Publications

Journal Papers

[47] A. Alqadran, A. Bubshait, B. Jha. Fault-Guided Propagation of Production and Injection-Induced Stresses in North Texas, SPE Journal, doi: 10.2118/226191-PA, 2025

[46] F. Zheng, M. Ma, H. Viswanathan, R. Pawar, B. Jha, B. Chen. Deep Learning–Assisted Multiobjective Optimization of Geological CO2 Storage Performance under Geomechanical Risks, SPE Journal, doi: 10.2118/220850-PA, 2025

[45] C. Ashayeri, B. Jha. A transfer learning framework for the assessment of unconventional resources opportunities in the Middle East, Geoenergy Science and Engineering, doi: 10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213387, 2024

[44] X. Zhao, B. Jha. Role of Plasticity in Induced Seismicity Risk Mitigation: A Case of the Groningen Gas Field, SPE Journal, doi: 10.2118/223611-PA, 2024

[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, doi: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

[34] N. Yuan, R. Czarnota, B. Jha, G. Dávila. Impact of Effective Stress on Variations of Acoustic Velocities at Ultrasonic Frequencies in Ultramafic Rocks, SPE Western Regional Meeting, 2025

[33] R.A. Wibawa, B.A. Rahmanto, B. Jha, J.N. Prasetyo. Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Oilfield Operations: A Novel Approach Using Artificial Neural Network-Based Predictive Modeling for Electrical Submersible Pump Power Consumption, SPE Western Regional Meeting, 2025

[32] M. Talukdar, F. Zheng, B. Jha. Leakage Mechanisms for Caprock Fracturing and Fault Re-Activation in Porous Underground Hydrogen Storage Media, SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference, 2025

[31] 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

[30] T. Kadeethum, B. Jha, S.J. Verzi, J. Jakeman, H. Yoon. Global-Local Graph Neural Operator for Real-Time Analysis of Large-Scale CO2 Storage, Proceedings of the 17th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-17), 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, 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

Patents

[2] S. F. Sciamanna, B. Raghuraman, B. Jha. Compressed Air Energy Storage System Using Repurposed Idle Hydrocarbon Wellbores For Air Storage, PCT/US24/55662, 2024

[1] B. Jha, A. Rao. Systems and Methods for Detection of Scams in a Mobile Phone App by Comparing Versions of the Mobile Phone App, 63/728,161, Pending, 2025