DewhurstPublicationListNov2015

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Publications to November 2015
First Author
Dewhurst, D.N., Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Siggins, A.F. and Raven, M.D., Empirical
strength prediction for preserved shales. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 67, 512-525.
Dewhurst, D., Bunger, A., Josh, M., Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Esteban, L., Clennell, B.,
2013, Mechanics, Physics, Chemistry and Shale Rock Properties. Paper 13-0151,
Proceedings of the 47th
American Rock Mechanics Association Annual Conference,
San Francisco, 11pp.
Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F., Sarout, J., Raven, M. and Nordgard-Bolas, H.M., 2011,
Geomechanical and ultrasonic characterisation of a Norwegian Sea shale.
Geophysics, 76/3, WA101-111; doi 10.1190/1.3569599.
Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F., Kuila, U., Clennell, M.B., Raven, M.D., Nordgård-Bolås,
H.M., 2008, Rock Physics, Geomechanics and Rock Properties in Shales: Where Are
The Links? Proceedings of the 1st
SHIRMS conference, Perth, 14pp.
H.M., 2008, Elastic, Geomechanical and Petrophysical Properties of Shales.
Proceedings of American Rock Mechanics Association Symposium. Paper ARMA
08-208, 12 pp.
Dewhurst, D.N. and Siggins, A.F., 2006, Impact of fabric, microcracks and stress field on
shale anisotropy. Geophysical Journal International, 165, 135–148.
Dewhurst, D.N., Boult, P.J., Jones, R.M., and Barclay, S.A., 2005, Fault healing and fault
sealing in impure sandstones. In: P. Boult and J. Kaldi (eds.), Evaluating fault and cap
rock seals: AAPG Hedberg Series, no. 2, p. 37– 56.
Dewhurst, D.N., Kovack, G.E., Hennig, A.L., Bailey, W.R., Raven, M.D. & Kaldi, J.G.,
2004, Geomechanical and Lithological Controls on Top Seal Integrity on the
Australian Northwest Shelf. Proceedings of the 6th
North American Rock Mechanics
Conference, Houston, June 2004, 8pp.
Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F., Ciz, R., Urosevic, M. & Dodds, K.J., 2004, A core to
seismic method of pore pressure prediction. Proceedings of the 6th
North American
Rock Mechanics Conference, Houston, June 2004, 10pp.
Dewhurst, D.N. and Hennig, A., 2003, Geomechanical properties related to top seal
leakage in the Carnarvon Basin, Northwest Shelf, Australia. Petroleum Geoscience,
9, 255-263.
Dewhurst, D.N., and Jones, R.M., 2003, Geomechanical, microstructural and
petrophysical evolution in experimentally reactivated cataclasites: applications to
fault seal prediction – discussion. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum
Geologists, 87, 1681-1683.

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Dewhurst, D.N. and Jones, R.M., 2003, Influence of physical and diagenetic processes on
fault geomechanics and reactivation. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 78-79,
153-158.
Dewhurst, D.N., Jones, R.M. and Raven, M.D., 2002, Microstructural and petrophysical
characterisation of Muderong Shale: Application to top seal risking. Petroleum
Geoscience, 8, 371-383.
Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F. & Raven, M.D., 2002, Influence of Pore Pressure,
Composition and Microstructure on the Acoustic Properties of Shales. Proceedings of
the SPE/ISRM Conference on Rock Mechanics in the Petroleum Industry, Dallas,
SPE/ISRM Paper 78197, 9pp.
Dewhurst, D.N. and Jones, R.M., 2002, Geomechanical, microstructural and
petrophysical evolution in experimentally reactivated cataclasites: applications to
fault seal prediction. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
86, 1383-1405.
Dewhurst, D.N., Raven, M.D., van Ruth, P., Tingate, P.R. & Siggins, A.F., 2002,
Acoustic properties of Muderong Shale. APPEA Journal, 42, 241-57.
Dewhurst, D.N., Jones, R.M., Hillis, R.R. & Mildren, S.D., 2002, Microstructural and
geomechanical characterisation of fault rocks from the Carnarvon and Otway Basins.
APPEA Journal, 42, 167-186.
Dewhurst, D.N., Aplin, A.C., & Sarda. J.P., 1999, Influence of clay fraction on pore-
scale properties and hydraulic conductivity of experimentally compacted mudstones,
Journal of Geophysical Research, Solid Earth, 104/B12, 29261-29274.
Dewhurst D.N., Yang Y. & Aplin A.C., 1999, Fluid flow through natural mudstones. In:
Aplin, A.C., Fleet, A.J. and Macquaker, J.H.S. (eds.), Muds and mudstones: physical
and fluid flow properties. Geological Society of London Special Publication, 158,
23-43.
Dewhurst, D.N., Cartwright, J.A., & Lonergan, L., 1999, The development of polygonal
fault systems by syneresis of colloidal sediments. Marine and Petroleum Geology,
16, 793-810.
Dewhurst D.N., Cartwright, J.A. & Lonergan, L., 1999, Three-dimensional consolidation
of clay-rich sediments. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 36, 355-362.
Dewhurst D.N., Aplin A.C., Sarda J-P. & Yang Y., 1998, Compaction-driven evolution
of porosity and permeability in natural mudstones: an experimental study. Journal of
Geophysical Research, Solid Earth, 103/B1, 651-661.
Dewhurst D.N., Westbrook G.K., Clennell M.B. & Brown K.M., 1998, Permeability
anisotropy in clay-rich shear zones. In: Fluid Flow Through Faults and Fractures in
Argillaceous Formations, Proceedings of OECD conference on clay behaviour, Bern,
Switzerland, 287-298.
Dewhurst D.N., Aplin A.C., Sarda J-P. & Yang Y., 1997, Evolution of the fluid transport
properties of London Clay during high-stress consolidation. In: Hendry, J., et al.,

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(eds.), Geofluids II, Second international conference on fluid evolution, migration
and interaction in sedimentary basins and orogenic belts, 363-66.
Dewhurst D.N., Brown K.M, Clennell M.B. & Westbrook G.K., 1996, A comparison of
the fabric and permeability anisotropy of consolidated and sheared silty clay.
Engineering Geology 42, 253-67.
Dewhurst D.N., Aplin A.C. & Sarda J-P., 1996, Controls on the permeability of
compacting mudstones. Report de L’Institut Français du Pétrole, No. 42555, Pp. 71.
Dewhurst D.N., Clennell M.B., Brown K.M. & Westbrook G.K, 1996, Fabric and
hydraulic conductivity of sheared clays. Geotechnique 46, 761-69.
Dewhurst D.N. 1991, Noble Gas Behaviour During Rock Deformation. Ph.D. thesis,
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 307pp.
Co-Author
Aplin, A.C., Dewhurst, D.N. & Yang, Y., 1996, Mudstone Permeability: A Review.
GeoPOP Research Report, Pp. 63.
Bailey, W.R., Underschultz, J., Dewhurst, D.N., Kovack, G., Mildren, S. and Raven, M.,
2006, Multi-disciplinary approach to fault and top seal appraisal; Pyrenees-Macedon
oil and gas fields, Exmouth Sub-basin, Australian Northwest Shelf. Marine and
Petroleum Geology, 23, 241-259.
Baruch, E.T., Kennedy, M.J., Löhr, S.C. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2015, Feldspar dissolution-
enhanced porosity in Paleoproterozoic shale reservoir facies from the Barney Creek
Formation (McArthur Basin, Australia). AAPG Bulletin, 99, 1745-1770.
Brincat, M., Bailey, W., Gartrell, A., Lisk, M., Johnson, L. and Dewhurst, D., 2006,
Hydrocarbon remigration around the Griffin Area Fields, Barrow Sub-basin, North
West Shelf, Australia: implications for future prospectivity. AAPG Bulletin, 90,
1359-80.
Borysenko, A., Clennell, M.B., Sedev, R., Burgar, I., Ralston, J., Raven, M., Dewhurst,
D.N. & Liu, K. Josh, M. 2009. Monitoring of fluid saturation and oil-water
displacement using dielectric and NMR measurements. SPWLA Ann. Symposium,
Paper. NN. 11 pp. Woodlands, Texas, June 2009.
Borysenko, A., B. Clennell, R. Sedev, I. Burgar, J. Ralston, M. Raven, D. Dewhurst, and
K. Liu (2009), Experimental investigations of the wettability of clays and shales, J.
Geophys. Res., 114, B07202, doi:10.1029/2008JB005928.
Borysenko, A., Clennell, B., Burgar, I., Dewhurst, D., Sedev, R. and Ralston, J., 2009,
Application of Low Field and Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy to Study the
Liquid/Liquid Interface in Porous Space of Clay Minerals and Shales. Diffusion
Fundamentals 10, 2.1 - 2.4.
Borysenko, A., Clennell, B., Burgar, I., Dewhurst, D., Sedev, R. and Ralston, J., 2008,
Application of low field and solid-state NMR spectroscopy to study the liquid/liquid

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interface in porous space of clay minerals and shales. Proceedings of the 9th
International Bologna Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Porous Media,
Cambridge MA, USA, 10 pp.
Brown, K.M., Bekins, B., Clennell, M.B., Dewhurst, D.N. & Westbrook, G.K., 1994,
Heterogeneous hydrofracture development and accretionary fault dynamics.
Geology, 22, 259-62.
Brown, K.M., Bekins, B., Clennell, M.B., Dewhurst, D.N. & Westbrook, G.K., 1994,
Heterogeneous hydrofracture development and accretionary fault dynamics: Reply.
Geology, 22, 1053-54.
Brown, K.M., Dewhurst, D.N., Clennell, M.B. & Westbrook, G.K., 1993, Experimental
determination of anisotropic hydraulic conductivity in artificially reconstituted
mudstone: comparison of shear zones and wall rocks. In: Parnell J., et al., (eds):
GEOFLUIDS '93, Contributions to an International Conference on fluid evolution,
migration and interaction in rocks, 169-71.
Bunger, A.P., Joel Sarout, J., Kear, J., Delle Piane, C., Detournay, E., Josh, M.,
Dewhurst, D.N., 2013, Experimental Chemoporoelastic Characterization of Shale
Using Millimeter-Scale Specimens. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering,
118, 40-51.
Busch, A., Alles, S., Krooss, B.M., Stanjek, H. and Dewhurst, D, 2008, Effects of
physical sorption and chemical reactions of CO2 in shaly caprocks. Energy Procedia,
1, 3229-3235.
Busch, A., Alles, S., Gensterblum, Y., Prinz, D., Dewhurst, D.N., Raven, M.D. and
Krooss, B.M., 2008, Carbon Dioxide Storage Potential of Shales. International
Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2, 297-308.
Cartwright, J.A. & Dewhurst, D.N. 1998, Layer-bound compaction faults in fine-grained
sediments. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 110, 1242-57.
Clennell M.B., Brown K.M., Dewhurst D.N. & Westbrook G.K. 1993, Micro-fabrics
associated with the development of anisotropic hydraulic conductivity (permeability)
in mudrocks. In: Parnell J., Ruffell A.H. & Moles N.R. (eds): GEOFLUIDS '93,
Contributions to an International Conference on fluid evolution, migration and
interaction in rocks, 228-32.
Clennell, M.B., Dewhurst, D.N., Brown, K.M & Westbrook, G.K., 1999. Permeability
anisotropy of consolidated clays. In: Aplin, A.C., Fleet, A.J. and Macquaker, J.H.S.
(eds.), Muds and mudstones : physical and fluid flow properties. Geological Society
of London Special Publication, 158, 79-96.
Clennell, M.B., Dewhurst, D.N. and Raven, M., 2006, Shale petrophysics: electrical,
dielectric and nuclear magnetic resonance studies of shales and clays. Proceedings of
the 47th
SPWLA Annual Logging Symposium, Veracruz, Mexico, 13pp. (Best paper
award).
Delle Piane, C., B. Almqvist, C. MacRae, A. Torpy and D. Dewhurst, 2015, Texture and
diagenesis of Ordovician shales from the Canning Basin, Western Australia:
implications for elastic anisotropy and geomechanics. Marine and Petroleum
Geology, 59, 56-71.

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Delle Piane, C., Madonna, C., Sarout, J., Saenger, E.H., Dewhurst, D.N. and Raven,
M.D., 2014, Frequency dependent seismic attenuation in shales: Experimental results
and theoretical analysis. Geophysical Journal International, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggu148,
1-12.
Delle Piane, C., Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F. and Raven, M.D., 2011, Stress-Induced
Anisotropy in Saturated Shale. Geophysical Journal International, 184/2, 897-906.
doi: 10.1111/ j.1365-246X.2010.04885.x, 10pp.
Dodds, K.J., Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F., Ciz, R., Urosevic, M., Gurevich, B. and
Sherlock, D.H., 2007, Experimental and Theoretical Rock Physics Research with
Application to Reservoirs, Seals and Fluid Processes. Journal of Petroleum Science
and Engineering, 37, 16-36.
Gartrell, A., Zhang, Y., Lisk, M. and Dewhurst, D., 2004, Fault intersections as critical
hydrocarbon leakage zones: integrated field study and numerical modelling of an
example from the Timor Sea, Australia. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 21, 1165-
1179.
Gartrell, A.G., Zhang, Y., Lisk, M. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2003, Numerical modelling of
fault intersections: comparisons with hydrocarbon leakage history of the Skua Field,
Timor Sea. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 78-79, 361-366.
Jolly, R.J.H., Cosgrove, J. & Dewhurst, D.N., 1998. Spacing and thickness distributions
of clastic dykes from the northwest Sacramento Valley, California. Journal of
Structural Geology, 20, 1663-72.
Jones, R.M., Dewhurst, D.N., Hillis R.R. and Mildren, S.D., 2002, Geomechanical Fault
Characterization: Impact on Quantitative Fault Seal Risking. Proceedings of the
SPE/ISRM Conference on Rock Mechanics in the Petroleum Industry, Dallas.
SPE/ISRM paper 78213, 9pp.
Josh, M., Esteban, L., Delle Piane, C., Sarout, J., Dewhurst, D.N., and Clennell, M.B.
2012. Laboratory characterisation of shale properties. Journal of Petroleum Science
and Engineering 88-89: 107-124. DOI: 10.1016/ j.petrol.2012.01.023.
Kanitpanyacharoen, W., Vasin, R., Dewhurst, D.N. and Wenk, H.R., 2015, Linking
preferred orientations to elastic anisotropy in Muderong Shale, Australia. Geophysics
80(1), C9-C19.
Kovack, G.E., Dewhurst, D.N., Raven, M.D. and Kaldi, J.G., 2004. The influence of
composition, diagenesis and compaction on seal capacity in the Muderong Shale,
Carnarvon Basin. APPEA Journal, 44, 201-222.
Kovack, G.E., Dewhurst, D.N., Raven M.D. and Kaldi, J.G., 2003, Mineralogical
Controls on Seal Capacity in the Muderong Shale, Carnarvon Basin, North West
Shelf, Australia. Proceedings of the EAGE conference on Fault and Top Seals,
Montpellier, France, 9pp.
Kuila, U., Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F. and Raven, M.D., 2011, Stress Anisotropy and
Velocity Anisotropy in Low Porosity Shale. Tectonophysics, 503, 34-44.
doi:10.1016/j.tecto. 2010.09.023.

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Langhi, L., Zhang, Y., Gartrell, A., Brincat, M., Lisk, M., Underschultz, J., and
Dewhurst, D. 2013, Mechanism and Upfault Seepage and Seismic Expression of
Hydrocarbon Discharge Sites from the Timor Sea. Hydrocarbon Seepage, From
Source to Surface, Chapter 2; SEG/AAPG Geophysical Developments Series, 11-41.
Langhi, L., Zhang, Y., Gartrell, A., Underschultz, J.R., and Dewhurst, D.N., 2010,
Evaluating hydrocarbon trap integrity during fault reactivation using geomechanical
three-dimensional modeling: An example from the Timor Sea, Australia. AAPG
Bulletin, 94, 567-591.
Leslie, K. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2010, An overview of some of CSIRO’s “Underground
Science” capabilities. Proceedings of the I-DUST conference, Rustrel, France, 8pp.
Mildren, S.D., Hillis, R.R., Dewhurst, D.N., Lyon, P.J., Meyer J.J. & Boult, P.J., 2005,
FAST: A New Technique for Geomechanical Assessment of the Risk of
Reactivation-Related Breach of Fault Seals. In: P. Boult and J. Kaldi (eds.),
Evaluating fault and cap rock seals: AAPG Hedberg Series, no. 2, p. 73–85.
Minaeian, V., Rasouli, V., Dewhurst, D.N., 2014, A laboratory procedure proposed for
the mechanical testing of shales. APPEA Journal, 54, 337-344.
Nadri, D., Sarout, J., Bona, A. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2012, Estimation of the anisotropy
of shales with tilted symmetry axes. Geophysical Journal International, doi:
10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05545.x.
Pervukhina, M., Emelyanova, I., Clennell, M.B. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2016, Applications
of standard and advanced mathematical models to total organic carbon estimation in
the McArthur and Georgina Basins in Australia. The Leading Edge, in press.
Pervukhina, M., Gurevich, B., Dewhurst, D.N., Golodoniuc, P. and Lebedev, M., 2015,
Rock physics analysis of shale reservoirs. In: “Fundamentals of Gas Shale
Reservoirs”, Rezaee, R., (ed.), Chapter 9, Wiley Publishing, 186-200.
Pervukhina, M., Golodoniuc, P., Gurevich, B., Clennell, M.B., Dewhurst, D.N. and
Nordgard-Bolas, H.M., 2015, Prediction of sonic velocities in shale from porosity
and clay fraction obtained from logs - A North Sea well case study. Geophysics, 80,
D1-D10.
Pervukhina, M., Gurevich, B., Golodoniuc, P. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2011,
Parameterization of elastic stress sensitivity in shales. Geophysics, 76/3, WA147–
WA155; doi10.1190/1.3554401.
Pervukhina, M., Gurevich, B., Dewhurst, D.N. and Siggins, A.F., 2010, Applicability of
velocity–stress relationships based on the dual porosity concept to isotropic porous
rocks. Geophysical Journal International, 181, 1473-1479; doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.
2010.04535.x, 7pp.
Pervukhina, M., Dewhurst, D., Kuila, U., Siggins, T. and Gurevich, B., 2008, Stress
Dependent Anisotropy in Shales: Measurements and Modelling. Proceedings of the
1st
SHIRMS conference, Perth, 14pp.

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Pervukhina, M., Dewhurst, D., Gurevich, B., Kuila, U., Siggins, A. Raven, M. and
Nordgård Bolås, H.M., 2008, Stress-dependent elastic properties of shales:
measurement and modelling. The Leading Edge, 27/6, 772-779.
Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Nadri, D., Esteban, L. and Dewhurst, D., 2015, A robust
experimental determination of Thomsen’s δ parameter. Geophysics, 80(1), A19-A24.
Sarout, J., Esteban, L., Delle Piane, C., Maney, B and Dewhurst, D.N., 2014, Elastic
anisotropy of Opalinus Clay under variable saturation and triaxial stress. Geophysical
Journal International, 198, 1662-1682.
Sayers, C.M. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2008, Introduction to the special section on shale
geophysics. The Leading Edge, 27/6, 736-737.
Siggins A.F. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2008, Ultrasonic determination of the anisotropic
elastic constants of TVI shale. Proceedings of the International Congress on
Ultrasonics, Vienna, April 9-13, 2007, Paper ID 1075.
Siggins, A.F. and Dewhurst D.N., 2003, Saturation, Pore Pressure and Effective Stress
from Sandstone Acoustic Properties. Geophysical Research Letters, 30 (2), 1089.
Siggins, A.F., Dewhurst, D.N. & Tingate, P.R., 2001, Stress path, pore pressure and
microstructural influences on Q in Carnarvon Basin Sandstones. Proceedings of the
Offshore Technology Conference, Paper OTC 13043, 935-944.
Siggins, A.F., Dewhurst, D.N. and Gurevich, B., 2003, Velocity-effective stress laws and
hysteresis in Carnarvon Basin sandstones. Proceedings of the ASEG annual
conference, Adelaide, 6pp.
Tenthorey, E., Vidal-Gilbert, S., Backé, G., Puspitasaric, R., John, Z., Maney, B., and Dewhurst,
D., 2014, Chapter 28, Geomechanical modelling study of the Iona gas storage field,
Australia. In: Carbon Dioxide Capture for Storage in Deep Geologic Formations – Results
from the CO2 Capture Project, Vol. 4, Karl F. Gerdes (editor), CPL Press, 1-25.
Tenthorey, E., Vidal-Gilbert, S., Backé, G., Puspitasaric, R., John, Z., Maney, B., and
Dewhurst, D., 2014, Modelling the geomechanics of gas storage: A case study from
the Iona gas field, Australia. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 13,
138-148.
Tingate, P.R., Khaksar, A., van Ruth, P., Dewhurst, D., Raven, M., Young, H., Hillis, R.
& Dodds, K.J., (2001). Geological controls on overpressure in the Northern
Carnarvon Basin. APPEA Journal, 41, 573-593.
Uvarova, Y., Yurikov, A., Pervukhina, M., Lebedev, M., Shulakova, V., Clennell, M.B.
and Dewhurst, D.N., 2014, Microstructural characterization of organic-rich shale
before and after pyrolysis. Proceedings of the APPEA Conference, 54, 249-258.
Vidal-Gilbert, S., Tenthorey, E., Dewhurst, D., Ennis-King, J., Van Ruth, P., & Hillis,
R., 2010, Geomechanical Analysis of the Naylor Field, Otway Basin, Australia:
Implications for CO2 Injection and Storage. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas
Control, 4, 827-839.

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Zhang, J., Liu, K., Clennell, B., Dewhurst D., Pan, Z., Pervukhina, M. and Han, T.,
2015, Molecular simulation studies of hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide adsorption on
coal. Petroleum Science, DOI 10.1007/s12182-015-0052-7, 13 pp.
Zhang, J., Clennell, B., Dewhurst D. and Liu, K., 2014, Combined Monte Carlo and
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Methane Adsorption on Dry and Moist Coal.
Fuel, 122, 186-197.
Zhang, Y., Langhi, L., Delle Piane, C., Schaubs, P., Dewhurst, D., Stalker, L. and
Michael, K., 2015, Geomechanical evaluation of fault reactivation potential and
uplift at the South West Hub geological CO2 storage site, Western Australia. Paper
15-127, 49th
ARMA conference, San Francisco, USA, 8pp.
Michael, K., 2015, Geomechanical stability of CO2 containment at the Southwest
Hub, Western Australia: a coupled geomechanical-fluid flow modelling approach.
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 37, 12-23.
Zhang, Y., Underschultz, J.R., Gartrell, A., Dewhurst, D.N. and Langhi, L., 2011,
Effects of regional fluid pressure gradients on strain localisation and fluid flow
during extensional fault reactivation. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 28, 1703-1713.
Zhang, Y., Gartrell, A., Underschultz, J.R. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2009. Numerical
modelling of strain localisation and fluid flow during extensional fault reactivation:
implications for hydrocarbon preservation. Journal of Structural Geology, 31, 315-
327.
Zhang, Y., Gartrell, A., Underschultz, J.R., and Dewhurst, D.N., 2008. Coupled
deformation and fluid flow modelling of simple fault systems and implications on
hydrocarbon preservation potential. In: Proceedings of American Rock Mechanics
Association 2008 Symposium (29 Jun-2 July 2008, San Francisco). Paper ARMA
08-110 (10 pages).
ABSTRACTS
Dewhurst, D.N., Minaeian, V., Delle Piane, C., Josh, M., Esteban, L., Sarout, J. &
Clennell, B., 2014, Geomechanical and Petrophysical Impact of Partial Saturation in
Clay-Bearing Shales. Extended abstract for the Australian Clay Minerals Society
Meeting, Perth, Australia, 3pp.
Dewhurst, D.N., Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Josh, M., Siggins, A.F. and Raven, M.D.,
2013, Geomechanics and physics related to shale strength, stiffness and anisotropy.
Extended abstract for the 1st
EAGE Conference on Geomechanics & Energy,
Lausanne, Switzerland, 4pp.
Dewhurst, D.N., Minaeian, V., Delle Piane, C., Josh, M., Esteban, L., Sarout, J. &
Clennell, B., 2013, Geomechanics and Petrophysics of Partial Saturation in Shales.
Extended abstract for Houston Geological Society Conference on Micro to Macro
Geomechanics For Unconventional Resources, Houston, Texas, 2pp.

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Dewhurst, D., Bunger, A., Josh, M., Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Esteban, L., Clennell, B.,
2013, Mechanics, Physics, Chemistry and Shale Rock Properties. Abstract for the
47th
American Rock Mechanics Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, 1pp.
Dewhurst, D., Clennell, B., Burgar, I., Josh, M., Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Esteban, L.,
Pervukhina, M. and Raven, M., 2013, A Laboratory Workflow for the
Geomechanical and Multi-Physics Characterisation of Shales. Extended abstract for
the 36th Petroleum Geoscience Conference & Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
4 pp.
Dewhurst, D., Clennell, B., Burgar, I., Josh, M., Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Esteban, L.,
Pervukhina, M. and Raven, M., 2012, A Multi-Disciplinary Workflow for
Characterising Shale Seals. Extended abstract for the 3rd
International Fault and Top
Seals Conference, Montpellier, France, 4 pp.
Dewhurst, D., J. Sarout, C. Delle Piane, T. Siggins, B. Clennell, and M. Raven. The
Mechanics and Physics of Strength Prediction and Partial Saturation in Shales.
Geoshale 2012. Warsaw, Poland, 14-16 May, 2012, 1 pp.
Dewhurst, D.N., Maney, B., Clennell, B., Delle Piane, C., Madonna, C., Saenger, E. and
Tisato, N., 2011, Impact of saturation change on shale properties. Extended abstract
for 3rd
EAGE Shale Conference, Barcelona, 4pp.
Dewhurst, D.N., Delle Piane, C., Clennell, B., Madonna, C., Saenger, E., Tisato, N.,
Sarout, J., Josh, M., Esteban, L., 2011, Impact of Saturation on Shale Strength and
Stiffness. Abstract for 9th
Euroconference on Geomechanics and Rock Physics,
Trondheim, Norway.
Dewhurst, D., B. Clennell, T. Siggins, A. Borysenko, M. Raven, J. Sarout, C. Delle
Piane, M. Josh and L. Esteban, 2011, Geomechanical, Petrophysical and Rock
Physics Characterisation of a Global Suite of Shales: Results and Learnings. Abstract
accepted for the AAPG annual conference, Houston, Texas.
Dewhurst, D.N., Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Siggins, A.F., Raven, M.D. and Kuila, U.,
2010, Predicition of shale geomechanical properties from local and global empirical
correlations. Extended abstract accepted for 80th
SEG annual conference, Denver,
Colorado, 4pp.
Dewhurst, D.N., Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Siggins, A.F., Raven, M.D. and Kuila, U.,
2010. Shale strength prediction and evolution. Extended Abstract for the EAGE
Shale Workshop, “Shale – Resource and Challenge”, Nice, France, 3pp.
Dewhurst, D., Siggins, T., Kuila, U., Delle Piane, C., Clennell, B., Josh, M., Raven, M.
and Nordgard-Bolas, H., 2009, Fabric orientation, rock physics response and strength
prediction in shales. Abstract for the 8th Euro Conference of Rock Physics and
Geomechanics 13th-18th September, 2009, Ascona, Switzerland.
Dewhurst, D.N., Delle Piane, C., Clennell, M.B., Josh, M., Raven, M.D. and Siggins,
A.F., 2009, Empirical correlations to shale strength. Abstract for the 2nd
International
Fault and Top Seals Conference, Montpellier, France, 21-24 September 2009, 2 pp.
H.M., 2008, Rock Physics, Geomechanics and Rock Properties in Shales: Where Are

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The Links? Abstract accepted for SEG Summer Research Workshop on Emerging
and Challenging Issues in Rock Physics, Galway, Ireland.
Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F., Kuila, U., Clennell, M.B., Raven, M.D. and Nordgård-
Bolås, H.M., 2007, Elastic and Petrophysical Properties of Shales. Abstract
submitted to ASEG annual conference, Perth.
Dewhurst, D., Underschultz, J., Strand, J., Clennell, B., Gartrell, A. and Bailey, W., 2007,
Clay Rich Fault Gouge in Low Clay Content Reservoirs: Implications for Predictive
Fault Seal Evaluation. Abstract for AAPG Hedberg conference on Basin Modelling,
The Hague, Holland.
Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F., Clennell, M.B., Raven M.D. and Nordgård-Bolås, H.M,
2007, The Ultrasonic Response of North Sea Shale to Undrained Loading. Extended
abstract accepted for 77th
SEG annual conference, San Antonio.
Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F., Kuila, U., Clennell, M.B., Raven, M.D. and Nordgård-
Bolås, H.M., 2007, Elastic and Petrophysical Properties of Shales. Extended abstract
accepted for ASEG annual conference, Perth.
Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F., Clennell, M.B., Nordgård Bolås, H.M., 2006, Impact of
Heterogeneity and Stress on Petrophysical and Ultrasonic Response in Shales.
Abstract for FORCE conference on Seismic Imaging in Shales, Stavanger, Norway.
Dewhurst, D.N. & Siggins, A.F., 2004, Impact of stress and sedimentary anisotropies on
velocity anisotropy in shale. Extended abstract for the 74th
SEG Annual Conference,
Denver, USA, 4pp.
Dewhurst, D.N. & Boult, P.J., 2004, Influence of stress and temperature on fault rock
properties in impure sandstones. AAPG Conference Abstracts, Cancun, A18.
Dewhurst, D., Siggins, A., Ciz, R., Urosevic, M. and Dodds, K.J., 2004, A core to
seismic method of pore pressure prediction. Abstract for GulfRocks’04 conference,
Houston, June 2004, 2pp.
Dewhurst, D.N., Kovack, G.E., Hennig, A.L., Raven, M.D. and Kaldi, J.G., 2004,
Geomechanical and Lithological Controls on Top Seal Integrity on the Australian
Northwest Shelf. Abstract for GulfRocks’04 conference, Houston, June 2004, 2pp.
Dewhurst, D.N., Mildren, S.D., Camac, B.A., Boult, P.J., Kovack, G.E., Bailey, W.R.,
and Hennig, A.L., 2003, Top Seal Fracturing in the Carnarvon and Otway Basins,
Australia. AAPG Conference Abstracts, Barcelona, A25.
Dewhurst, D.N., Hennig, A.L. and Kovack, G.E., 2003, Mechanics of top seal leakage in
the Carnarvon Basin, Australian Northwest Shelf. Abstract for EAGE conference on
Fault and Top Seals, Montpellier, France.
Dewhurst, D.N. and Siggins, A.F., 2002, Influence of pore pressure, composition and
microstructure on the acoustic properties of shales. Extended abstract for SPE/ISRM
conference on Rock Mechanics in the Petroleum Industry, Dallas, 2pp.
Dewhurst, D.N., Hillis, R.R., Jones, R.M. and Mildren, S.D., 2002, Geomechanical and
microstructural properties of siliciclastic fault rocks and their impact on prediction of

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fault reactivation. In: Evaluating the Hydrocarbon Sealing Potential of Faults and
Caprocks, Proceedings of the AAPG Hedberg Research Conference, 39-40.
Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F., Wu, B. & Dodds, K.J., 2000, The effect of stress state
and fluid pressure on the ultrasonic properties of shales. In: Overpressure 2000
workshop: drilling and exploiting overpressured reservoirs. A research workshop for
the millennium, Apr 4-6, London, UK, 4pp.
Dewhurst, D., Siggins, A., Wu, B. & Dodds, K.J., 2000, The response of shale ultrasonic
properties to stress path, stress state and pore pressure. AAPG international
conference abstracts, AAPG Bulletin, 84, 1419.
Co-author
Aplin, A.C., Yang, Y., Hansen, S. and Dewhurst, D.N., 1995, Compaction and Porosity
Loss in Mudstones. Extended Abstract for the 57th
EAGE Meeting, Glasgow,
Scotland, 4pp.
Aplin A.C., Yang Y., Dewhurst D.N. & Hansen S., 1995, Mudstone porosity: quantity
and connectivity. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 79,
1195.
Aplin, A., Yang, Y., Larter, S.R., Dewhurst, D.N. & Sarda, J-P., 1997, Mudstone
(shale!) permeability; a key unknown in basin modelling. American Association of
Petroleum Geologists and Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 6,
4-5.
Bailey, W.R., Underschultz, J., Dewhurst, D.N., Kovack, G.E., Mildren, S.D., Lisk, M.
& Raven, M.D., 2005, Evaluation of lateral and vertical fluid migration in the
Pyrenees-Macedon oil and gas fields, Australian Northwest Shelf. Abstract submitted
to AAPG annual conference.
Bailey, W.R., Underschultz, J., Dewhurst, D.N., Kovack, G.E., Mildren, S.D., Lisk, M.
& Raven, M.D., 2005, Multidisciplinary approach to fault and top seal appraisal,
Pyrenees-Macedon oil and gas fields, Exmouth sub-basin, Australian Northwest
Shelf. Abstract for APPEA conference, Perth (Best poster award).
Baruch, E.T., Kennedy, M.J., Löhr, S.C. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2015, Impact of
Precambrian Climate and Mineral Diagenesis on Gas Shale Reservoir Properties:
Examples from the McArthur Basin, Australia. Abstract accepted at AAPG
International Conference, Melbourne, September 2015.
Baruch, E.T., Kennedy, M.J., Hall, P.A., Löhr, S.C. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2014,
Carbonate Diagenesis leads to Entrapment and Preservation of Organic Matter in the
Cretaceous Eagle Ford Formation. Abstract for the 18th
Australian Organic
Geochemistry Conference, 2 pp.
Borysenko, A., Clennell, M.B., Burgar, M.I., Dewhurst D.N., Sedev, R., Liu, K., Mills,
D., Raven, M. & Ralston, J., 2009, Wettability of Shales as Petroleum Reservoir

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Seals. 2nd
EAGE Fault and Top Seals Conference, Montpellier, France, 21-24
September 2009.
Borysenko, A., Clennell, B., Burgar, I., Dewhurst, D., Sedev, R., Ralston, J., 2008,
Application of Low Field and Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy to Study the
Liquid/Liquid Interface in Porous Space of Clay Minerals and Shales. Abstract
submitted to the NMR in Porous media conference.
Borysenko, A., Clennell, B., Sedev, R., Ralston, J., Raven, M. & Dewhurst, D., 2006,
Comprehensive investigation of model mineral systems and natural shales using
basic principles of wettability characterization and non-invasive monitoring. Abstract
submitted for International Wettability Symposium, Bergen, Norway.
Borysenko, A., Clennell, M.B., Sedev, R., Ralston, J. & Dewhurst, D.N., 2006, Rock
Wettability: Its Potential Role in Assessing the Integrity of Hydrocarbon Seals.
Abstract for 20th International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts,
Trondheim, Norway.
Brincat, M., Bailey, W.R., Gartrell, A.P., Dewhurst, D.N., Lisk, M. and Johnson, L.,
2005, Hydrocarbon remigration around the Griffin Area Fields, Barrow sub-basin:
Implications for future prospectivity. Abstract and poster, APPEA Conference, Perth.
Busch A, Alles S, Krooss BM, Dewhurst D, Stanjek H, 2007, The CO2 sealing efficiency
of caprocks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71/15, A136-A136.
Busch, A., Alles, S., Dewhurst, D. & Krooss, B.M., 2007, The CO2 sealing efficiency of
caprocks. Abstract for AAPG Hedberg conference on Basin Modelling, The Hague,
Holland.
Busch, A., Alles, S., Dewhurst, D. & Krooss, B.M., 2007, The CO2 sealing efficiency of
caprocks. Abstract for European Geoscience Union General Assembly, Vienna,
Austria.
Camac, B.A., Hunt, S.P., Bailey, W.R. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2004, Discrete element
stress modeling of the Pyrenees-Macedon oil and gas fields, Exmouth sub-basin,
Australian Northwest Shelf. Abstract submitted to AlaskaRocks Conference,
Anchorage, June 2005.
Cartwright, J.A. & Dewhurst, D.N., 1998, Compaction by syneresis: a mechanism for
the development of polygonal fault systems in ultra-fine grained sediments. Annales
Geophysicae, 16, Suppl. 1, 266.
Ciz, R., Siggins, A.F., Dodds K.J., Dewhurst, D.N. and Urosevic, M., 2003, Quantitative
Prediction Methodology of Differential Stresses Based on Seismic Attributes Derived
from Experimentally Induced Overpressure Conditions. Expanded abstract for 73rd
SEG Annual Conference, Dallas, 5pp.
Ciz, R., Siggins, A.F., Dewhurst, D.N., Dodds, K. & Urosevic M., 2004, Seismic
attribute analysis of experimentally recorded waveforms. Extended abstract for the
74th
SEG Annual Conference, Denver, USA, 4pp.

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Ciz, R., Siggins, A.F., Dodds, K., Dewhurst, D.N. & Urosevic M., 2004, Prediction of
Differential Stresses Based on Seismic Attributes. Extended abstract for the 66th
EAGE Conference, Paris, France, 4pp.
Ciz, R., Siggins, A.F., Dodds, K., Dewhurst, D.N. & Urosevic, M., 2004, Quantitative
Prediction Methodology of Differential Stresses and Discrimination between Pressure
and Fluid Saturation Based on Seismic Attributes Derived from Experimentally
Recorded Waveforms. ASEG Annual conference, extended abstract, 4pp.
Clennell, B., R. Freij-Ayoub, M. Josh, L. Esteban, M. Pervukhina, S. Mayo, V.
Shulakova, I. Burgar, J. Liu, S. Yang, K. Liu, T. Mueller, S. Ahmed, C. Delle Piane,
J. Sarout and D. Dewhurst (2012), Multiphysics for reservoir properties and fluid
saturations. Abstract for 34th
International Geological Congress, Brisbane.
Clennell, B., Josh, M., Esteban, L., Dewhurst, D., Burgar, I., Delle Piane, C. and Sarout,
J., 2011, A new workflow for non-destructive characterization of gas shales
combining x-ray, NMR and electrical/dielectric methods. Abstract for the FESAus
Gas Petrophysics Conference, Perth.
Clennell, M.B., Josh, M., Dewhurst, D.N., Esteban, L. and Raven, M., 2010, Shale
Petrophysics: Electrical, Dielectric and NMR Methods to Characterize Mudrocks and
Discover Relationships to Mechanical Properties and Hydrocarbon Affinity. Abstract
for AAPG Hedberg Research Conference on “Critical Assessment of Shale Resource
Plays”, Austin, Texas, Dec 2010.
Clennell, M.B., Dewhurst, D.N. & Raven, M.D., 2006, Shale petrophysics: electrical,
dielectric and nuclear magnetic resonance studies of shales and clays. Society of
Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts, 47th Annual Logging Symposium Veracruz,
Mexico.
Clennell, M.B. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2005, Seal capacity and petrophysical evaluation of
shales using destructive and non-destructive methods. Abstract for AAPG annual
conference, Calgary.
Delle Piane, C., Almqvist, B., MacRae, C., Torpy, A., Mory, A.J., Dewhurst, D.N.,
2014, Impact of texture and diagenesis on the elastic anisotropy and geomechanical
properties of shales. Extended abstract for the 84th
SEG Annual Conference, Denver,
USA, 5pp.
Delle Piane, C., B. Almqvist, C. MacRae, D. Dewhurst, 2013, Texture and diagenesis of
Ordovician shales from the Canning Basin, Western Australia: implications for
elastic anisotropy and geomechanical properties. AAPG/SEPM/PETROCHINA/CUP
joint Research Symposium. Beijing, China. September 23-28, 2013.
Delle Piane, C., Madonna, C., Dewhurst, D.N., Raven, M.D. and Saenger, E.H., 2012,
Attenuation measurements in fully and partially saturated shales. Extended abstract
for 3rd
Delle Piane, C., Almqvist, B.S.G., Raven, M. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2011, Shale
anisotropy: linking mineral fabric and elastic properties. Abstract for the 9th
Euroconference on Geomechanics and Rock Physics, Trondheim, Norway.

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Delle Piane, C., Esteban, L., Dewhurst, D.N., Clennell, B. and Raven, M. 2011, Rock
physics and petrophysics testing of shales from the Canning Basin, Western
Australia. Extended abstract for the 81st
SEG annual conference, San Antonio, Texas,
USA, 4 pp.
Delle Piane, C., Madonna, C., Dewhurst, D., Saenger, E.H., Raven, M., 2011,
Attenuation and physical properties of shales from the Canning Basin, Western
Australia. Abstract for the 1st
International Workshop on Rock Physics, Boulder,
Colorado.
Delle Piane, C., Dewhurst, D. and Sarout, J., 2010, TI or not TI? Stress effects on shale
anisotropy. Abstract for the 14th
International Workshop on Seismic Anisotropy,
Perth, Australia.
Delle Piane, C., Dewhurst, D., Siggins, A. and Raven, M., 2010, Elastic Properties of
Shales: Influence of Stress and Anisotropy. Extended Abstract for the EAGE Shale
Workshop, “Shale – Resource and Challenge”, Nice, France, 3pp.
Delle Piane, C., Dewhurst, D., Siggins, A. and Raven, M., 2009, Geomechanical and
rock physics properties of an Australian Northwest shelf shale. Extended abstract for
79th SEG annual conference, Houston, 4pp.
Delle Piane, C., Dewhurst, D., Siggins, A. and Raven, M., 2009, Ultrasonic and
geomechanical properties of an Australian shale. Abstract for the 8th
Euroconference
of rock physics and geomechanics, Ascona, Switerland.
Esteban, L., Sarout, J., Josh, M., Clennell, B., Dewhurst, D., Marschall, P. and Raven,
M., 2013, Multi-physics laboratory characterization of preserved clay- to carbonate-
rich shales. Extended abstract for 83rd
SEG annual conference, Houston, 4pp.
Gaede, O, Dewhurst, D.N., Sanchits, S and Shapiro, S., 2007, Ultrasonic Stress
Sensitivity of Crystalline and Sedimentary Rocks. Abstract for the Deutsche
Geophysikalische Gesellschaft, Aachen, Germany.
Gaede, O, Dewhurst, D.N., Sanchits, S, Shapiro, S. and Siggins, A.F., 2007,
Microstructural Influences on the Stress Sensitivity of Crystalline and Sedimentary
Rocks. Extended abstract for the EAGE annual conference, London, U.K.
Hillis, R.R., Dewhurst, D.N., Mildren S.D. and Jones, R.M., 2003, Assessing the risk of
fault seal breach due to reactivation: a geomechanical approach. Extended abstract for
65th
EAGE Conference, Stavanger, 4 pp.
Jones, R.M., Dewhurst, D. & Hillis, R.R., 2000, Micro to macro scale fault seal
investigations; application to the Penola Trough, offshore South Australia. AAPG
Bulletin, 84, 1443-1444.
Jones, R.M., Dewhurst, D.N., Hillis, R.R. and Mildren, S.D., 2002, Geomechanical Fault
Characterisation: Impact on Quantitative Fault Seal Risking. Extended abstract for
SPE/ISRM conference on Rock Mechanics in the Petroleum Industry, Dallas, 2pp.
Josh, M., Clennell, M.B., Dewhurst, D.N. and Raven, M.D., 2015, Factors governing the
dielectric response of shales. Extended abstract for the 85th
Annual SEG conference,
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 4 pp.

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Josh, M., Bunger, A., Kear, J., Sarout, J., Dewhurst, D.N., Raven, M.D., Delle Piane, C.,
Esteban, L. and Clennell, M.B., 2014, The Role of Specific Surface Area and Cation
Exchange Capacity in Determining Shale Rock Properties. Extended abstract for 4th
EAGE Shale Conference, Porto, Portugal, 4pp.
Kanitpanyacharoen, W., Dewhurst, D.N., Raven, M.D. and Wenk, H.R., 2011, Texture
and Anisotropy of Shales from the Officer Basin, Western Australia. Abstract
accepted for the AGU annual conference, San Francisco.
Shelf, Australia. Abstract for EAGE conference on Fault and Top Seals, Montpellier,
France.
Shelf, Australia. Abstract for AAPG annual conference, Dallas.
Kuila, U., Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F., Clennell, M.B. and Raven, M.D., 2007, Stress
Orientation and Ultrasonic Anisotropy in Low Porosity Shale. Extended abstract
accepted for 77th
SEG annual conference, San Antonio.
Langhi, L., Zhang, Y., Ciftci, B., Delle Piane, C., Strand, J., Dewhurst, D., Stalker, L.
and Michael, K., 2015, Preliminary Analysis of Containment Integrity for Geological
Storage of CO2 at the South West Hub Project, Western Australia. Extended abstract
for the 4th
EAGE Fault and Top Seal Conference, Almeria, Spain, 4 pp.
Langhi, L., Ciftci, B. and Dewhurst, D. 2011, Structural trap modification associated
with foreland lithospheric flexure, AAPG Search and Discovery Article 40780, 5pp.
Langhi , L. Zhang, Y. Gartrell, A. Underschultz, J. Dewhurst, D. and Ciftci, B. 2011,
Mechanism of up-fault seepage and seismic expression of discharge sites from the
Timor Sea.Abstract, AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition 2011.
Langhi, L., Zhang, Y., Gartrell, A., Underschultz, J.R., Dewhurst, D.N. and Strand, J., 2009,
Fault-seal efficiency and siliciclastic trap integrity assessment using geomechanical
modelling and 3D seismic multi-attributes. Abstract for AAPG Annual Convention,
Denver.
Langhi, L., Zhang, Y., Gartrell, A., Underschultz, J.R. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2009, Fluid
flow behaviour in reactivated hydrocarbon traps: assessing fluid circulation along
natural complex fault systems using numerical fluid flow simulation. Journal of
Geochemical Exploration, 101, 57.
Lonergan, L., Cartwright, J.A., Jolly, R.J.H. & Dewhurst, D.N., 1997, The three-
dimensional geometry of polygonal fault systems in North Sea mudrocks. Eos,
Trans. Am. Geophys. Un. Suppl. 78/46, p. F724.
MacRae, C.M., Wilson, N.C., Torpy, A., Li, Z., Delle Piane, C. and Dewhurst, D.N.,
2014, Quartz overgrowths in Shale and Sandstone deposits. Extended Abstract for
the 23rd
Australian Conference for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Adelaide, 2 pp.

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MacRae, C.M., Wilson, N.C., Torpy, A., Li, Z., Delle Piane, C. and Dewhurst, D.N.,
2014, Quartz Overgrowths in Shales and Sandstones studied by EPMA and SIMS.
Extended Abstract for the International Union of Microbeam Analysis Societies
Conference, Hartford, Conneticut, USA, 2 pp.
Minaeian, V., Rasouli, V., Dewhurst, D.N., 2013, True Triaxial Strength Testing of
Sandstones. Extended abstract for the 75th
EAGE Annual Conference and
Exhibition, London, 5pp.
Nadri, D., Sarout, J., Bona, A. and Dewhurst, D., 2011, Estimation of Thomsen
anisotropy parameters using P-wave velocities on a cylindrical shale sample.
Extended abstract for 81st
SEG Annual Conference and Exhibition, 4 pp.
Patrusheva, N., M. Pervukhina, M. Lebedev, Y. Uvarova, J. Dautriat, D.N. Dewhurst,
2014, Effect of pyrolysis on elastic properties and microstructure of organic-rich
Mancos shale, SEG Expanded Abstracts 2014: 2866-2870.
Patrusheva, N., Lebedev, M., Pervukhina, M., Dautriat, J. and Dewhurst D.N., 2014,
Changes in microstructure and elastic properties of Mancos shale after pyrolysis.
Abstract for the 76th
EAGE Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, 4 pp.
Pervukhina, M., Golodoniuc, P. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2015, Modelling of kerogen and
partial saturation effects on elastic properties of organic rich shales. Extended
abstract for the 77th
EAGE Conference and Exhibition, 5pp.
Pervukhina, M., Golodoniuc, P. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2015, Sonic velocities in shale in a
deviated well. Extended abstract for the 3rd
International Workshop on Rock Physics,
Perth, Australia, 4pp.
Pervukhina, M., Uvarova, J., Yurikov, A., Patrusheva, N., Lebedev, M., Dautriat, J. &
Dewhurst, D.N., 2014, Changes in microstructure and mineralogy of organic-rich
shales caused by heating, Expanded Abstract submitted to 24th
ASEG conference.
Pervukhina, M., Golodoniuc, P. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2013, Rock Physics Modeling of
Sonic Velocities in Shales. Extended abstract for the 11th
Society of Exploration
Geophysics Japan Annual Conference, Yokohama, 4pp.
Pervukhina, M., Delle Piane, C., Dewhurst, D.N., Clennell, M.B. and Nordgård Bolås,
H.M., 2013, An Estimation of Pore Pressure in Shales from Sonic Velocities.
Extended abstract for 83rd
SEG Conference, Houston, Texas, 4pp.
Pervukhina, M., Golodoniuc, P. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2013, Phenomenological Study of
Seismic Anisotropy in Shales. Extended abstract for the 75th
EAGE Annual
Conference and Exhibition, London, 5pp.
Pervukhina, M., Golodoniuc, P., Gurevich, B., Dewhurst, D.N., Nordgard-Bolas, H.M.
and Clennell, M.B., 2012, An estimation of sonic velocities in shale from clay and
silt fractions obtained with the SpectroLith log. Abstract for the 74th
EAGE
Conference and Exhibition, Copenhagen, 5pp.
Pervukhina, M., Gurevich, B., Golodoniuc, P., Dewhurst, D.N., 2012, Effects of
isotropic and anisotropic stresses on elastic properties of shales. Extended abstract
for 3rd

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Pervukhina, M., Gurevich, B., Golodoniuc, P., Dewhurst, D.N., 2011, Stress dependency
of elastic properties of shales: the effect of uniaxial stress. Extended abstract for the
81st
SEG annual conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 4 pp.
Pervukhina, M., Gurevich, B., Golodoniuc, P. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2010, Trends in
microcrack properties and reconstruction of TI elasticity tensors of shales. Extended
abstract for 80th
SEG Conference, Denver, Colorado, 4pp.
Pervukhina, M., Gurevich, B., Dewhurst, D.N. and Golodoniuc, P., 2010, Stress
dependency of shale elastic properties: measurements, modelling and prediction.
Extended abstract for 21st
ASEG/PESA International Geophysical Conference and
Exhibition, Sydney, 5pp.
Pervukhina, M., Gurevich, B., Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F., Golodoniuc, P. and Fortin,
J., 2010, Experimental verification of the physical nature of the velocity-stress
relationship for isotropic porous rocks. Extended abstract for 21st
ASEG/PESA
International Geophysical Conference and Exhibition, Sydney, 5pp.
Pervukhina, M., Gurevich, B., Dewhurst, D.N. and Siggins, A.F., 2009, Experimental
verification of the physical nature of velocity-stress relationship for isotropic porous
rocks, Extended abstract for 79th
SEG Conference, Houston, Texas (25th
-30th
October).
Pervukhina, M., Gurevich, B., Dewhurst, D. and Siggins, T., 2009, Experimental
verification of the physical nature of velocity-stress relationship for sandstones and
shales, EGU 2009 Abstracts, Vienna, Austria.
Pervukhina, M., Dewhurst, D.N., Siggins, A.F. and Gurevich, B., 2008, Stress
Dependent Anisotropy in Shales: Measurements and Modelling. Abstract for SEG
Summer Research Workshop on Emerging and Challenging Issues in Rock Physics,
Galway, Ireland.
Pervukhina, M., Dewhurst, D., Gurevich, B. and Siggins, T., 2008, Modeling of stress-
dependent anisotropic elastic properties of shales. Extended abstract for the 78th
SEG
International Conference, 4pp.
Pervukhina, M., Siggins, A.F., Dewhurst, D.N. and Gurevich, B., 2007, Elastic
properties of shales with respect to silt fraction. Extended Abstract for ASEG annual
conference, Perth, 4pp.
Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Nadri, D., Esteban, L. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2015, Assessment
of a new method for estimating Thomsen’s δ parameter in the laboratory. Extended
abstract for the 3rd
International Workshop on Rock Physics, Perth, Australia, 6 pp.
Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Nadri, D. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2014, A more robust
experimental determination of Thomsen’s anisotropy parameters – The δ parameter.
Abstract for the 11th
Euroconference on Geomechanics and Rock Physics, 1 pp.
Sarout, J., Nadri, D., Delle Piane, C., Esteban, L., Dewhurst, D.N., Clennell, M.B., 2012,
Multi-physics and multi-scale characterization of shale anisotropy. Abstract for AGU
45th
Annual Fall Meeting, 1 pp.

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Sarout, J., Esteban, L., Delle Piane, C., Maney, B., Dewhurst, D. and Clennell, B., 2011.
Elastic, mechanical, petrophysical, and micro-structural anisotropy of shales under in
situ conditions. Abstract for the 9th
Euroconference on Rock physics and
Geomechanics, Trondheim, Norway.
Sarout, J., Delle Piane C. and Dewhurst, D., 2009, Elastic properties of a mixed shale/
sandstone specimen simulating reservoir-caprock interface. Abstract for the 8th
Euroconference of rock physics and geomechanics, Ascona, Switerland.
Siggins, A.F., Holt, R. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2013, The ultrasonic response of a shale.
EAGE Workshop on Seismic Attenuation, Singapore, 1 pp.
Siggins, A.F., Holt, R.M. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2011, The viscoelastic response of two
shales at ultrasonic frequencies. Abstract for the 9th
Euroconference on Rock Physics
and Geomechanics, Trondheim, Norway, 2 pp.
Siggins, A.F. and Dewhurst, D.N. 2011, Ultrasonic Attenuation in a Brine Saturated
Sandstone. Extended abstract for at the 73rd EAGE Conference & Exhibition,
Vienna, Austria, 4pp.
Siggins, A.F. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2010, Elastic wave attenuation in a clay rich shale.
Extended Abstract for the EAGE Shale Workshop, “Shale – Resource and
Challenge”, Nice, France, 3pp.
Siggins A.F. and Dewhurst, D.N., 2007, Ultrasonic determination of the anisotropic
elastic constants of TVI shale. Abstract for the International Congress on Ultrasonics,
Vienna, Austria.
Siggins, A.F., Dewhurst, D.N. & Dodds, K.J., 2004, Effective stress and the Biot-Willis
coefficient for reservoir sandstones. Extended abstract for the 74th
SEG Annual
Conference, Denver, USA, 4pp.
Siggins, A.F., Dewhurst, D.N. & Gurevich, B., 2002, Effects of pore pressure on
velocities in Carnarvon Basin sandstones. Abstract for poster presentation at Summer
Research Workshop into Overpressure, Galveston, May 2002.
Siggins, A.F., Dewhurst, D.N. & Tingate, P.R., 2001, Attenuation in Carnarvon Basin
sandstones subjected to varying confining and pore pressures. Extended Abstract for
EAGE/SEG Conference on Reservoir Geophysics, Pau, France, 3pp.
Siggins, A.F., Dewhurst, D.N. and Dodds, K.J., 2003, Effective stress and the elastic
response of reservoir sandstones and shales. Abstract for ASEG annual conference,
Sydney, Australia.
Siggins, A.F., Dewhurst, D.N., Ciz, R. & Dodds, K.J., 2004, Acoustic anisotropy of
Muderong shale under tectonic stress and high pore pressure. Extended abstract for
the 66th
EAGE Conference, Paris France, 4pp.
Siggins, A.F., Dewhurst, D.N., Dodds, K.J., 2003, Pore pressure and effective stress:
Triaxial stress path elastic response for shales and sands. Expanded abstract for 73rd
SEG Annual Conference, Dallas, 2pp.

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Tenthorey, E, Backe, G, Nicol, A, Swierczek, E, Dewhurst, D and Lawrence, M., 2010,
Seal geomechanics and potential for CO2 leakage. Abstract and Poster for CO2CRC
Research Symposium.
Tingate, P.R., Wrightstone, A., Dewhurst, D., Dodds, K.J., Khaksar, A. & van Ruth, P.,
2000, Overpressure in the Barrow Sub-basin, Northwest Shelf, Australia. Bulletin of
the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 84, 1506.
Van Ruth, P. J., Tingate, P. R., Hennig, A., Hillis, R. R., Dewhurst, D., Khaksar, A.,
Mitchell, A. B., Wrightstone, A., and Dodds, K., 2000, Overpressure in the North
West Shelf, Australia. In: Overpressure 2000 workshop: drilling and exploiting
overpressured reservoirs. A research workshop for the millennium, Apr 4-6, London,
UK, 4 pp.
Michael, K., 2014, Understanding of the geomechanical stability of CO2 containment
at the South West Hub, Western Australia: a coupled geomechanical-fluid flow
modelling approach. Abstract for the Australian Earth Sciences Conference,
AESC2014, Newcastle, Australia, 1 pp.
Zhang, Y., A. Gartrell, A., J.R. Underschultz, J.R., Dewhurst D.N. and Langhi, L., 2009.
Numerical simulation of extensional fault reactivation and fluid flow: generic models
related to the Timor Sea. Abstract volume for Geofluids VII conference. In: Journal
of Geochemical Exploration 101, 125.

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