People Geomodeling @ CSU

Dr. Lisa Stright

Ph.D., Stanford University, 2011 Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences
M.S., Stanford University, 2006 Petroleum Engineering
M.S., Michigan Technological University, 1999 Geological Engineering
B.S., University of Colorado, 1995 Civil/Environmental Engineering

Current Students

Patrick Ronnau, MS
Expected Summer 2024

Research Foucs:Machine learning to predict sedimentary facies.

Lucas Valadares Vieira, PhD
Starting Fall 2024

Research Foucs:Development of a methodology for 3D Geologic Modeling coupling deep learning neural networks with formal representation of knowledge.

Claire Pickerel, MS
Starting Fall 2024

Research Foucs:Machine learning and outcrop photogrammetry models for sedimentologic characterization.

Previous Students

Dr. Casey Meirovitz, PhD
2024

Thesis Title:From Rocks to Models: Use of Outcrop Characterization for Improved Reservoir Performance Prediction

Luis Carlos Escobar Arenas, MS
2023

Thesis Title:Modeling of channel stacking patterns controlled by near wellbore modeling.

Andrew McCarthy, MS
2021

Thesis Title:Evaluating covariance-based geostatistical methods with bed-scale outcrop statistics conditioning for reproduction of intra-point bar facies architecture, Cretaceous Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Alberta, Canada

Teresa Langenkamp, MS
2021

Thesis Title:Evaluating the impact of deep-water channel architecture on the probability of correct facies classification using 3D synthetic seismic data

Andrew Ruetten, MS
2021

Thesis Title:Evaluating the impact of hierarchical deep-water slope channel architecture on fluid flow behavior, Cretaceous Tres Pasos Formation, Chile

Noah Vento, MS
2020

Thesis Title:Hypothesis-based machine learning for deep-water channel systems

Adam Nielson, MS
2017

Thesis Title:Using RMS amplitudes from forward seismic-reflectivity modeling of channelized deep-water slope deposits to inform stratigraphic interpretation and sub-seismic scale architecture

Cory Johnson, MS
2017 (UofU)

Thesis Title:Reservoir characterization of tidally-influenced deposits in the Straight Cliffs Formations, Kaiparowits Plateau, Utah

Elisabeth Rau, BS
2017 BS Honors Thesis

Thesis Title:Investigating the impact of heterogeneity on seismic-reflectivity tuning in deep-water depositional environments.

Wassim Benhallam, MS
2015 (UofU)

Thesis Title:Development of metrics to test correlation of patterns in channel belt successions with shoreline trajectories

Karenth Dworsky, MS
2015 (UofU)

Thesis Title:Subsurface to outcrop: Forward modeling, seismic acquisition, and outcrop ties, Kaiparowits Plateau, Utah

Carrie Welker, MS
2014 (UofU)

Thesis Title:Geologic controls on oil production from the Niobrara Formation, Silo Field, Laramie County, Wyoming

Alex Turner, MS
2014 (UofU)

Thesis Title:Outcrop-based predictive modeling of fluvial architecture, Straight Cliffs Formation, Southern Utah

Allie Jackson, MS
2014 (UofU)

Thesis Title:Geomodeling deep-water channel architecture and characterizing the effects of intra-channel heterogeneity on fluid flow in the Tres Pasos Formation, Magallanes Basin, Chile