Hunjoo Lee, Ph.D.
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Subsurface Energy and the Environment,
The University of Texas at Austin, 2016-2020
Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin, 2015
M.S.E., Petroleum Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin, 2014
B.S., Civil, Urban and Geosystems Engineering,
Seoul National University, 2010
Major Areas of Research
Dr. Lee's research focuses on reservoir geomechanics, hydraulic fracturing, rock fracture mechanics, and induced seismicity.
His research interests include:
- Interaction between hydraulic fractures and natural fractures
- Mixed-mode fracture propagation in subsurface conditions
- Induced seismicity related to injection and production
- Drilling-induced fractures
Recent Publications
Staniewicz, S., J. Chen, H.P. Lee, J.E. Olson, A. Savvaidis, R. Reedy, C. Brenton, E. Rathje, and P. Hennings (2020), InSAR reveals complex surface deformation patterns over an 80,000 km2 oil-producing region in the Permian Basin, Geophysical Research Letters, 47(21)
Yue, K., H.P. Lee, J.E. Olson, and R.A. Schultz (2020), Apparent fracture toughness for LEFM applications in hydraulic fracture modeling, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 230
Wang, J., H.P. Lee, T. Li, and J.E. Olson (2020), Three-dimensional analysis of hydraulic fracture effective contact area in layered formations with natural fracture network, paper ARMA 20–1967 at the 54th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
Lee, H.P., J.E. Olson, and R.A. Schultz (2018), Interaction analysis of propagating opening mode fractures with veins using the discrete element method, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science, 103, 275–288
Razavi, O., H.P. Lee, E. van Oort, and J.E. Olson (2018), A coupled geomechanical model for solid plugging of fractures, paper ARMA 18–1237 presented at the 52nd US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, Washington, June 27, 2018
Lee, H.P., O. Razavi, and J.E. Olson (2018), Hydraulic fracture interaction with cemented natural fracture: A three dimensional discrete element method analysis, paper SPE-189852-MS presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, January 24, 2018
Lee, H.P., and J.E. Olson (2017), The effect of remote and internal crack stresses on mixed-mode brittle fracture propagation of open cracks under compressive loading, International Journal of Fracture, 207(2), 229–242
Razavi, O., H.P. Lee, J.E. Olson, and R.A. Schultz (2017), Drilling mud loss in naturally fractured reservoirs: Theoretical modelling and field data analysis, paper SPE–187265–MS presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, October 9, 2017
Razavi, O., H.P. Lee, J.E. Olson, and R.A. Schultz (2017), Characterization of naturally fractured reservoirs using drilling mud loss data: The effect of fluid leak-off, paper ARMA 17–855 presented at the 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, California, June 27, 2017
Lee, H.P., J.E. Olson, and R.A. Schultz (2016), The interaction analysis of propagating opening mode fractures with veins using discrete element method, paper ARMA 16–769 presented at the 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Houston, Texas, June 29, 2016
Lee, H.P., J.E. Olson, J. Holder, J.F.W. Gale, and R.D. Myers (2015), The interaction of propagating opening mode fractures with pre-existing discontinuities in shale, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 120, 169–181