Paul Hsieh (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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Hydrothermal response to a volcano-tectonic earthquake swarm, Lassen, California Hydrothermal response to a volcano-tectonic earthquake swarm, Lassen, California
The increasing capability of seismic, geodetic, and hydrothermal observation networks allows recognition of volcanic unrest that could previously have gone undetected, creating an imperative to diagnose and interpret unrest episodes. A November 2014 earthquake swarm near Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, which included the largest earthquake in the area in more than 60 years...
Authors
Steven E. Ingebritsen, David R. Shelly, Paul A. Hsieh, Laura Clor, P.H. Seward, William C. Evans
The fellow speaks: Sometimes you get only one chance The fellow speaks: Sometimes you get only one chance
I am grateful to AGU for selecting me as one of the five recipient of the 2014 Ambassador Award, which also includes election as a Union Fellow. I thank my colleague Steve Ingebritsen for nominating me. As Steve’s citation mentions my work on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, I would like to reflect on this experience. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is well documented in the...
Authors
Paul A. Hsieh
Physical, chemical, and isotopic data from groundwater in the watershed of Mirror Lake, and in the vicinity of Hubbard Brook, near West Thornton, New Hampshire, 1983 to 1997 Physical, chemical, and isotopic data from groundwater in the watershed of Mirror Lake, and in the vicinity of Hubbard Brook, near West Thornton, New Hampshire, 1983 to 1997
Research on the hydrogeologic setting of Mirror Lake near West Thornton, New Hampshire (43° 56.5’ N, 71° 41.5’ W), includes the study of the physical, chemical, and isotopic characteristics of groundwater in the vicinity of the lake and nearby Hubbard Brook. Presented here are those physical, chemical, and isotopic data for the period 1983 to 1997. Data were collected from observation...
Authors
James W. LaBaugh, Philip T. Harte, Allen M. Shapiro, Paul A. Hsieh, Carole D. Johnson, Daniel J. Goode, Warren W. Wood, Donald C. Buso, Gene E. Likens, Thomas C. Winter
Review of flow rate estimates of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Review of flow rate estimates of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The unprecedented nature of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill required the application of research methods to estimate the rate at which oil was escaping from the well in the deep sea, its disposition after it entered the ocean, and total reservoir depletion. Here, we review what advances were made in scientific understanding of quantification of flow rates during deep sea oil well...
Authors
Marcia K. McNutt, Rich Camilli, Timothy J. Crone, George D. Guthrie, Paul A. Hsieh, Thomas B. Ryerson, Omer Savas, Frank Shaffer
Scientific basis for safely shutting in the Macondo Well after the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout Scientific basis for safely shutting in the Macondo Well after the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout
As part of the government response to the Deepwater Horizon blowout, a Well Integrity Team evaluated the geologic hazards of shutting in the Macondo Well at the seafloor and determined the conditions under which it could safely be undertaken. Of particular concern was the possibility that, under the anticipated high shut-in pressures, oil could leak out of the well casing below the...
Authors
Stephen H. Hickman, Paul A. Hsieh, Walter D. Mooney, Catherine B. Enomoto, Philip H. Nelson, Larry Mayer, Peter Flemings, Kathryn Moran, Thomas S. Weber, Marcia K. McNutt
Application of MODFLOW for oil reservoir simulation during the Deepwater Horizon Crisis Application of MODFLOW for oil reservoir simulation during the Deepwater Horizon Crisis
When the Macondo well was shut in on July 15, 2010, the shut-in pressure recovered to a level that indicated the possibility of oil leakage out of the well casing into the surrounding formation. Such a leak could initiate a hydraulic fracture that might eventually breach the seafloor, resulting in renewed and uncontrolled oil flow into the Gulf of Mexico. To help evaluate whether or not...
Authors
Paul A. Hsieh
Non-USGS Publications**
Montgomery-Brown, E. K., Shelly, D. R., & Hsieh, P. A., 2019, Snowmelt-triggered earthquake swarms at the margin of Long Valley Caldera, California, Geophysical Research Letters, 46. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082254.
National Research Council. 2001. Conceptual Models of Flow and Transport in the Fractured Vadose Zone. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/10102.
Committee on Fracture Characterization and Fluid Flow, 1996, Rock Fractures and Fluid Flow, Contemporary Understanding and Applications: Washington D.C., National Academy Press, 551 p.
Poroelasticity simulation of ground-water flow and subsurface deformation; Simulation of deformation of sediments from decline of ground-water levels in an aquifer underlain by a bedrock step
Ritzi, R.W., Jr., Sorooshian, S., and Hsieh, P.A., 1991, The estimation of fluid flow properties from the response of water levels in wells to the combined atmospheric and earth tide forces: Water Resources Research, v. 27, no. 5, p. 883-893.
Barton, C.C., and Hsieh, P.A., 1989, Physical and hydrologic-flow properties of fractures, Field Trip Guidebook T385, 28th International Geologic Congress: American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C., 36 p.
Hsieh, P.A., Bredehoeft, J.D., and Farr, J.M, 1987, Determination of aquifer transmissivity from earth tide analysis: Water Resources Research, v. 23, no. 10, p. 1824-1832.
Hsieh, P.A., Neuman, S.P., and Simpson, E.S., 1983, Pressure testing of fractured rocks--a methodology employing three-dimensional cross-hole tests: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Topical Report NUREG/CR- 3213, 176 p.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 67
Hydrothermal response to a volcano-tectonic earthquake swarm, Lassen, California Hydrothermal response to a volcano-tectonic earthquake swarm, Lassen, California
The increasing capability of seismic, geodetic, and hydrothermal observation networks allows recognition of volcanic unrest that could previously have gone undetected, creating an imperative to diagnose and interpret unrest episodes. A November 2014 earthquake swarm near Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, which included the largest earthquake in the area in more than 60 years...
Authors
Steven E. Ingebritsen, David R. Shelly, Paul A. Hsieh, Laura Clor, P.H. Seward, William C. Evans
The fellow speaks: Sometimes you get only one chance The fellow speaks: Sometimes you get only one chance
I am grateful to AGU for selecting me as one of the five recipient of the 2014 Ambassador Award, which also includes election as a Union Fellow. I thank my colleague Steve Ingebritsen for nominating me. As Steve’s citation mentions my work on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, I would like to reflect on this experience. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is well documented in the...
Authors
Paul A. Hsieh
Physical, chemical, and isotopic data from groundwater in the watershed of Mirror Lake, and in the vicinity of Hubbard Brook, near West Thornton, New Hampshire, 1983 to 1997 Physical, chemical, and isotopic data from groundwater in the watershed of Mirror Lake, and in the vicinity of Hubbard Brook, near West Thornton, New Hampshire, 1983 to 1997
Research on the hydrogeologic setting of Mirror Lake near West Thornton, New Hampshire (43° 56.5’ N, 71° 41.5’ W), includes the study of the physical, chemical, and isotopic characteristics of groundwater in the vicinity of the lake and nearby Hubbard Brook. Presented here are those physical, chemical, and isotopic data for the period 1983 to 1997. Data were collected from observation...
Authors
James W. LaBaugh, Philip T. Harte, Allen M. Shapiro, Paul A. Hsieh, Carole D. Johnson, Daniel J. Goode, Warren W. Wood, Donald C. Buso, Gene E. Likens, Thomas C. Winter
Review of flow rate estimates of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Review of flow rate estimates of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The unprecedented nature of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill required the application of research methods to estimate the rate at which oil was escaping from the well in the deep sea, its disposition after it entered the ocean, and total reservoir depletion. Here, we review what advances were made in scientific understanding of quantification of flow rates during deep sea oil well...
Authors
Marcia K. McNutt, Rich Camilli, Timothy J. Crone, George D. Guthrie, Paul A. Hsieh, Thomas B. Ryerson, Omer Savas, Frank Shaffer
Scientific basis for safely shutting in the Macondo Well after the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout Scientific basis for safely shutting in the Macondo Well after the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout
As part of the government response to the Deepwater Horizon blowout, a Well Integrity Team evaluated the geologic hazards of shutting in the Macondo Well at the seafloor and determined the conditions under which it could safely be undertaken. Of particular concern was the possibility that, under the anticipated high shut-in pressures, oil could leak out of the well casing below the...
Authors
Stephen H. Hickman, Paul A. Hsieh, Walter D. Mooney, Catherine B. Enomoto, Philip H. Nelson, Larry Mayer, Peter Flemings, Kathryn Moran, Thomas S. Weber, Marcia K. McNutt
Application of MODFLOW for oil reservoir simulation during the Deepwater Horizon Crisis Application of MODFLOW for oil reservoir simulation during the Deepwater Horizon Crisis
When the Macondo well was shut in on July 15, 2010, the shut-in pressure recovered to a level that indicated the possibility of oil leakage out of the well casing into the surrounding formation. Such a leak could initiate a hydraulic fracture that might eventually breach the seafloor, resulting in renewed and uncontrolled oil flow into the Gulf of Mexico. To help evaluate whether or not...
Authors
Paul A. Hsieh
Non-USGS Publications**
Montgomery-Brown, E. K., Shelly, D. R., & Hsieh, P. A., 2019, Snowmelt-triggered earthquake swarms at the margin of Long Valley Caldera, California, Geophysical Research Letters, 46. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082254.
National Research Council. 2001. Conceptual Models of Flow and Transport in the Fractured Vadose Zone. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/10102.
Committee on Fracture Characterization and Fluid Flow, 1996, Rock Fractures and Fluid Flow, Contemporary Understanding and Applications: Washington D.C., National Academy Press, 551 p.
Poroelasticity simulation of ground-water flow and subsurface deformation; Simulation of deformation of sediments from decline of ground-water levels in an aquifer underlain by a bedrock step
Ritzi, R.W., Jr., Sorooshian, S., and Hsieh, P.A., 1991, The estimation of fluid flow properties from the response of water levels in wells to the combined atmospheric and earth tide forces: Water Resources Research, v. 27, no. 5, p. 883-893.
Barton, C.C., and Hsieh, P.A., 1989, Physical and hydrologic-flow properties of fractures, Field Trip Guidebook T385, 28th International Geologic Congress: American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C., 36 p.
Hsieh, P.A., Bredehoeft, J.D., and Farr, J.M, 1987, Determination of aquifer transmissivity from earth tide analysis: Water Resources Research, v. 23, no. 10, p. 1824-1832.
Hsieh, P.A., Neuman, S.P., and Simpson, E.S., 1983, Pressure testing of fractured rocks--a methodology employing three-dimensional cross-hole tests: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Topical Report NUREG/CR- 3213, 176 p.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.