Understanding the velocity of the compressional waves travelling through rocks is essential for the purposes of applied geophysics in such areas as groundwater and hydrocarbon exploration. The wave velocity is defined ...

History matching and prediction of future performance of hydrocarbon reservoirs and groundwater aquifers are considered some of the biggest challenges facing hydrologists and petroleum engineers. The complexity of the ...

The Gutenberg-Richter b-value is studied extensively by researchers as a possible earthquake precursor. In this thesis, two different approaches to compute the b-value for the purpose of earthquake prediction are investigated ...