion and Coupled Flow and Geomechanical Simulation For 4D Stress Mapping, SPE-190048-MS, Soc. Pet. Eng., Western Regional Meeting, 2018
[10] R. Asaithambi and B. Jha, Effect of Well Configuration and Flow Rate on Geomechanical Stability of a Fault during Recovery of Fault-Banked Oil, SPE-190032-MS, Soc. Pet. Eng., Western Regional Meeting, 2018
[9] A. Bubshait, F. Aminzadeh, B. Jha, Fracture Modeling in Naturally Fractured Reservoir Using Damage Mechanics Coupled With Poromechanics, SPE-188744-MS, 2017
[8] M. Samnejad, F. Aminzadeh, B. Jha, Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing-Induced Permeability Stimulation using Coupled Flow and Continuum Damage Mechanics, SPE-187250-MS, 2017
[7] S. Meguerdijian, B. Jha. Development of a Fully Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanics Simulator Using Automated Solution Framework, SPE-185733-MS, 2017
[6] Q. Qi, B. Jha. A New Method for Geomechanical Modeling of Subsidence Induced Deformation in Fractured Rocks Subjected to Hydraulic Fracturing, SPE-185708-MS, 2017
[5] R. Asaithambi, B. Jha. Coupled Flow and Geomechanical Modeling of Reservoir Seismicity: Effects of Hydraulic Communication and Well Type, SPE-185641-MS, 2017
[4] D. Castineira, B. Jha, R. Juanes. Uncertainty Quantification and Inverse Modeling of Fault Poromechanics and Induced Seismicity: Application to a Synthetic Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Problem. Am. Rock Mech. Assoc. 16-151, 2016
[3] R. Juanes, B. H. Hager, B. Jha, J. H. Shaw, A. Plesch, L. Astiz, J. H. Dieterich, C. Frohlich, D. Susanni, F. Colombo, L. Magagnini, Assessment of the Potential for Induced Seismicity at the Cavone Oilfield: Analysis of Structural and Geophysical Data, and Geomechanical Modeling, Offshore Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition, OMC-2015-481, 2015
[2] B. Jha, F. Bottazzi, R. Wojcik, M. Coccia, N. Bechor, D. McLaughlin, T. Herring, B. H. Hager, and R. Juanes. Reservoir characterization in an underground gas storage field using joint inversion of flow and geodetic data. 14th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery, Catania, Italy, 2014
[1] R. Juanes, B. Jha, A Locally Conservative Finite Element Framework for the Simulation of Coupled Flow and Reservoir Geomechanics, SPE-102812-MS, doi: 10.2118/102812-MS, 2006