Publications

 

Refereed Journal  and Book Chapters (submitted and published) – April 2018

 

Submitted for Peer Reviewed Contribution – bold indicates students or associates

 

 

1.        Rabbani, A., and D.R. Schmitt, The longitudinal modulus of bitumen: Pressure and temperature dependencies, submitted Geophysics, April 2018.

2.        Njiekak, G., R.S. Kofman, and D.R. Schmitt, Pore systems in carbonate formations, Weyburn Field, Saskatchewan: micro-tomography, helium porosimetry and mercury intrusion porosimetry characterization, submitted J. Petro. Sci. Eng., March 28, 2018.

3.         Wang, Z.B,  D.R. Schmitt, R. Wang, Y.Zeng, The pressure dependence of velocities and its influencing factors for carbonate rocks in Saudi Arabia, submitted Rock Mechanics Rock Engineering, March 26, 2018.

4.        Li, W., D.R. Schmitt, M. Tibbo, and C. Zhou, A program to calculate the state of stress in the vicinity of an inclined borehole through an anisotropic rock formation, submitted Geophysics, ms. Pp. 60, February 5, 2018.

5.        Rabbani, A., and D.R. Schmitt, Ultrasonic shear wave reflectometry applied to the determination of the shear moduli and viscosity of a viscoelastic bitumen, ms. 40 pp, submitted Fuel, February 7, 2018.

6.        Lofi, L., D. Smith, C. Delahunty, E. Le Ber, L. Brun, G. Henry, J. Paris, S. Tikoo, W. Zylberman, P.A. Pezard, B. Celeriér, D.R. Schmitt, C. Nixon, S.P.S. Gulick, J.V. Morgan, T. Bralower, E. Chenot, G. Christeson, P. Claeys, C. Cockell, M.J.L. Coolen, L. Ferrière, C. Gebhardt, K. Goto, H. Jones, D.A. Kring, X. Long, C. Lowery, C. Mellet, S. Green, R. Ocampo-Torres, L. Perez-Cruz, A. Pickersgill, M. Poelchau, A. Rae, C. Rasmussen, M. Rebolledo-Vieyra, U. Riller, H. Sato, J. Smit, N. Tomioka, J. Urrutia-Fucugauchi, M. Whalen, A. Wittmann, and K.E. Yamaguchi, Drilling- and logging-induced features illustrated from IODP-ICDP Expedition 364 downhole logs and borehole imaging tools, submitted Scientific Drilling, December 7, 2017.

7.        Massiot, C., B. Celerier, M-L, Doan, T. Little, D. McNamara, J. Townend, D.R. Schmitt, J. Williams, V. Toy, R. Sutherland, L. Janku-Capova, P. Upton, and P. Pezzard, The Alpine Fault hangingwall viewed from within: structural analysis of acoustic image logs in the DFDP-2B borehole, New Zealand, submitted G3, Nov. 28, 2917.

8.        Scanlon, K., M. Hendry, C. Martin, and D.R. Schmitt, A simulation-based investigation into increasing the consistency of ground-penetrating radar-derived ballast degradation estimates through winter data collection, submitted J. Rail Rapid Trans., 15 pp., November 9, 2017.

9.        Christeson, G.L., S.P.S. Gulick, J.V. Morgan, C. Gebhardt, D.A. Kring, E. Le Ber, J. Lofi, C. Nixon, M. Poelchau, A.S.P. Rae, M. Rebolledo-Vieyra1, U. Riller, D.R. Schmitt, A. Wittmann, T.J. Bralower, E. Chenot, P. Claeys, C.S. Cockell, M.J.L. Coolen, L. Ferrière, S. Green, K. Goto, H. Jones, C.M. Lowery, C. Mellett, R. Ocampo-Torres, L. Perez-Cruz, A.E. Pickersgill, C. Rasmussen, H. Sato, J. Smit, S.M. Tikoo-Schantz, N. Tomioka, J. Urrutia-Fucugauchi, M.T. Whalen, L. Xiao, K.E. Yamaguchi, and W. Zylberman. Extraordinary rocks from the peak ring of the Chixculub Impact Crater: Physical property measurements from IODP/ICDP Expedition 364, submitted EPSL, October 13, 2017.

10.    Stork, A.L., C.G. Nixon, C.D. Hawkes, C. Birnie, D.J. White, D.R. Schmitt, and B. Roberts, Is CO2 injection at Aquistore aseismic? A combined seismological and geomechanical study of early injection operations, submitted Int. J. Greenhouse Gas Control, October 1, 2017.

11.    Dong, X., C. Xu, T. Mohammed, J. Sun, C. Cuichui, D.R. Schmitt, Experimental Study on Hydrocarbon Cleaning Effect for Gas Shale with Pyrogram, submitted Organic Geochemistry, January 6, 2017.

 

Accepted and/or Published Fully Peer Reviewed Contribution

1.      Li, Y., E.C. David, S. Nakagawa, T.J. Kneafsey, D.R. Schmitt, and I. Jackson, A broadband laboratory study of the seismic properties of cracked and fluid-saturated synthetic glass media, submitted J. Geophys. Res.-Solid Earth, Accepted April 6, 2018.

2.      Xie, J., D.R. Schmitt, J. Wei, and Y. Chan, Estimation of d and C13 of organic-rich shale from laser ultrasonic technique (LUT) measurement, Geophysics, DOI 10.1190/geo2017-0512.1, 2018.

3.      Li, W, D.R. Schmitt, C. Zhou, and X. Chen, A program to calculate pulse transmission responses through transversely isotropic media, Computers & Geosciences, doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2018.02.002 114, 59-72, 2018.

4.      Schijns, H., I. Jackson, and D.R. Schmitt, Shear modulus dispersion in cracked and fluid-saturated quartzites: Experimental Observations, J. Geophys. Res- Solid Earth, 123, doi:10.1002/2017JB014633, pp. 16, 2018.

5.      Scanlon, K., M. Hendry, C.D. Martin, and D.R. Schmitt, The spatial correlation between track roughness and ballast degradation as inferred from 400 MHz ground penetrating radar measurements, J. Rail and Rapid Transit, doi/10.1177/0954409717753817, 15 pp., 2018.

6.      Townend, J., R. Sutherland, V. Toy, M-L. Doan, B. Celerier, C. Massiot, J. Coussens, T. Jeppson, L. Janku-Capova, L. Remaud, P. Upton, D.R. Schmitt, P.Pezard, J. Williams, et al (57 additional authors), Petrophysical, geochemical, and hydrological evidence for extensive fracture-mediated fluid and heat transport in the Alpine Fault’s hanging-wall damage zone, Geochemsitry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18, doi/10.1002/2017GC007202, 4709-4732., 2017.

7.      Malehmir, R., and D.R. Schmitt, Acoustic Reflectivity from Variously Oriented Orthorhombic Media:  Analogies to Seismic Responses from a Fractured Anisotropic Crust, J. Geophys. Res., 122, doi: 10.1002/2017JB014160, 17 pp., 2017.

8.      Ardakani, E.P., and D.R. Schmitt, Geophysical evidence for an igneous dyke swarm, Buffalo Creek, Northeast Alberta,  GSA Bulletin, doi: 10.1130/B31602., 14 pp., 2017.

9.      Toy, V., R. Sutherland, J. Townend, M.J. Allen, L. Becroft, A. Boles, C. Boulton, B. Carpenter, A. Cooper, S.C. Cox, C.Daube, D.R. Faulkner, A. Halfpenny, N. Kato, S. Keys, M. Kirilova, Y. Kometani, T. Little, E. Mariani, B. Melosh, C.D. Menzies, L. Morales, C. Morgan, H. Mori, A. Niemeijer, R. Norris, D. Prior, K. Sauer, A.M. Schleicher, N. Shigematsu, D.A.H. Teagle, H.Tobin, R. Valdez, J. Williams, S. Yeo, L-M. Baratin, N. Barth, A. Benson, C. Boese, B. Célérier, C.J. Chamberlain, R.Conze, J.Coussens, L. Craw, M-L. Doan, J. Eccles, J. Grieve, J. Grochowski, A. Gulley, J. Howarth, K. Jacobs, L. Janku-Capova, T. Jeppson, R. Langridge, D. Mallyon, R. Marx, C. Massiot, L, Mathewson, J. Moore, O.Nishikawa, B. Pooley, Al. Pyne, M.K. Savage, D. Schmitt, S. Taylor-Offord, P. Upton, K.C. Weaver, T. Wiersberg, M. Zimmer & DFDP-2 Science Team, Bedrock geology of the DFDP-2 Drill Site, Central Alpine Fault, New Zealand, New Zealand J. Geol. Geophys., doi:10.1080/00288306.2017.1375533, 22 pp., 2017.

  1. Wang, Z., D.R. Schmitt, and R. Wang, Modelling of viscoelastic properties of nonpermeable porous rocks saturated with viscous fluid at seismic frequencies at the core scale, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 122, doi:10.1002/2017JB013979, 20 pp., 2017.
  2. Rabbani, A., D.R. Schmitt, J. Nycz, and K. Gray, Pressure and temperature dependence of wave speeds in bitumen saturated carbonates: Implications for seismic monitoring of the Grosmont Formation, Geophysics, DOI: 10.1190/GEO2016-0667.1. in press, 2017.
  3. Malehmir, R., and D.R. Schmitt, An algorithm for quantitatively modeling reflected ultrasonic bounded pulses and beams, Ultrasonics, 10.1016/j.ultras.2017.04.013 80, 15-21, 2017.
  4. Scanlon, K.M., M.T. Hendry, C.D. Martin, and D.R. Schmitt, Evaluating the sensitivity of low-frequency ground-penetrating radar ballast fines estimates in the presence of variable track foundations through simulation, Proc. J. Mech. E Part F: J. Rail Rapid Transit, doi: 10.1177/0954409717710408, 214, 173-182,  2017. 
  5. Sutherland, R., J. Townend, V.G. Toy, P. Upton, and the DFDP-2B Science Team, Extreme hydrothermal conditions at an active plate-boundary fault, Nature, doi:10.1038/nature22355, published online May 17, 2017.
  6. Kessler, J.A., K.K. Bradbury, J.P. Evans, M.A. Pulshiper, D.R. Schmitt, J.W. Shervais, F.E. Rowe, and J. Varriale, Geology and in situ stress of the MH-2 borehole, Idaho, U.S.A.: Insights into Western Snake River Plain structure from geothermal exploration drilling, Lithosphere, doi: 10.1130/L609.1, published online April, 2017.
  7. Perozzi, L., B. Giroux, D.R. Schmitt, and R.S. Kofman, Sensitivity of seismic response for monitoring CO2 storage in a low porosity reservoir of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, Quebec, Canada: Part 1 - Laboratory measurements, Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 11 pp., doi: 10.1002/ghg.167, 2017.
  8. Perozzi, L., B. Giroux, D.R. Schmitt, and E. Gloaguen, Sensitivity of seismic response for monitoring CO2 storage in a low porosity reservoir of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, Quebec, Canada: Part 2 – Synthetic modelling, in revision, Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 18 pp., doi: 10.1002/ghg.1670, 2017.
  9. Lay, V., S. Buske, A. Lukács, A.R. Gorman, S. Bannister, and D.R. Schmitt, Advanced seismic imaging techniques characterize the Alpine Fault at Whataroa (New Zealand), JGR-Solid Earth, 121, 8792-8812, doi:10.1002/2016JB013534, 2017.
  10. Schmitt, D.R. and B. C. Haimson, Hydraulic Fracturing Stress Measurements in Deep Holes, Chapter 6, in Rock Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 1, ed., X-T. Feng, CRC Press, 183-225, 2016. 
  11. Morgan, J.V., S.P. Gulick, and the IODP/ICDP Expedition 364 Science Team, The formation of peak rings in large impact craters, Science, 354, 878-882, 354, 2016.
  12. Sun, J., X. Dong, J. J. Wang, D.R. Schmitt, C. L. Xu, L. Y. Shen, T. Mohammed, and D. Chen, Measurement of total porosity for gas shale by gas injection porosimetry (GIP) method, Fuel, 186, 694-707, 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.09.010, 2016.
  13. Ardakani, E., and D.R. Schmitt, Geothermal energy potential of sedimentary formations in the Athabasca region, Northeast Alberta,  Interpretation, 4, SR19-SR33, 10.1190/INT-2016-0031.1 ,2016.
  14. Malehmir, R., and D.R. Schmitt, ARTc: Anisotropic Reflectivity and Transmissivity Calculator, Computers and Geosciences, 93, 114-126, 10.1016/j.cageo.2016.05.008, 2016. 
  15. Ong, O.N., D.R. Schmitt, R.S. Kofman, and K. Haug, Static and Dynamic Pressure Sensitivity Anisotropy of a Calcareous Shale, Geophysical Prospecting, 64, 875-897m DOI: 10.1111/1365-2478.12403, 2016.
  16. Melendez-Martinez, J., and D.R. Schmitt, A comparative study of the anisotropic dynamic and static elastic moduliof unconventional reservoir shales:  Implications for geomechanical investigations, Geophysics, 81, D245-D261, 10.1190/geo2015-0427.1, 2016.
  17. Wang, Z., D.R. Schmitt, and R. Wang, Does wettability influence seismic wave propagation in liquid-saturated porous rocks? Geophys. J. Int., 203, 2182-2188, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggv434, 2015. 
  18. Schmitt, D.R., INVITED PAPER, Seismic Properties, in Slater, L, ed.,  Geophysical Properties of the Near Surface Earth, in Schubert, G., ed., ‘Treatise on Geophysics’, 2nd Edition, Vol. 11, 48-87, doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-53802-4.00190-1 , published online, April, 2015.
  19. Liberty, L.M., D.R. Schmitt, and J.W. Shervais, Seismic imaging through the volcanic rocks of the Snake River Plain: Insights from Project Hotspot, Geophys. Prosp, 63, 919-936, doi: 10.1111/1365-2478.12277  2015. 
  20. Melanson, D.M., D.J. White, C. Samson, G. Bellefleur, E. Schetselaar, and D.R. Schmitt, Mode-converted VMS ore lens reflections in vertical seismic profiles from Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada, Geophys. Prosp., 63, 1-12, doi: 10.1111/1365-2478.12267, 2015.
  21. Chan, J. and D.R. Schmitt, Examining the in situ metamorphic rock in northeastern Alberta using zero-offset VSP,  Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch), 104, 1549–1562, DOI 10.1007/s00531-014-1110-x, 2015.
  22. Chan, J., and D.R. Schmitt, Elastic Anisotropy of a Metamorphic Rock Sample of the Canadian Shield in Northeastern Alberta, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering,  DOI 10.1007/s00603-014-0664-z, 48(4), 1369-1385, 2015
  23. Reiter, K., O. Heidbach, D.R. Schmitt, K. Haug, M. Ziegler, and I. Moeck, A revised crustal stress orientation database for Canada, published online, Tectonophysics, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2014.08.006, August, 2014.
  24. Weides, S., I. Moeck, D.R. Schmitt, and J. Majorowicz, An integrative resource assessment study for the siliclastic Granite Wash Unit, northwestern Alberta, Canada, Environmental Earth Sciences, DOI 10.1007/s12665-014-3309-3ms. 14, pp., accepted April 19, 2014.
  25. Glombick, P., D.R. Schmitt, W. Xie, T. Bown, B. Hathaway, and C. Banks, The Bow City structure, southern Alberta, Canada: the deep roots of a complex impact structure?, Meteoritics and Planetary Science,  24 pp., doi:10.1111/maps.12296, 2014.
  26. Ardakani, E.P., D.R. Schmitt, and T.D. Bown, Detailed topography of the Devonian Grosmont surface from legacy high resolution seismic profiles, northeast Alberta, Geophysics, 79 (4), pp. B135-B149, doi: 10.1190/geo2013-0268.1, 2014.
  27. Majoriwicz, J., Chan, J., Crowell, J., Gosnold, W., Heaman, L, Kueck, J., Niewenhuis, G, Schmitt, D.R., Walsh, N., and Unsworth, M., The first deep heat flow determination in crystalline basement rocks beneath the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Geophysical Journal International, pp. 17, doi:10:1093/gji/ggu065, 2014.
  28. Melénez-Martinez, J., and D.R.Schmitt, Anisotropic elastic moduli of carbonates and evaporites from the Weyburn-Midale reservoir and seal rocks, Geophys. Prosp., 16, 363-379, DOI: 10.1111/1365-2478.12032, 2013.
  29. Njiekak, G., D.R. Schmitt, H. Yam, and R.Kofman, CO2 rock physics as part of the Weyburn-Midale geological storage project, 16 pp., Int. J. Greenhouse gas control, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.02.007, 16,  S118-S133 2013.
  30. Bouzidi, Y. and D.R. Schmitt, Incidence-angle Dependent Acoustic Reflections from Liquid Saturated Porous Solids, Geophysical Journal International, 191, 1427-1440, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05695.x, 14 pp., 2012.,
  31. Schmitt, D.R., C.A. Currie, and L. Zhang,  Crustal stress determination from boreholes and rock cores: Fundamental principles, INVITED REVIEW PAPER, Tectonophysics, , doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2012.08.029, 580, 1-26, 2012. 
  32. Schijns, H., D.R.Schmitt, P.J. Heikkinen and  I.T. Kukkonen,   Seismic anisotropy in the crystalline upper crust: Observations and modeling from the Outokumpu scientific borehole, Finland,  Geophys. J. Int., 189, 541-553, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05358.x, 2012.
  33. Wilson, G. S., et al., Neogene tectonic and climatic evolution of the western Ross Sea, Antarctica - chronology of events from the AND-1B drill hole, Glob. Planet. Change, 96-97, 189-203, 2012.
  34. Majorwicz, J.,  M. Unsworth, T. Chacko, A. Gray, L. Heaman, D.K. Potter, D.R. Schmitt, and T. Babadagli, Geothermal energy as a source of heat for oilsands processing in northern Alberta, Canada,  in Hein, F.J., D. Leckie,  J. Suter and S. Larter, (eds) Heavy Oil/Bitumen Petroleum Systems in Alberta and Beyond, AAPG Studies in Geology, 64, 1-22, 2012. 
  35. Jackson, I.,  H. Schijns,   D.R. Schmitt, J. Mu, and A. Delmenico, A versatile facility for laboratory studies of viscoelastic and poroelasctic rock, Rev. Sci. Instruments, 82, Article Number 064501, DOI: 10.1063/1.3592154, 8 p, 2011.
  36. Heinonen, S., I.T. Kukkonen, P.J. Heikkinen, and D.R. Schmitt, High resolution reflection seismics iwth deep drill hole data in Outokumpu, Finland, in I.T. Kukkonen (ed), Outokumpu Deep Drilling Project 2003-2010, Geological Survey of Finland, Special Paper 51, 105-118, 2011.
  37. Ogunsuyi, F., and D.R. Schmitt, Invited paper: Integrating seismic velocity tomograms and seismic imaging: Application to the study of a buried valley, in Miller, R.,D, J.D. Bradford, and K. Holliger (eds), Near Surface Seismology and Ground Penetrating Radar, Soc. Expl. Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, ms 44 pp 361-378, 2011.
  38. Sharifabadi, A.D., T.G. Joseph, and D.R. Schmitt, Active and passive seismic as an indicator of large equipment interactions with the oil sand, Geotech. Geol. Eng., 28, 727-743, 2010.
  39. Bianco, E., S., Kaplan, and D.R. Schmitt, Seismic rock physics of steam injection in bituminous-oil reservoirs – Chapter 6 (revised from 2008 Leading Edge article of same name),in Heavy Oils: Reservoir Characterization and Production Monitoring, eds. Batzle, M., Chopra, S.,  Lines, L.R., and Schmitt, D.R., Soc. Expl. Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, 105-110, 2010.
  40. Chopra, S., L.R. Lines, D.R. Schmitt, and M. Batzle, Heavy-oil reservoirs: Their characterization and production – Chapter 1, ibid, 1-68, 2010.
  41. Lines, L.,  H. Agharbarati, P. F. Daley, J. Embleton, M. Fay, T. Settari, F. Vasheghani, T. Wang, A. Zhang, X. Qi, and D.R. Schmitt  Collaborative methods in enhanced cold heavy oil production, (revised from 2008 Leading Edge article of same name), ibid, 249-255, 2010.
  42. Bouzidi, Y., and D.R. Schmitt, Measurement of the Speed and Attenuation of the Biot Slow Wave Using a Large Ultrasonic Transmitter, J. Geophys.Res.,  114, B08201, doi:10.1029/2008JB006018, 14 pp,  2009.
  43. Ahmad, J., D.R. Schmitt, C.D. Rokosh, and J.G. Pawlowicz, High resolution seismic and resistivity profiling of a buried Quaternary subglacial northern Alberta, Canada,  GSA Bull, 121 (11/12), 1570-1583, doi: 10.1130/B26305.1, 2009.
  44. Schijns, H., D.R. Schmitt, I.T. Kukkonen, and P. Heikkinen, Seismic refraction traveltime inversion for static corrections in a glaciated shield rock environment: A case study, accepted January 19, Geophysical Prospecting, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2009.00798.x. 12 pp, 2009
  45. Sun, L.F., B., Milkereit, and D.R. Schmitt, Measuring velocity dispersion and attenuation in the exploration seismic frequency band, accepted, Geophysics74, WA113-WA122, DOI:10.1190/1.3068426, 2009.
  46.  Wonik, T.., T. Grelle, D. Handwerger, R.D. Jarrard, A. McKee, T. Patterson, T. Paulsen, S. Pierdominici, D.R. Schmitt, H. Schröderm  M. Speece, T. Wilson and the SMS Science Team, Downhole mreasurements in the AND-2A borehole, ANDRILL South McMurdo Sound Project, Antarctica, proofs 12 pp., 2009.
  47. Naish, T., R. Powell, and 48 others, Late Cenozoic stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, Nature, doi:10.1038nature07867, 458, 322-328, 2009.
  48. Bouzidi, Y., and D.R. Schmitt, Quantitative modeling of reflected ultrasonic beams and a new estimate of the Schoch shift,  IEEE – Ultrason., Ferro., Freq. Control, 55, 2661-2673, 2008.
  49. Bouzidi, Y., and D.R. Schmitt, Acoustic reflectivity goniometry of bounded ultrasonic pulses: Experimental verification of numerical model, J. Appl. Phys., 104, 064914 (8 pages), 2008.
  50. Wong, R.C.K., D.R. Schmitt, D. Collis, and R. Gautam, Inherent transversely isotropic elastic parameters of over-consolidated shale measured by ultrasonic waves and their comparison with static and acoustic in situ log measurements, J. Geophys. Eng., Accepted January, 4, 2008,
  51. Faulkner, S.G., M. Welz, W.M. Tonn, and D.R. Schmitt, Effects of simulated blasting on mortality of rainbow trout eggs,, Trans. Amer.  Fisheries Soc., accepted August 15, 2007.
  52. Naish, T., R. Powell, R. Levy and the ANDRILL-MIS Science Team, Background to the ANDRILL McMurdo Ice Shelf Project (Antarctica) and Initial Science Volume, Terra Antartica, 14 (3), 121-130, 2007.
  53. R Francese, Z Hajnal, DR Schmitt and A Zaja. High Resolution Seismic Reflection Imaging of Complex Stratigraphic Features in Shallow Aquifers, In R. Valloni, ed., Memorie Descrittive della Carta Geologica d'Italia, Proceedings of the Italian National Workshop: Developments in Aquifer Sedimentology and Ground Water Flow Studies in Italy,  University of Parma., 2004. Agenzia per la protezione dell’ambiente e per i servizi tecnici, DIPARTIMENTO DIFESA DEL SUOLO, S e r v i z i o G e o l o g i c o d’I t a l i a,, Vol. 27,  175 – 192, 2007.
  54. Schmitt, D.R., Z. Han,  V. Kravchinsky,   and J. Escartin, Seismic and Magnetic Anisotropy of Serpentinized Ophiolite: Implications for Oceanic Spreading Rate Dependent Anisotropy, Earth and Planetary Science Letters,261 (3-4),  590-601, 2007.
  55. Schmitt, D.R., B. Milkereit, T. Karp, C. Scholz, S. Danuor, D. Meilleux, and M. Welz, In situ seismic measurements in borehole LB-08A in the Bosumtwi impact structure, Ghana: Preliminary interpretation, , Meteoritics and Planetary Sci., 42, 755-768, 2007.
  56. Cholach, P.Y. and D.R. Schmitt, Cholach, P.Y. and D.R. Schmitt, Intrinsic elasticity of a textured phyllosilicate aggregate: relation to the seismic anisotropy of shales and schists, 111 (B9): doi:10.1029/2005JB004158, pp. 18, Art. No. B09410 SEP 30 2006.
  57. Schmitt, D.R., M.S. Diallo, and F. Weichman, Quantitative determination of stress by inversion of speckle interferometer fringe patterns: experimental tests, Geophys. J. Int., 167, 1425-1438, 2006.
  58. Faulkner, S.G., W.M. Tonn, M. Welz, and D.R. Schmitt, Effects of explosives on incubating eggs of lake trout in the Canadian Arctic, North. Amer. J. Fisheries Management, 26, 833-842, 2006. 
  59. Bouzidi, Y. and D.R. Schmitt, A large ultrasonic bounded acoustic pulse transducer for transmission goniometry: Modelling and calibration, J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 119, 54-64, 2006.
  60. Theune, U., M. Sacchi, and D. R. Schmitt, Least-squares local Radon transforms for dip-dependent GPR image decomposition, J. Appl. Geophysics, 59, 224-235, 2006.
  61. Liu, Y. and D.R. Schmitt, The Transition Between the Scale Domains of Ray and Effective Medium Theory and Anisotropy: Numerical Models, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 163, 1327-1349, 2006.
  62. Theune, U., C.D. Rokosh, M. Sacchi, and D. R. Schmitt, Mapping fractures with GPR: a case study from Turtle  Mountain, Geophysics, 71, B139-B150, 2006.
  63. White, D.J., Hajnal, Z., Gyorfi, I., Takacs, E., Roberts, B., Mueller, C., Schmitt, D.R., Reilkoff, B., Jefferson, C.W., Koch, R., Powell, B.,Annesley, I.R., and Brisbin, D., Seismic methods for uranium exploration: an overview of EXTECH IV seismic studies at the McArthur River mining camp, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan ;in EXTECH IV: Geology and Uranium EXploration TECHnology of the Proterozoic Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and Alberta, (ed.) C.W. Jefferson and G. Delaney; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 588 (also Saskatchewan Geological Society, Special Publication 17; Geological Association of Canada, Mineral Deposits Division, Special Publication 4), in press February, 2005.
  64. Francese, R., M. Giudici, D. R. Schmitt, and A. Zaja, Mapping the geometry of an aquifer system with a high resolution reflection seismic profile, Geophysical Prospecting, 53,817-828, 2005.
  65. Cholach, P.Y., J.B. Molyneux, and D.R. Schmitt, Flin Flon belt seismic anisotropy: Elastic symmetry, heterogeneity, and shear wave splitting,  Can. J. Earth Sci., 42, 533-544, 2005
  66. Schmitt, D.R., M. Welz, and C.D. Rokosh, High Resolution Seismic Imaging Over Thick Permafrost at the 2002 Mallik Scientific Wellbore Site, in ‘Scientific Results from the Mallik 2002 Gas Hydrate Production Research Well Program, Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada, (eds) S.R. Baltimore and T.S. Collett, Geol. Surv., Bulletin 585, 13 p. (DVD), 2005.
  67. Mikereit, B., E. Adam, Z. Li, W. Qian, T. Bohlen, D. Banerjee, D.R. Schmitt, The Mallik Multi-Offset VSP- An Experiment to Assess Petrophysical Scale Parameters at the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC et al. Maillik 5L-38 gas hydrate production research well,  ibid., 13 p.,(DVD), 2005.
  68. Shareef, S. and D. R. Schmitt, Point load determination of static elastic moduli using laser speckle interferometry, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 42, 511-527, 2004.
  69. Diallo, M. and D. R. Schmitt, Noise reduction in interferometric fringe patterns with mean curvature diffusion,   J. of Electronic Imaging, 13, 819-831, 2004
  70. Liu, Y. and D.R. Schmitt, Amplitude and AVO responses of a single thin bed, Geophysics, 68, 1161-1168, 2003.
  71. Beaty, K. and D.R. Schmitt, Repeatability of multi-mode Rayleigh wave dispersion studies, Geophysics, 68, 782-790, 2003.
  72. Schmitt, D.R., J. Mwenifumbo, K. A. Pflug, and I.L. Meglis, Geophysical logging for elastic properties in hard rock: a tutorial, , in: Hardrock Seismic Exploration (edited by D.W. Eaton, B. Milkereit, and M.H. Salisbury), SEG Geophysical Developments 10, 20-41, 2003.
  73. Perron, G., Eaton, D.W.,  Elliot, B., and D.R. Schmitt, Application of downhole seismic imaging to near-vertical structures: Normetal (Abitibi-Greenstone Belt), Quebec,  194-206, , ibid, 2003.
  74. Mah, M. and D. R. Schmitt, Determination of the complete elastic stiffnesses from ultrasonic phase velocity measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 108(B1), 10.1029/2001JB001586, 11 pp., 2003; erratum 108 (B10): Art. No. 2490, 2003.
  75. Rumzan, I. and D. R. Schmitt, Three-dimensional stress-relief displacements from blind-hole drilling: A parametric description, Experimental Mechanics, 43, 52-60, 2003.
  76. Beaty, K. D.R. Schmitt, and M. Sacchi, Simulated annealing inversion of multi-mode Rayleigh wave dispersion curves for geological structure, Geophys. J. Int., 151, 622-671, 2002.
  77. Bouzidi, Y., D. R. Schmitt, R. A. Burwash, and E.R. Kanasewich: Variations in Crustal Thickness in Alberta from Depth-Migrated Seismic Reflection Profiles, Can. J. Earth Sci., 39, 331-350, 2002.
  78. Baig, A.M., F. Hron, and D.R. Schmitt, Modelling the effect of seismic velocity gradients on the change in geometrical spreading across a boundary, Geophys. J. Int., 146, 679-690, 2001.
  79. Mah, M. and D. R. Schmitt, Experimental determination of the elastic coefficients of anisotropic materials with theslant-stack method, Geophysics, 66, 1217-1225, 2001.
  80. Mah, M. and D.R. Schmitt, Near point-source longitudinal and transverse mode ultrasonic arrays for material characterization, IEEE Trans. Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control,  48, 691-698, 2001.
  81. Salisbury, M.H., B. Milkereit, G. Ascough, R. Adair, L. Matthews, D.R. Schmitt, J. Mwenifumbo, D.W. Eaton, and J. Wu, Physical properties and seismic  imaging of massive sulphides, Geophysics, 65, 1882-1889, 2000.
  82. Schmitt, D.R., and R.W. Hunt, Inversion of speckle interferometer fringes for hole-drilling residual stress determinations, Exp. Mech.,   40, 129-37, 2000.
  83. Molyneux, J. and D.R. Schmitt, Compressional-wave velocities in attenuating media: A laboratory physical modeling study, Geophysics, 65, 1162-1167, 2000.
  84. Schmitt, D.R. and R.W. Hunt, Time-lapse speckle interferometry,  Geophys. Res. Lett., Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 2589-2592, 1999.
  85. Molyneux, J.B. and D.R. Schmitt, First break timing: Arrival times by direct correlation, Geophysics, 64, 1492-1501, 1999.
  86. Schmitt, D. R., Seismic attributes for monitoring of a shallow heated heavy oil reservoir: A case study, Geophysics, 65, 368-377, 1999.
  87. Li, Y.Y., and D.R. Schmitt, Drilling induced core fractures and in situ stress, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 5225-5239, 1998.
  88. Schmitt, D.R. and R.W. Hunt, Model Based Inversion of Speckle Interferometer Fringe Patterns, Applied Optics, 37, 2573-2578, 1998.
  89. Schmitt, D.R. and R.W. Hunt, Optimization of fringe pattern calculation using direct correlation in speckle interferometry, Applied Optics, 36, 8848-8857, 1997
  90. Kebaili, A., and D.R. Schmitt, Ultrasonic anisotropic phase velocity determination with the Radon transformation, J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 101, 3278-3286, 1997.
  91. Li, Y. and D. R. Schmitt, Effects of Poisson's ratio and core stub length on bottomhole stress concentrations, Int. J. Rock Mech.& Mining Sci., 34, 761-773, 1997.
  92. Li, Y. and D.R. Schmitt, Wellbore bottom stress concentration and induced core fractures, Amer. Assoc. Petrol. Geol. Bulletin, 81, 1909-1925, 1997.
  93. Huber, K., K. Fuchs, J. Palmer, F. Roth, B.N. Khakhaev, L. van Kin, L.A. Pezner, S. Hickman, D. Moos, M.D. Zoback, and D.R. Schmitt, Analysis of borehole televiewer measurements in the Vorotilov Drillhole, Russia - First results, Tectonophysics, 275, 261-272, 1997.
  94. Eaton, D., S. Guest, B. Milkereit, W. Bleeker, D. Crick, D.R. Schmitt, and M. Salisbury, Seismic imaging of massive sulphide deposits: Part III. Borehole seismic imaging of near-vertical structures, Economic Geology, 91, 835-840, 1996.
  95. Schmitt, D.R. and Y. Li, Three Dimensional Stress Relief Displacements from Drilling a Blind Hole, Experimental Mechanics, 36, 412-420, 1996.
  96. Kebaili, A., L. Le, and D.R. Schmitt, Slowness surface determination from slant stack curves, in Seismic Anisotropy, Fjaer, E., Holt, R.M., Rathore, J.S., Eds, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 518-555, 1996.
  97. Dufresne, M.B., D.R. Eccles, B. McKinstry, D.R. Schmitt, M.M. Fenton, J.G. Pawlowicz, and W.A.D. Edwards, The Diamond Potential of Alberta, Alberta Geological Survey Bulletin Number 63, 158 pp., 1996.
  98. Kebaili, A. and D.R. Schmitt, Velocity anisotropy observed in wellbore seismic arrivals: combined effects of intrinsic properties and layering?, Geophysics, 61, 12-20, 1996.
  99. Schmitt, D.R., and Y.Y. Li, A high pressure technique for determining the microcrack porosities of damaged brittle materials, Can. J. Phys., 73, 330-337, 1995.
  100. Schmitt, D.R. and Y. Y. Li, Determination of the microcrack tensor in rock: evaluation of coring induced damage, Rock Mechanics Models and Measurements Challenges from Industry, Proc. First North American Symposium on Rock Mechanics, P.R. Nelson and S.E. Laubach, eds., A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 443-449, 1994.
  101. Zheng, B.S., F. Hron, and D. R. Schmitt, One example in the interpretation of singular wave of reflection seismology with the high order term effect of asymptotic ray theory, (in Chinese), Adv. in Solid Earth Geophys. China, 8, 231-244, 1994.
  102. Schmitt, D.R., and Y. Li, Influence of a stress relief hole's depth on induced displacements: application in interferometric stress determinations, Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. & Geomech., 30, 985-988, 1993.
  103. Kebaili, A., and D.R. Schmitt, Estimation of compressional wave anisotropy using vertical seismic profiling traveltime, Technical Program, 63rd Annual Meeting. of the Soc. of Exploration Geophysicists 1993 Annual Meeting, 136-139, 1993.
  104. Schmitt, D.R., R.J. Tait, and H. Spann, Solutions for pore pressure and stress in a porous hollow cylinder: application to a laboratory experiment, Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. & Geomech. Abstr., 30, 1057-1060, 1993.
  105. Schmitt, D.R., and A. Kebaili, Velocity anisotropy estimation from slant stacks of wellbore seismics, Can. J. Expl. Geophys., 29, 236-245, 1993.
  106. Schmitt, D.R., and M.D. Zoback, Infiltration effects in the tensile rupture of thin walled cylinders of glass and granite: implications for the hydraulic fracturing breakdown equation, Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. & Geomech. Abstr., 30, 289-303, 1993.
  107. Schmitt, D.R., Fracture statistics derived from digital ultrasonic televiewer logging, J. Can. Petr. Tech., 32, 34-43, 1993.
  108. Schmitt, D.R., L. Holm, and J.S. MacKinnon, Applications of real time digital acquisition of ultrasonic borehole televiewer data on a personal computer, Rev. Sci. Instr., 63, 3767-3772, 1992.
  109. Schmitt, D.R., and M.D. Zoback, Diminished pore pressure in low porosity rock under tensional failure: Apparent strengthening by dilatancy, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 273-286, 1992.
  110. Schmitt, D.R., and M.D.Zoback, Poroelastic effects in the determination of the maximum horizontal principal stress in hydraulic fracturing tests: a proposed breakdown equation employing a modified effective stress relation for tensile failure, Int. J. Rock Mech. Mining Sci. & Geomech. Abstr., 26, 499-506, 1989.
  111. Schmitt, D.R., C.L. Smither, and T.J. Ahrens, In situ holographic elastic moduli measurements from boreholes, Geophysics, 54, 468-477, 1989.
  112. Schmitt, D.R., and T.J. Ahrens, Shock temperatures in silica glass: implications for modes of shock deformation, phase transformation, and melting with pressure, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 5851-5871, 1989.
  113. Smither, C.L., D.R.Schmitt, and T.J. Ahrens, Analysis and modelling of holographic measurements of in situ stress, Int. J. Rock Mech. Mining Sci. & Geomech. Abstr., 25, 353-369, 1989.
  114. Schmitt, D.R., T.J. Ahrens, and B. Svendsen, Shock induced melting and shear banding in single crystal NaCl, J. Appl. Phys., 63, 99-106, 1988.
  115. Bass, J.D., D.R. Schmitt, and T.J. Ahrens, Holographic in situ stress measurements, Geophy. J. Roy. Astr. Soc., 85, 14-41, 1986.
  116. Schmitt, D.R., B. Svendsen, and T.J. Ahrens, Shock induced radiation from minerals, in Shock Waves in Condensed Matter, Proc. 4th Amer. Phys. Soc. Topical Conference, Spokane, 261-265, 1986.
  117. Schmitt, D.R., C.L. Smither, T.J. Ahrens, and B.L. Jensen, Holographic stress and elastic moduli measurements, Proc. of the Soc. of Exploration Geophysicists 1986 Annual Meeting, 9-12, 1986.
  118. Schmitt, D.R., C.L. Smither, T.J. Ahrens, and B.L. Jensen, Holographic measurement of elastic moduli, in Rock Mechanics: Key to Energy Production, Proc. 27th U.S. Symp. on Rock Mech., Univ. of Alabama, Tuscalloosa, AIME, 185-191, 1986.
  119. Schmitt, D.R., and T.J. Ahrens, Emission spectra of shock compressed solids, in Shock Waves in Condensed Matter, Proc. 3rd Amer. Phys. Soc. Topical Conference, Santa Fe, 313-316, 1984.
  120. Schmitt, D.R., and T.J. Ahrens, Temperatures of shock induced shear instabilities and their relationship to fusion curves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 1077-1080, 1983.

 

Refereed Conference Proceedings with Review and Revisions

1.      Schmitt, D.R., L.M. Liberty, J.E. Kessler, J. Kück, R.S. Kofman, R. Bishop, J.W. Shervais, J.P. Evans, D.E. Champion, The ICDP Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project: Preliminary overview of borehole geophysics, Paper 184, Geothermal Resources Council Trans., 36, 8 pp. in press, 2012.

2.      Shervais, J.W., D. Nielson, J.P. Evans, T. Lachmar, E. Christiansen, L. Morgan, W.C. Shanks, C. Delahunty, D. R. Schmitt, L.M. Liberty, D.D. Blackwell, J. M. Glen, J.E. Kessler, K.E. Potter, M. M. Jean, C.J. Sant, T. G. Freeman, Hotspot: The Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project – Initial report, Paper XXX, 9 pp. in press, ibid.

3.      Poureslami Ardakani, E., and D.R. Schmitt, Regional geophysical study toward geothermal exploration in northeastern Alberta, Canada, Paper XXX, 8 pp., in press, ibid.

4.      Schmitt, D.R., T.J. Wilson, R.D. Jarrard, T.S. Paulsen, S. Pierdominici, T. Grelle, D. Handwerger, T. Wonik, Hydraulic fracturing stress determinations in the ANDRILL South McMurdo Sound drill hole, Antarctica, Paper ARMA12-168, in 46th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Chicago, 7 pp., CDROM, June 2012.

5.      Njiekak, G., H. Yam, R.S. Kofman, and D.R. Schmitt, Effect of CO2’s varying phase on static and dynamic moduli of a fully saturated dolostone, Paper ARMA12-582, 8 pp., ibid.

6.      Njiekak, G., H. Yam, R.S. Kofman, and D.R. Schmitt, Laboratory investigations of seismic signatures of CO2 saturation for geological sequestration, in Hawkes, C., D. Kinakin, S. Proskin, and D. Thibodeau (eds), Proc. of Edmonton-2012 CIM Conference and Exposition, May 6-9,  Edmonton,  529-535, 2012.

7.      Melendez, J., D.R. Schmitt, and R.S. Kofman, Anisotropy measurements in a core sample by using the pulse transmission method, 507-514, ibid.

8.      Chan, J.S., D.R. Schmitt, J. Majorowicz, E. Poureslami-Ardakan, G. Nieuwenhuis, M. vanderBaan, and J. Kueck, Deep borehole study toward the feasibility of engineered geothermal system (EGS) in Northeastern Alberta, 413-421, ibid.,

9.      Schmitt, D.R., T.J. Wilson, R.D. Jarrard, T.S. Paulsen, S. Pierdominici, D. Handwerger, and T. Wonik, Wireline hydraulic mini-frac testing: Experiences in the ANDRILL SMS borehole, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, 561-568, ibid.

10.  Shervais, J.W., J.P. Evans, E.J. Christiansen, D.R. Schmitt, L.M. Liberty, J.E. Kessler, K.E. Potter, M.M. Jean, C.J., Sant, and T.G. Freeman, Hotspot: The Snake River geothermal drilling project, Geothermal Resources Council Trans., 35, 995-1003, 2011.

11.  Ortiz-Orsonio, M., and D.R. Schmitt, The reflectivity and transmissivity of anisotropic materials: A physical  model study, Paper ARMA 10-330,  in 44th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Salt Lake City. 5 pp. CDROM, June 2010.

12.  Bakhorji, A. and D.R. Schmitt,  Laboratory measurements of the static and dynamic bulk moduli in carbonate, Paper ARMA 10-465, in Proc. 44th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium,  Salt Lake City. 5 pp. CDROM, June 2010

13.  Rumzan, I., and D.R. Schmitt,  The influence of well-bore pressure on drilling penetration rate and stress dependent strength, in D. Elsworth, J.P. Tinucci, and K.A. Heasley, (eds.) Rock Mechanics in the National Interest, Vol II,  Proc. 38th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Washington, D.C., 911-918, 2001.

                  

Some Recent Non-refereed Contributions including Editorially Refereed Expanded Abstracts

Non-refereed or Editorial Refereed Contributions  

 

Popular Media

Revealing Rocks, Dr Doug Schmitt explains his team’s work on rock physics, International Innovation, 114-116, August 2012.

 

Papers, Articles, and Initial Reports

  1. Schmitt, D.R., Basic geomechanics for induced seismicity: a tutorial, CSEG Recorder, 39(11), 20-27, 2014.
  2. Ardakani, E.P., T. J. Podvinsky, and D.R. Schmitt, Lithology determination using elastic rock properties and simultaneous seismic inversion in the Leduc reservoir, NE Alberta, CSEG Recorder, 39 (6), 42-46, 2014.
  3. Muraoka, H., H. Asanuma, N. Tsuchiya, T. Ito, T. Mogi, H. Ito, and the participants of the ICDP/JBBP Workshop, The Japan beyond-brittle workshop, Scientific Drilling, doi:10.5194/sd-17-51-2014, 17, 51-59, 2014.
  4. Schmitt, D.R., S. Aqil, A. Bakhorji, Y. Bouzidi, M.H. Chowdhury, R. Kofman, J. Melendez, G. Njikekak, M. Ortiz-Orsonio, H. Schijns, B.C. Snow, and H. Yam, Rock Physics Facilities and Research in the Experimental Geophysics Group at the University of Alberta, , CSEG Recorder, 37(1), 40-46. 2012.
  5. Melendez, J., and D.R. Schmitt, Investigating anisotropy in rocks by using pulse transmission method, CSEG Recorder, 36(10), 38-42, 2011.
  6. Yam, H., and D.R. Schmitt, CO2 rock physics: a laboratory study, Can. Well Logging Soc., InSite Magazine, 30, 13-16, 2011
  7. Florindo, F., D. Harwood, R. Levy, and the SMS Project Science Team, ANDRILL’s success during the 4th International Polar Year, Scientific Drilling, doi:10.2204/iodp.sd.6.03.2008,  No 6, July, 29-31, 2008.
  8. Bianco, E., S., Kaplan, and D.R. Schmitt, Seismic rock physics of steam injection in bituminous-oil reservoirs, Soc. Expl. Geophysicists, The Leading Edge Magazine, 27 (9), 1132-1137, 2008.
  9. Lines, L.,  H. Agharbarati, P. F. Daley, J. Embleton, M. Fay, T. Settari, F. Vasheghani, T. Wang, A. Zhang, X. Qi, and D.R. Schmitt  Collaborative methods in enhanced cold heavy oil production, , Soc. Expl. Geophysicists, The Leading Edge Magazine, 27 (9), 1152-1156, 2008.
  10. Schmitt, D.R., Heavy and Bituminous Oils: Can Alberta Save the World, invited, Australian SEG Preview magazine, Issue 118, 22-29, Oct. 2005.
  11. Theune, U., D.R. Schmitt, and M. Sacchi, Looking inside Turtle Mountain: Mapping fractures with GPR, CSEG Recorder, 30 (9), 34-38, 2005.
  12. Ahmad, J., and D.R. Schmitt, Seismic and resistivity imaging for Quaternary channels: Rainbow Lake, Northwest Alberta, Canada, CSEG Recorder, 30 (9), 40-43, 2005.
  13. Schmitt, D.R., Oil sands and geophysics, CSEG Recorder, 29(11), 5-11, 2004.
  14. Cholach, P.Y. and D.R. Schmitt, Seismic anisotropy of shales, CSEG Recorder, Vol. 28  (Sept.), 39-42, 2003.
  15. Rumzan, I., and D.R. Schmitt, Application of parametric equations to strain gauge hole drilling technique, in Proc. Soc. Exp. Mech. Ann. Conf. on Experimental and Applied Mechanics,  A. Shukla, E.W. O'Brien, R. M. French, K.M. Ramsay, eds., Portland, Or, 600-603, 2001.
  16. Salisbury, M.H., B. Milkereit, G. Ascough, R. Adair, D. R. Schmitt, and L. Matthews, Physical properties and seismic imaging of massive sulphides, in Goblins, A., Ed., Proc. Exploration '97, 4 the Decennial Int. Conf. on Mineral Exploration, Toronto, 383-390,  1997.
  17. Schmitt, D.R., and Y.Y. Li, Wellbore bottom stress concentrations and induced core fractures, Lithoprobe 1994 Alberta Basement Transect Report #51, 71-112, 1996.
  18. Huber, K., K. Fuchs, S. Hickman, D. Moos, B.N. Khakhaev, L. van Kin, L.V. Pezner, J. Palmer, F. Roth, D. R. Schmitt, M.D. Zoback, Analysis of wellbore breakouts in the Vorotilov drill hole, Russia, in A decade of drilling discoveries, Proc. Viet Int. Symp. on the Observation of the Continental Crust Through Drilling, Santa Fe, NM, 252-255, 1994.
  19. Schmitt, D.R., Holographic stress measurement method, in Modern in situ stress measurement methods, short course presented prior to the 34th U.S. Symposium on rock mechanics, Madison, WI, 25 pages, June, 1993.
  20. Schmitt, D.R., and M.D. Zoback, Role of pore pressure in tensile rupture of low porosity rock: hydrofracturing test data, in Stanford Rockphysics and Borehole Geophysics Project, Vol 40, pages T1-T21, 1990.
  21. Schmitt, D.R., and M.D. Zoback, Laboratory tests of the effects of pore pressure on tensile failure, in Proc. of the Int. Symp. on Rock at Great Depth, Paul, France, V. Mary and D. Fourmaintraux, eds., 883-889, 1989.
  22. Schmitt, D.R., and M.D. Zoback, Laboratory tests of the effects of pore pressure on tensile failure and proposed modifications for the hydraulic fracturing breakdown equations in low porosity crystalline rock, in Stanford Rockphysics and Borehole Geophysics Project, Vol 37, pages Q1-Q17, 1989.
  23. Schmitt, D.R., and M.D. Zoback, The effect of an exact effective stress law on the hydraulic fracturing breakdown equations, in Proc. 2nd Int. Workshop on Hydraulic Fracturing Stress Measurements, Minneapolis, 425-450, 1988.
  24. Sun, L.F., B. Milkereit, and D.R. Schmitt, Frequency dependent attenuation and velocity dispersion in the seismic band, Rainbow in the Earth - 3rd International Conference in Scale-Frequency Phenomena in Geophysics, August 2007.
  25. Sun, L.F., B. Milkereit, and D.R. Schmitt, Measuring attenuation and velocity dispersion using vibrator sweeps, Soc. Of Expl. Geophysicist, 77th Ann. Meeting, San Antonio, Sept, 4 pp. CDROM,  2007.
  26. Meillieux, D., D.R. Schmitt, B. Milkereit, and S. Danour, Integrated petrophysical and borehole seismic studies of Lake Bosumtwi impact carter, Ghana, 447-451, CDROM, ibid.
  27. White, D.J., C.J. Mwenifumbo, M. Salisbury, G. Bellefleur, D.R. Schmitt, D., and B. Dietiker, Seismic exploration within the Flin Flon VMS mining camp, Manitoba, Canada, submitted to Exploration07, Toronto, 2007.
  28. Sun, L.F., B. Milkereit, and D.R. Schmitt,  Detecting heterogeneity near a borehole using Vibroseis data, submitted to Exploration07, Toronto, 2007.   
  29. Schjins, H., D. Meillieux, D.R. Schmitt, E. Bianco, M. Welz, L.T. Kukkonen, P. Heikkinen, F. Sun, and B. Milkereit, Overview of high resolution VSP surveys in the International Continental Drilling Program borehole, Finland: Preliminary results, in Kukkonen, I.T. (ed) Outokumpu Deep Drilling Project, 2nd Int. Workshop, May 21-22, 2007, Espoo, Finland. Programme and Extended Abstracts, Geological Survey of Finland Report Q10.2/2007/29, 21-26, 2007.
  30. Hemsing, D. and D. R. Schmitt, Laboratory determination of elastic anisotropy in shales from Alberta, 12th Int. Workshop on Seismic Anisotropy, Beijing, Oct., 2 pp. CD-ROM,  2006.
  31. Ahmad, J. and D. R. Schmitt, High resolution seismic imaging of a shallow gas reservoir, Alberta, Canada, Soc. Of Expl. Geophysicist, 76th Ann. Meeting, New Orleans, Oct., 4 pp. CDROM,  2006.
  32. Hemsing, D. and D. R. Schmitt, Laboratory determination of elastic anisotropy of shales from Alberta, ibid, 4 pp., CDROM, 2006.
  33. He, T., and D. R. Schmitt, Velocity measurements of conglomerates and pressure sensitivity analysis of AVA response, ibid, 4 pp., CDROM, 2006.
  34. Zhang, Y. and D.R. Schmitt, Quantitative evaluation of the quality of seismic repeatability: A case study using differing metrics, 2006 CSPG-CSEG-CWLS Convention, Calgary, May, 4 pp., CD-ROM, 2006.
  35. He, T. and D.R. Schmitt, P- and S-wave velocity measurements and pressure sensitivity analyis of AVA response, 4 pp., CD-ROM, ibid.
  36. Schmitt, D.R.,  D. Meillieux, M. Brown, M. Welz, T. He, B. Milkereit, T. Karp, C. Scholz, and S. Danour, Porosity of meteorite impact rocks: Inferences from geophysical and petrophysical studies from the Lake Bosumtwi impact crater, Ghana, 4 pp., CD-ROM, ibid.
  37. Hemsing, D. and D.R. Schmitt, Experimental anisotropy results in Alberta shales, 4 pp., CD-ROM, ibid.
  38. Lines, L, J. Embleton, M. Fay, S. Larter, T. Settari, B. Palmiere, C. Reine, and D.R. Schmitt, Reservoir characterization of Plover Lake heavy-oil field, 4 pp., CD-ROM, ibid.
  39. Ahmad, J. and D.R. Schmitt, Reservoir characteristics of a Quarternary channel: Incorporating rock physics in seismic and DC resistivity surveys, 4 pp. CD-ROM, ibid.
  40. Koeberl, C., B. Milkereit, J.T. Overpeck, C.A. Scholz, W.U. Reimold, P.Y.O. Amoako, D. Boamah, P. Claeys, S. Danuor, A. Deutsch, R.E. Hecky, J. King, H. Newsom, J. Peck, and D.R. Schmitt, An international and multidisciplinary drilling project into a young complex impact structure: The 2004 ICDP Bosumtwi impact crater, Ghana, drilling project, – An overview. Lunar and Planetary Science 37, abs. No. 1859 (2 pp., CD-ROM).
  41. Milkereit, B.,  H. Ugalde, T. Karp, C.A. Scholz, D. Schmitt, S. Danuor, N. Artemieva, J. Kück, W. Qian and E. L'Heureux, Exploring the Lake Bosumtwi Crater – Geophysical surveys, predictions, and drilling results, ibid, abs No. 1687, (2 pp., CD-ROM)
  42. Brown, M.,  D. R. Schmitt, B. Milkereit, and P. Claeys, Porosity in impact damaged rocks: Inferences from scientific drilling in the Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana, impact structure, ibid., abs. No. 1507 (2 pp., CD-ROM).
  43. Schmitt, D.R., B. Milkereit, T. Karp, C. Scholz, S. Danour5, D. Meilleux, and M. Welz, Wellbore seismic studies in the Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana, impact structure, ibid, abs no. 1503, (2 pp. CD-ROM).
  44. Schmitt, D.R., Heavy and bituminous oils: can Alberta save the world?, Preview, Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Issue 118, 22-29, Oct. 2005.
  45. Schmitt, D.R., Rock physics and time-lapse monitoring of heavy oil reservoirs, SPE-98075, Int. Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium, Soc. Petr. Engs., Calgary, Nov., 6 pp-CRDROM, 2002.
  46. Theune, U., D.R. Schmitt, and M. Sacchi, Looking inside Turtle Mountain: Mapping fracture with GPR, CSEG Recorder, 30 (9), submitted Aug. 05.
  47. Ahmad, J., and D.R. Schmitt, Seismic and resistivity imaging for Quaternary channels: Rainbow Lake, Northwest Alberta, Canada, CSEG Recorder, 30 (9), 40-43, 2005.
  48. Han, Z. , D. R. Schmitt, V. V. Kravachinsky, and J. Escartin, Laboratory comparison between seismic and magnetic anisotropy, Technical Program, 2005 CSEG Annual Meeting, 4 pp. – CDROM, 2005.
  49. Ahmad, J., D.R. Schmitt, C.D. Rokosh, J.G. Pawlowicz, M.M. Fenton, and A. Plouffe, Seismic Imaging of Quaternary Channels, Rainbow Lake, Northern Alberta, Canada, ibid.
  50. He, T., M. Wang, F. vonHumbeck, and D.R. Schmitt, Experimental measurement of elastic frame properties, ibid.
  51. Schmitt, D.R., C.D. Rokosh, and M. Welz, High Resolution Seismic Profile in Permafrost, at the Mallik Scientific Wellbore, MacKenzie Delta, NWT, ibid.
  52. Zhang, Y. and D.R. Schmitt, A New Method to Invert Time-lapse Impedance Using Hybrid Data Transformation. ibid.
  53. Theune, U., M.D. Sacchi, and D.R. Schmitt, Generalized deconvolution for GPR enhancement, ibid.
  54. Theune, U., D.R. Schmitt, and M.D. Sacchi, Mapping fractures with GPR on Turtle Mountain, ibid.
  55. Brent, T.A., D.R. Schmitt, M. Riedel, M. Caddel, M. Clement, S.R. Dallimore, T.S. Collett, C.D. Rokosh, and M. Welz, Initial geophysical and geological assessment of conventional industry 3D seismic survey and a highresolution profile covering the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 5L-38 gas hydrate research Well, 6 pp. – CDROM, AAPG Annual Convention, Calgary, June 2005.
  56. Pawlowicz, J.G., T.J. Nicoll, A. Hickin, J. Ahmad, C.D. Rokosh, D.R.  Schmitt, M. Fenton, R. Paulen, and A. Plouffe, Bedrock topography mapping and geophysical surveys related to shallow gas potential in northwestern Alberta, 2 pp. ibid.
  57. Zhang, Y., and D.R. Schmitt, Time-lapse impedance inversion using hybrid data transformation and the spike deconvolution method,  74th Ann. Int. Mtg: Soc. Of Expl. Geophys., 4 pages, 2004. 
  58. Schmitt, D.R., Oil sands and geophysics, CSEG Recorder, 29(11), 5-11, 2004.
  59. Zhang, Y., and D.R. Schmitt, Time-lapse impedance inversion using hybrid data transformation and the spike deconvolution method, submitted 74th Ann. Int. Mtg: Soc. Of Expl. Geophys., 4 pages, 2004.
  60. Welz, M. and D. R. Schmitt, Attenuation of point source airborne cultural noise, 2004 CSEG Annual Convention, 4 pp, 2004.
  61. Theune, U. and D.R. Schmitt, Modelling of seismic waves with the spectral finite element method, ibid., 4 pp. 2004.
  62. Cholach, P.Y. and D.R. Schmitt, Anisotropic properties of shales: effects of averaging techniques, ibid., 4 pp. 2004.
  63. Han, J.Z., D.R. Schmitt, D. Collis, and J. Escartin, Laboratory determination of velocity anisotropy, ibid., 4 pp. 2004.
  64. He, T., and D. R. Schmitt, Measurement of the elastic frame properties on weakly consolidated sandstone in support of fluid substitution studies, ibid., 4 pp. 2004.
  65. Solano, G. and D.R. Schmitt, VSP study of attenuation in oil sands, ibid., 4 pp. 2004.
  66. Zhang, Y., and D.R. Schmitt, A case study: QC analysis of time-lapse seismic monitoring in a heavy oil reservoir, ibid., 4 pp. 2004.
  67. Cholach, P. and Schmitt, D., 2003, Intrinsic anisotropy of shales, 73rd Ann. Internat Mtg.: Soc. of Expl. Geophys., 149-152, 2003.
  68.  Zhang, Y., Schmitt, D. and Sacchi, M., A comparison between local and global inversion of poststack seismic data to estimate acoustic impedance, 73rd Ann. Internat. Mtg.: Soc. of Expl. Geophys., 738-741, 2003.
  69. Cholach, P.Y. and D.R. Schmitt, Seismic anisotropy of shales, CSEG Recorder, Vol. 28  (Sept.), 39-42, 2003.
  70. Schmitt, D.R., Research in Geophysics at the University of Alberta, CSEG Recorder, Vol 28 (March), 20-27, 2003.
  71. Rumzan, I., and D.R. Schmitt, Application of parametric equations to strain gauge hole drilling technique, in Proc. Soc. Exp. Mech. Ann. Conf. on Experimental and Applied Mechanics,  A. Shukla, E.W. O'Brien, R. M. French, K.M. Ramsay, eds., Portland, Or, 600-603, 2001.
  72. Rumzan, I., and D.R. Schmitt,  The influence of well-bore pressure on drilling penetration rate and stress dependent strength, in D. Elsworth, J.P. Tinucci, and K.A. Heasley, (eds.) Rock Mechanics in the National Interest, Vol II,  Proc. 38th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, 911-918, 2000.
  73. Adam, E., Milkereit, B., Roberts, B. and Schmitt, D.,  VSP surveys at a VMS deposit, Matagami, Quebec, 70th Ann. Internat. Mtg: Soc. of Expl. Geophys., 1126-1129, 2000.
  74. Beaty, K. and Schmitt, D., A study of near-surface seasonal variability using Rayleigh wave dispersion, 70th Ann. Internat. Mtg: Soc. of Expl. Geophys., 1323-1326,2000.
  75. Bouzidi, Y. and Schmitt, D., Laboratory calibration of amplitude variation with angle using an acoustic goniometer, 70th Ann. Internat. Mtg: Soc. of Expl. Geophys., 210-213, 2000.
  76. Liu, Y. and Schmitt, D., Quantitative analysis of thin layer effects: Transmission coefficients and seismograms, 70th Ann. Internat. Mtg: Soc. of Expl. Geophys., 2464-2467, 2000.
  77. Molynexu, J.B. and D.R. Schmitt, Velocity dispersion, attenuation, and resonant phenomena in unconsolidated sands, Technical Program, 68th Annual Meeting of the SEG,  21-25, 1999.
  78. Schmitt, D.R., Shallow seismic profiling over heated heavy oils: directions towards time lapse monitoring, Technical Program, 67th Annual Meeting of the SEG, 40-43, 1998.
  79. Grech, M., M. Jones, and D.R. Schmitt, Proper amplitude recovery in VSPs,  Technical Program, 67th Annual Meeting of the SEG, 385-388, 1998.
  80. Mah, M., and D.R. Schmitt, Velocity anisotropy determination with the tau-p method, Technical Program, 67th Annual Meeting of the SEG, 1000-1003, 1998.
  81. Salisbury, M.H., B. Milkereit, G. Ascough, R. Adair, D. R. Schmitt, and L. Matthews, Physical properties and seismic imaging of massive sulphides, in press, Proc. Exploration '97, 4 th Decennial Int. Conf. on Mineral Exploration, Toronto, in press, 1997.
  82. Molyneux, J. and D.R. Schmitt, A new method of picking first breaking, Technical Program, 66th Annual Meeting of the SEG, 1012-1015, 1997.
  83. Eaton, D., M. Salisbury, D. Forsyth, B. Milkereit, S. Guest, D. R. Schmitt, and D. Crick, Borehole seismic imaging of near vertical structures: A case history, Technical Program, 66th Annual Meeting. of the SEG, 2072-2075, 1996.
  84. Molyneux, J., M. Jones, and D.R. Schmitt, Identification of multiples contaminating surface seismic data using a VSP analysis technique, Technical Program, 66th Annual Meeting. of the SEG, 206-209, 1996.
  85. Schmitt, D.R., and Y.Y. Li, Wellbore bottom stress concentrations and induced core fractures, Lithoprobe 1994 Alberta Basement Transect Report #51, 71-112, 1996.
  86. Schmitt, D.R. and Y. Li, Bottomhole stress concentrations and core fractures, Proc. VIII Int. Symp. on the Observation of the Continental Crust Through Drilling, Tsukuba, Japan, 200-203, 1996.
  87. Schmitt, D.R. and Y. Li, Bottomhole stress concentrations: Implications to core and wellbore wall damage and quantitative stress determinations, Lithoprobe 1995 Alberta Basement Transect Report #47, 46-47, 1995.
  88. Roth, F., K. Fuchs, M.D. Zoback, S. Hickman, D. R. Schmitt, B.N. Khakhaev, and L.A. Pezner, Stress field measurements in eastern Europe, in A decade of drilling discoveries, Proc. VIIth Int. Symp. on the Observation of the Continental Crust Through Drilling, Santa Fe, NM, 249-251, 1994.
  89. Huber, K., K. Fuchs, S. Hickman, D. Moos, B.N. Khakhaev, L. van Kin, L.V. Pezner, J. Palmer, F. Roth, D. R. Schmitt, M.D. Zoback, Analysis of wellbore breakouts in the Vorotilov drillhole, Russia, in in A decade of drilling discoveries, Proc. VIIth Int. Symp. on the Observation of the Continental Crust Through Drilling, Santa Fe, NM, 252-255, 1994.
  90. Schmitt, D.R., J. B. Molyneux, and C. Hickey, Seismic properties of rocks from an exposed Proterozoic shear zone, Lithoprobe 1994 Trans-Hudson Orogen Transect Report #38, 54-57, 1994.
  91. Schmitt, D.R., and Y.Y. Li, A high pressure technique for determining the microcrack porosities of damaged brittle materials, Lithoprobe 1994 Alberta Basement Transect Report #37, 117-138, 1994.
  92. Schmitt, D.R., Holographic stress measurement method, in Modern in situ stress measurement methods, short course presented prior to the 34th U.S. Symposium on rock mechanics, Madison, WI, 25 pages, June, 1993.
  93. Schmitt, D.R., T. Chacko, J. Molyneux, and C. Hickey, Laboratory elastic wave impedance measurements on rocks associated with the seismic reflections near Granite Lake, Saskatchewan, submitted, Lithoprobe 1993 Trans-Hudson Orogen Transect report, 5 pages, 1993.
  94. Schmitt, D.R., H. Neiman, L. Holm, and J.S. MacKinnon, Ultrasonic borehole televiewer logging on a PC based system, Proc. 4th Int. MGLS/KEGS Symposium for Minerals, Geotechnical, and Groundwater Applications, Toronto, August 1991, in press.
  95. Schmitt, D.R., A field based system for the digitization of ultrasonic borehole televiewer data in real time, in Proc. Canadian Well Logging Society 13th Formation Evaluation Symposium, Calgary, Sept. 1991, M1-M16, 1991.
  96. Schmitt, D.R., Fracture statistics derived from digital ultrasonic televiewer logging, Pet. Soc. CIM, CIM/AOSTRA 91, 64-1 to 64-10, 1991.
  97. Schmitt, D.R., and M.D. Zoback, Laboratory tests of the effects of pore pressure on tensile failure, in Proc. of the Int. Symp. on Rock at Great Depth, Pau, France, V. Maury and D. Fourmaintraux, eds., 883-889, 1989.
  98. Schmitt, D.R., and M.D. Zoback, Role of pore pressure in tensile rupture of low porosity rock: hydrofracturing test data, in Stanford Rockphysics and Borehole Geophysics Project, Vol 40, pages T1-T21, 1990.
  99. Schmitt, D.R., and M.D. Zoback, Laboratory tests of the effects of pore pressure on tensile failure and proposed modifications for the hydraulic fracturing breakdown equations in low porosity crystalline rock, in Stanford RockphysicsVol 37, pages Q1-Q17, 1989.
  100. Schmitt, D.R., and M.D. Zoback, The effect of an exact effective stress law on the hydraulic fracturing breakdown equations, in Proc. 2nd Int. Workshop on Hydraulic Fracturing Stress Measurements, Minneapolis, 425-450, 1988.and Borehole Geophysics Project,

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