Scholars

Mollie B. & Richard A. Williford Professor

Positions:

overview

My research focuses on quantitative petroleum geology, rock physics, and reservoir geophysics.

education and training

selected publications

Weger, R. J., Eberli, G. P., Massaferro, J. L., Sun, Y., & Baechle, G. T. (2023). Theoretically derived pore geometry in carbonates using the extended biot theory. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 155, 106359-106359.
Guo, J., Li, M., Zhuang, M., & Sun, Y. (2022). Rock physics model for velocity-pressure relations and its application to shale pore pressure estimation. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 50(2), 404-418.
Wan, Z., Luo, J., Yang, X., Zhang, W., Liang, J., Zuo, L., & Sun, Y. (2022). The Thermal Effect of Submarine Mud Volcano Fluid and Its Influence on the Occurrence of Gas Hydrates. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 10(6), 832-832.
Zhan, W., Zhuang, M., Liu, Q. Q., Shi, L., Sun, Y., & Liu, Q. H. (2021). Frequency domain spectral element method for modelling poroelastic waves in 3-D anisotropic, heterogeneous and attenuative porous media. Geophysical Journal International. 227(2), 1339-1353.
Amosu, A., & Sun, Y. (2021). Identification of thermally mature total organic carbon-rich layers in shale formations using an effective machine-learning approach. Interpretation. 9(3), T735-T745.

Sun, Y. F., Kasahara, J., Stephen, R. A., Baechle, G. T., Eberli, G. P., Hoskins, H., Nakamura, M., & Teng, Y. C. (2006). Shallow Seismic Structure of Eastern Pacific Ocean Crust at ODP Site 1224. Kasahara, J., Stephen, R. A., Acton, G. D., & Frey, F. A. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, 197 Scientific Results. Ocean Drilling Program.
SUN, Y. (2004). MODELING THE PORE STRUCTURE EFFECT ON ACOUSTIC WAVE AMPLITUDE IN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. Theoretical and Computational Acoustics 2003. 366-374. World Scientific Publishing.
SUN, Y., TENG, Y., REN, C., LI, L., & LU, H. (2004). SEISMIC RESOLUTION: AN OLD PROBLEM BUT A NEW CHALLENGE FOR SEISMIC RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION. Theoretical and Computational Acoustics 2003. 375-383. World Scientific Publishing.
Sun, Y. F. (1999). Core-log-seismic integration in hemipelagic marine sediments on the eastern flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Fisher, A., Davis, E., & Escutia, C. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, 168 Scientific Results. Ocean Drilling Program.