Appendix A: Full Peer-Reviewed Publication History

All publications are listed chronologically.

Book and Book Chapters

* Indicates senior author of publication is McPherson student advisee.

7. Balch, R. and McPherson, B., 2022. Associated Storage With Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Large‐Scale Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Demonstration in Farnsworth, Texas, USA. Geophysical Monitoring for Geologic Carbon Storage, pp.343-360.

6. McPherson, B.J., 2014, “Carbon Cycle.” in Achieving Sustainability: Visions, Principles, and Practices, ed. Debra Rowe. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, ISBN-10: 0028662040, 1000 pp.

5. McPherson, Brian J., 2010, Carbon Capture and Storage, book chapter in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, 2010, McGraw-Hill, New York, 496 pp.

4. McPherson, B., 2010, Development and application of carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage for

improving the environmental impact of advanced power plants, book chapter in Advanced Power Plant Materials, Design and Technology, D. Roddy, Editor, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 382 pp.

3. McPherson, B.J., 2009, The Science and Technology of Geologic Carbon Sequestration:

Future Research Needs, Final Chapter in Carbon Sequestration and Its Role in the Global Carbon Cycle. B. McPherson, and E. Sundquist, Eds., Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 183, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., doi:10.1029/2009gm01308.

2. *Han, W. S., McPherson, B.J., 2009, On using numerical simulation to evaluate CO2 flow and transport in the subsurface: Uncertainty due to choice of Equations of State algorithms, Chapter in Carbon Sequestration and Its Role in the Global Carbon Cycle. B. McPherson, and E. Sundquist, Eds., Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 183,
American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., doi:10.1029/2009gm01308.

1. McPherson, B. J. O. L. and Sundquist, E. T., 2009, editors, Carbon Sequestration and its Role in the Global Carbon Cycle, AGU Monograph Series, Publisher: American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., doi:10.1029/2009gm01308.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

* Indicates senior author of publication is McPherson student advisee.

*117. Vega-Ortiz, C., List, D., Maxwell, G., Edelman, E., Setoyama, E., Panja, P., Vanden Berg, M., Jagniecki, E., & McPherson, B. (2025). Advanced source rock characterization integrating pyrolysis, petrophysical logs, and machine learning in the unconventional Cane Creek reservoir, Utah. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 250, 213835.

116. Schuster, G. T., Hanafy, S., McPherson, B., & Feng, S. (2025). Efficient CO₂ monitoring by parsimonious refraction interferometry. Geophysics, 90(5), Q11–Q19.

115. Dvory, N. Z., McLennan, J. D., & McPherson, B. J. (2025). Optimizing hydraulic fracturing: managing fracture toughness and stress shadow effects in the Paradox Basin. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 1–20.

114. Zhang, X., Xiao, T., Moodie, N., Yu, Z., & McPherson, B. (2025). A dynamic and constrained machine learning framework for CO₂ saturation prediction in geological carbon storage reservoirs. Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation, 2(4), e2025JH000772.

*113. Xiao, T., Moodie, N., Jia, W., Smith, P., Xu, L., Zhang, L., & McPherson, B. (2025). Uncertainty reduction of potential leakage from geologic CO₂ storage reservoirs. Energy, 137734.

*112. Xiao, T., Middleton, E., Bakelli, O., Cheng, S., Zhu, D., Xu, L., & McPherson, B. (2025). Public perceptions and engagement for carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Literature review with a case study of Utah, USA. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, e2381.

* 111. Wu, Z., Edelman, E., Ritterbush, K., Wang, Y., & McPherson, B. (2025). On uncertainty of elastic modulus measurements via nanoindentation mechanical testing and conventional triaxial testing. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17(8), 4700–4714.

*110. McCormack, K. L., Vega-Ortiz, C., Edelman, E. C., & McPherson, B. J. (2025). Hydraulic fracturing in the overpressured, isotropically stressed Cane Creek Unit, Paradox Basin. Interpretation, 13(1), T11–T19.

109. Panja, P., Jia, W., Nelson, A., & McPherson, B. (2024). Application of convolutional long short-term memory for spatio-temporal forecasting of hydrocarbon saturations and pressure in oil fields. Petroleum Science and Technology, 1–25. Taylor & Francis.

108. Mei, K., Zhang, L., Cai, Y., Xiao, T., Xue, Q., Wang, Y., Sun, Q., & McPherson, B. (2024). Investigation of chemical processes in cement exposed to wet ScCO₂ and CO₂-saturated brine in geological CO₂ storage conditions. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 135, 104143. Elsevier.

*107. Moodie, N., & McPherson, B. (2024). An integrated approach to derive relative permeability from capillary pressure. Computational Geosciences, 1–16. Springer International Publishing.

106. Hu, T., Yang, T., Dindoruk, B., Torabi, F., McPherson, B., & Emami-Meybodi, H. (2024). Investigating the impact of methane leakage on the marine carbon sink. Applied Energy, 360, 122880. Elsevier.

105. Thanh, H. V., Dai, Z., Du, Z., Yin, H., Yan, B., Soltanian, M. R., Xiao, T., McPherson, B., & Abualigah, L. (2024). Artificial intelligence-based prediction of hydrogen adsorption in various kerogen types: Implications for underground hydrogen storage and cleaner production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 57, 1000–1009. Pergamon.

*104. Xiao, T., Chen, T., Ma, Z., Tian, H., Meguerdijian, S., Chen, B., Pawar, R., Huang, L., Xu, T., Cather, M., & others. (2024). A review of risk and uncertainty assessment for geologic carbon storage. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 189, 113945. Pergamon.

*103. Wu, Z., Edelman, E., Smith, P., Smith, S., Irons, T., & McPherson, B. (2024). Framework for Bayesian assessment of factors that impact rock mechanical response. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57(4), 2961–2981. Springer Vienna.

102. Lee, S. Y., Mohamed, F. R., Lee, K. H., McPherson, B., Balch, R., & Yoon, S. (2023). Probabilistic evaluation of geomechanical risks in CO₂ storage: An exploration of caprock integrity metrics using a multilaminate model. Energies, 16(19), 6954. MDPI.

*101. McCormack, K. L., McLennan, J. D., Jagniecki, E. A., & McPherson, B. J. (2023). Discrete measurements of the least horizontal principal stress from core data: An application of viscoelastic stress relaxation. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 26(3), 827–841. OnePetro.

100. Qin, Y., Li, J., Huang, L., Gao, K., Li, D., Chen, T., Bratton, T., El-Kaseeh, G., Ampomah, W., Ispirescu, T., & others. (2023). Microseismic monitoring at the Farnsworth CO₂-EOR field. Energies, 16(10), 4177. MDPI.

99. Liu, X., Huang, L., Gao, K., Bratton, T., El-Kaseeh, G., Ampomah, W., Will, R., Czoski, P., Cather, M., Balch, R., & others. (2023). Seismic monitoring at the Farnsworth CO₂-EOR field using time-lapse elastic-waveform inversion of 3D-3C VSP data. Energies, 16(9), 3939. MDPI.

*98. Xiao, T., Tu, J., Wang, B., Esser, R., Bailey, T., Cather, M., Tian, H., & McPherson, B. (2023). Chemical impacts of subsurface CO₂ and brine on shallow groundwater quality. Chemosphere, 321, 138048. Pergamon.

*97. Moodie, N., Jia, W., Middleton, R., Yaw, S., Lee, S.Y., Xiao, T., Wheatley, D., Steele, P., Esser, R. and McPherson, B., 2022. Geologic Carbon Storage of Anthropogenic CO2 under the Colorado Plateau in Emery County, Utah. Minerals, 12(4), p.398.

96. Panja, P., McPherson, B. and Deo, M., 2022. Techno-economic analysis of amine-based CO2 capture technology: hunter plant case study. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 3, p.100041.

95. Ampomah, W., McPherson, B., Balch, R., Grigg, R. and Cather, M., 2022. Forecasting CO2 Sequestration with Enhanced Oil Recovery. Energies, 15(16), p.5930.

94. Panja, P., Jia, W. and McPherson, B., 2022. Prediction of well performance in SACROC field using stacked Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network. Expert Systems with Applications, 205, p.117670.

*93. McCormack, K.L., Bratton, T.R., Chen, T. and McPherson, B.J., 2022. Induced seismicity potential based on probabilistic geomechanics for the San Juan Basin CarbonSAFE project. Geophysics, 87(6), pp.EN69-EN79.

*92. Xiao, T., Wang, B., Xu, L., Esser, R., Dai, Z., Cather, M. and McPherson, B., 2022. Underground sources of drinking water chemistry changes in response to potential CO2 leakage. Science of The Total Environment, 847, p.157254.

*91. Moodie, Nathan; Ampomah, William; Heath, Jason; Jia, Wei; McPherson, Brian (2021) International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Volume 109, July 2021, 103373 (11 pp.), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103373.

90. Bao, Ting; Burghardt, Jeff; Gupta, Varun; Edelman, Eric; McPherson, Brian; White, Mark (2021) Experimental workflow to estimate model parameters for evaluating long term viscoelastic response of CO₂ storage caprocks, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Volume 146, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104796.

*89. Moodie, Nathan; Ampomah, William; Jia, Wei; McPherson, Brian (2021) Relative Permeability: A Critical Parameter in Numerical Simulations of Multiphase Flow in Porous Media, Energies 2021, 14(9), 2370-2384; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092370

88. Lee, Si-Yong; Hnottavange-Telleen, Ken; Jia, Wei; Xiao, Ting; Viswanathan, Hari; Chu, Shaoping; Dai, Zhenxue; Pan, Feng; McPherson, Brian; Balch, Robert (2021) Risk Assessment and Management Workflow—An Example of the Southwest Regional Partnership, Energies 2021, 14(7), 1908-1926; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14071908

*87. Jia, Wei; Xiao, Ting; Wu, Zhidi; Dai, Zhenxue; McPherson, Brian (2021) Impact of Mineral Reactive Surface Area on Forecasting Geological Carbon Sequestration in a CO2-EOR Field, Energies 2021, 14(6), 1608-1630; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061608.

*86. Xiao, Ting; Jia, Wei; Esser, Richard; Dai, Zhenxue; McPherson, Brian (2021) Potential Chemical Impacts of Subsurface CO2: An Integrated Experimental and Numerical Assessment for a Case Study of the Ogallala Aquifer, Water Resources Research, Vol. 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020WR029274.

*85. Patil, V. and McPherson, B. (2021). Modeling Coupled Reactive Transport Through Fault-zones: A Critical Review. Environmental Engineering Science. Vol. 10, 44-88. https://doi.org/10.1089/ees.2020.0413.

84. Dai, Zhenxue & Xu, L., Xiao, T., McPherson, B., Zhang, X., Zheng, L., Dong, S., Yang, Z., Soltanian, M. R., Yang, C., Ampomah, W., Jia, W., Yin, S., Xu, T., Bacon, D., Viswanathan, H., (2020). Reactive chemical transport simulations of geologic carbon sequestration: Methods and applications. Earth-Science Reviews. Vol. 208, 103265-103280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103265

*83. Xiao, T. & Xu, H., Moodie, N., Esser, R., Jia, W., Zheng, L., Rutqvist, J., McPherson, B. (2020). Chemical-mechanical impacts of CO2 intrusion into heterogeneous caprock. Water Resources Research. Vol. 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027193.

*82. Xiao, T. & McPherson, B., Esser, R., Dai, Z., Chu, S., Pan, F., Jia, W., Viswanathan, H. (2020). Chemical impacts of potential CO2 and brine leakage on groundwater quality with quantitative risk assessment: A case study on the Farnsworth Unit. Energies. Vol. 13: 6574-6588 https://doi.org/10.3390/en13246574

*81. Patil, V. & McPherson, B. (2020). Identifying Hydrogeochemical Conditions for Fault Self‐Sealing in Geological Storage. Water Resources Research. Vol. 56, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR024436.

*80. Moodie, Nathan; Ampomah, William; Jia, Wei; Heath, Jason; McPherson, Brian; (2019) Assignment and calibration of relative permeability by hydrostratigraphic units for multiphase flow analysis, case study: CO2-EOR operations at the Farnsworth Unit, Texas, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 81 103-114

*79. Xiao, Ting; McPherson, Brian; Esser, Richard; Jia, Wei; Moodie, Nathan; Chu, Shaoping; Lee, Si-Yong; Forecasting commercial-scale CO2 storage capacity in deep saline reservoirs: Case study of Buzzard's bench, Central Utah Computers & geosciences 126: 41-51, 2019

78.Tavakol-Davani, Hessam E; Tavakol-Davani, Hassan; Burian, Steven J; McPherson,
Brian J; Barber, Michael E; Green infrastructure optimization to achieve pre-
development conditions of a semiarid urban catchment Environmental Science: Water
Research & Technology 5(6): 1157-1171, 2019

77. Lei, Gang; Cao, Nai; McPherson, Brian J; Liao, Qinzhuo; Chen, Weiqing;      A novel
      Analytical Model for pore Volume compressibility of fractal porous Media Scientific
      reports   9, 2019

76. Tavakol-Davani, Hassan; Rahimi, Reyhaneh; Burian, Steven J; Pomeroy, Christine A;
   McPherson, Brian J; Apul, Defne;     Combining Hydrologic Analysis and Life Cycle
   Assessment Approaches to Evaluate Sustainability of Water Infrastructure: Uncertainty
   Analysis,Water11(12): 2592 2019

*75. Jia, Wei; McPherson, Brian; Pan, Feng; Dai, Zhenxue; Moodie, Nathan; Xiao, Ting; Impact of Three‐Phase Relative Permeability and Hysteresis Models on Forecasts of Storage Associated With CO2‐EOR Water Resources Research 54(2):1109-1126 2018

74. Irons, Trevor P; McPherson, Brian JOL; Kass, M Andrew; Reliable noise measure in
time-gated NMR data Geophysical Journal International 215 2 959-964 2018

73. Lu, Chuan; McPherson, Brian; Wang, GuiLing; Hysteresis effects in geological CO2 sequestration processes: a case study on Aneth demonstration site, Utah, USA. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering 6 4 243-260 2018

*72. Quanshu Zeng, Zhiming Wang, Liangqian Liu, Jianping Ye, Brian J. McPherson, and John D. McLennan 2018, Modeling CH₄ displacement by co2 in deformed coalbeds during enhanced coalbed methane recovery, Energy & Fuels 32, no. 2, 1942–1955.

*71. Lee, S.J. & McPherson, B.J., 2018, Application of an inverse simulator of single-phase flow analysis for leakage pathway estimation in a multiphase system for geologic CO₂ storage, Transp Porous Med, 121: 507. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-017-0961-6.

*70. Wei Jia, Brian McPherson, Feng Pan, Zhenxue Dai, and Ting Xiao, 2018, Uncertainty quantification of CO₂ storage using Bayesian model averaging and polynomial chaos expansion, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 71, 104 – 115

*69. Wei Jia, Brian McPherson, Zhenxue Dai, Trevor Irons, and Ting Xiao , 2017, Evaluation of pressure management strategies and impact of simplifications for a post-EOR CO₂ storage project, Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources 3, no. 3, 281–292.

*68. Wei Jia, Feng Pan, Zhenxue Dai, Ting Xiao, and Brian McPherson , 2017, Probabilistic Risk Assessment of CO₂ trapping mechanisms in a sandstone CO₂-EOR Field in Northern Texas, USA, Energy Procedia 114, 4321–4329.

*67. Nathan Moodie, Feng Pan, Wei Jia, and Brian McPherson , 2017, Impacts of relative permeability formulation on forecasts of CO₂ phase behavior, phase distribution, and trapping mechanisms in a geologic carbon storage reservoir, Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 7, no. 2, 241–258.

*66. Feng Pan, Brian J. McPherson, and John Kaszuba , 2017, Evaluation of CO₂-Fluid-Rock Interaction in Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Field-Scale Geochemical Simulations, Geofluids, vol. 2017, Article ID 5675370, doi:10.1155/2017/5675370.

*65. Vivek V Patil, Brian J McPherson, Alexandra Priewisch, Joseph Moore, and Nathan Moodie , 2017, Factors affecting self-sealing of geological faults due to CO₂-leakage, Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 7, no. 2, 273–294.

64. Mark D White, Richard P Esser, BJ McPherson, Robert S Balch, Ning Liu, PE Rose, Leonard Garcia, and William Ampomah, 2017, Interpretation of tracer experiments on inverted five-spot well-patterns within the western half of the Farnsworth unit oil field, Energy Procedia 114, 7070–7095.

*63. Ting Xiao, Zhenxue Dai, Brian McPherson, Hari Viswanathan, and Wei Jia , 2017, Reactive transport modeling of arsenic mobilization in shallow groundwater: impacts of CO₂ and brine leakage, Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources 3, no. 3, 339–350.

*62. Ting Xiao, Zhenxue Dai, Hari Viswanathan, Alexandra Hakala, Martha Cather, Wei Jia, Yongchao Zhang, and Brian McPherson , 2017, Arsenic mobilization in shallow aquifers due to CO₂ and brine intrusion from storage reservoirs, Scientific reports 7, no. 1, 2763.

*61. Ting Xiao, Hyukmin Kweon, Brian McPherson, and Milind Deo , 2017, Wormhole generations in Indiana limestone with CO₂ intrusion: Numerical simulations based on core flooding experiments, Energy & Fuels 31, no. 11, 12487–12499.

*60. Ting Xiao, Brian McPherson, Amanda Bordelon, Hari Viswanathan, Zhenxue Dai, Hailong Tian, Rich Esser, Wei Jia, and William Carey, 2017, Quantification of CO₂-cement-rock interactions at the well-caprock-reservoir interface and implications for geological CO₂ storage, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 63, 126–140.

*59. Quanshu Zeng, Zhiming Wang, Brian J McPherson, and John D McLennan , 2017, Modeling competitive adsorption between methane and water on coals, Energy & Fuels 31, no. 10, 10775–10786.

*58. Quanshu Zeng, Zhiming Wang, Brian J McPherson, and John D McLennan , 2017, Theoretical approach to model gas adsorption/desorption and the induced coal de-formation and permeability change, Energy & Fuels 31, no. 8, 7982–7994.

57. William Ampomah, Robert S Balch, Reid B Grigg, Brian McPherson, Robert A Will, Si-Yong Lee, Zhenxue Dai, and Feng Pan , 2017, Co-optimization of CO₂-EOR and storage processes in mature oil reservoirs, Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 7, no. 1, 128–142.

56. Robert Balch, Brian McPherson, and Reid Grigg , 2017, Overview of a large scale carbon capture, utilization, and storage demonstration project in an active oil field in Texas, USA, Energy Procedia 114, 5874–5887.

55. Zhenxue Dai, Hari Viswanathan, Ting Xiao, Richard Middleton, Feng Pan, William Ampomah, Changbing Yang, Youqin Zhou, Wei Jia, Si-Yong Lee, Martha Cather, Robert Balch, and Brian McPherson, 2017, CO₂ sequestration and enhanced oil recovery at depleted oil/gas reservoirs, Energy Procedia 114 , 2017, 6957 – 6967, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.034.

*54. Jia, W., McPherson, B., Pan, F., Xiao, T., Bromhal, G., 2016, Probabilistic Analysis of CO2 Storage Mechanisms in a CO2-EOR Field Using Polynomial Chaos Expansion. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 51, 218-229.

53. Ahmmed, B., M. S. Appold, T.Fan, B. J. O. L. McPherson, R. B. Grigg, M. D. White, 2016, Chemical effects of carbon dioxide sequestration in the Upper Morrow Sandstone in the Farnsworth, Texas, hydrocarbon unit, Environmental Geosciences, 23 (2) 8193; DOI: 10.1306/eg.09031515006.

52. Dai, Z., H. Viswanathan, R. Middleton, F. Pan, W. Ampomah, C. Yang, W. Jia, T. Xiao, S. Lee, B. McPherson, R. Balch, R. Grigg, and M. White, 2016, CO₂ Accounting and Risk Analysis for CO2 Sequestration at Enhanced Oil Recovery Sites, Environmental Science & Technology, 50 (14), 7546- 7554, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01744

*51. Moodie, N., Pan, F., Jia, W., McPherson, B., 2016, Impacts of relative permeability formulation on forecasts of CO₂ phase behavior, phase distribution, and trapping mechanisms in a geologic carbon storage reservoir. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 00, 1-18.

*50. Pan, F., McPherson, B., Dai, Z., Jia, W., Lee, S., Ampomah, W., Viswanathan, H., 2016, Uncertainty Analysis of Carbon Sequestration in an Active CO₂-EOR Field. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 51, 18-28.

*49. Xiao, T., McPherson, B., Pan, F., Esser, R., Jia, W., 2016, Potential Chemical Impacts of CO2 Leakage on Underground Source of Drinking Water (USDWs) Assessed by Quantitative Risk Analysis. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 50, 305-316.

*48. Pan, F., McPherson, B., Esser, R., Xiao, T., Appold, M., Jia, W., Moodie, N., 2016, Forecasting Evolution of Formation Water Chemistry and Long-term Mineral Alteration for GCS in a Typical Clastic Reservoir of the Southwestern United States. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.07.035

*47. Moodie, N., McPherson, B., Lee, S., and Mandalaparty, P., 2015, Fundamental analysis of heterogeneity and relative permeability on CO2 storage and plume migration, Transport in Porous Media, 104(2): 2-26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11242-014-0377-5.

*46. Lee, S. J., McPherson, B. J., Vasquez, F. G., 2015, Leakage pathway estimation using iTOUGH2 in a multiphase flow system for geologic CO2 storage, Environ Earth Sci (2015) 74:5111-5128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4523-3.

45. Potter-McIntyre, S. L., M. A. Chan, and B. J. McPherson, 2014, Concretion formation in volcaniclastic host rocks; evaluating the role of organics, mineralogy, and geochemistry on early diagenesis, Journal of Sedimentary Research, 84(10):875-892, http://dx.doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2014.58.

44. Dai, Z., H. Viswanathan, J. Fessenden-Rahn, R. Middleton, F. Pan, W. Jia, S. Lee, B. McPherson, W. Ampomah, R. Grigg, 2014, Uncertainty Quantification for CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery, Energy Procedia, 63:7685-7693, ISSN 1876-6102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.802.

43. White, M.D., B.J. McPherson, R.B. Grigg, W. Ampomah, M.S. Appold, 2014, Numerical Simulation of Carbon Dioxide Injection in the Western Section of the Farnsworth Unit, Energy Procedia, Volume 63, 2014, Pages 7891-7912, ISSN 1876-6102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.825.

42. Potter-McIntyre, S.L., Chan, M.A. and McPherson, B.J., 2014, Textural and Mineralogical Characteristics of Microbial Fossils Associated with Modern and Ancient Iron (Oxyhydr)oxides, Astrobiology. 2014 January 1; 14(1): 1–14. doi: 10.1089/ast.2013.0974.

41. Dai, Z, R Middleton, H Viwanathan, J Fessenden-Rahn, J Bauman, R Pawar, S-Y Lee, and B McPherson. 2014. “An integrated framework for optimizing CO2 sequestration and enhancing oil recovery.” Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 1:49-54, American Chemical Society, http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ez4001033.

*40. Tian, H., F. Pan, T. Xu, and B.J. McPherson, 2014. Impacts of hydrological heterogeneities on caprock mineral alteration and containment of CO2 in geological storage sites. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 24: 30–42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.02.018.

39. Potter-McIntyre, Sally L., Allen, J.L., Lee, S-Y., Chan M.A., McPherson, B.J., 2013. Iron Precipitation in a Natural CO2 Reservoir: Jurassic Navajo Sandstone in the northern San Rafael Swell, UT, USA. Geofluids, 13(1): 82–92, February 2013DOI: 10.1111/gfl.12014.

*38. Han, Weon Shik, Lu, M.J., McPherson, B.J., Keating, E.H., Moore, J., Park, E., Watson, Z.T., Jung, N.-H., 2013. Characteristics of a CO2-driven cold-water geyser, the Crystal Geyser in Utah: Experimental observations and mechanisms analysis, Geofluids, 13(3): 283-297.

*37. Heath, J., Dewers, T., McPherson, B., Nemer, M., Kotula, P., , Pore-lining phases and capillary breakthrough pressure of mudstone caprocks: sealing efficiency of geologic CO₂ storage sites, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 11, 204–220.

*36. Han, Weon Shik, Kim, K.-Y., Park, E., McPherson, B.J., Lee, S.-Y., Park, M.-H., 2012, Modeling of spatiotemporal thermal response on CO2 injection in saline formation: Interpretation for monitoring, Transport in Porous Media, 93(3), 381-399.

35. Pan, F., Pachepsky, Y. A., Guber, A. K., McPherson, B. J., Hill, R. L., 2012, Scale effects on information theory-based measures applied to streamflow patterns in two rural watersheds, Journal of Hydrology, v. 414–415, 99-107, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.018.

*34. Han, W. S., Kim, K. Y., Esser, R. P., Park, E., McPherson, B. J., 2011, Sensitivity Study of Simulation Parameters Controlling CO₂ Trapping Mechanisms in Saline Formations, Transport in Porous Media, 86, doi:10.1007/s11242-011-9817-7.

*33. Heath, J. E., Dewers, T. A., McPherson, B. J. O. L., Petrusak, R., Chidsey, T. C., Rinehart, A. J., and Mozley, P. S., 2011, Pore networks in continental and marine mudstones: Characteristics and controls on sealing behavior, Geosphere, 7, 429–454, doi: 10.1130/GES00619.1.

32. McPherson, B. J. (chair), P. McGrail, S. Frailey, J. Sminchak, S. Wade, C. Gorecki, K.

Sams, and C. Doughty, 2010, Best Practices Manual of Risk Analysis and Simulation for Geologic Storage of CO2, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Report DOE/ NETL-2011/1459, 110 pp.

*31. Han, Weon Shik, McPherson, B.J., P.C. Lichtner, Wang, F.P., 2010, Evaluation of CO2 trapping mechanisms at the SACROC northern platform, Permian basin, Texas, site of 35 years of CO2 injection. American Journal of Science, 310, 282-324, doi: 10.2745/04.2010.03.

*30. Han, Weon Shik, Stillman, G., Lu, M., Lu, C., McPherson, B., Park, E.,2010, Evaluation of potential non-isothermal effect and heat transport during CO2 sequestration. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth doi:10.1029/2009jb006745.

*29. Han, Weon Shik, Lee, S.-Y., Lu, C. McPherson B.J., 2010, Effects of permeability on CO₂ trapping mechanisms and buoyancy-driven CO2 migration in saline formations. Water Resources Research, v. 46, doi:10.1029/2009wr007850.

*28. Han, Weon Shik, Kim K.-Y., Lu M., McPherson, B.J., 2010. Injectivity changes and associated temperature disequilibrium study: numerical study. Energy Procedia 10th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technology, 19-23 September 2010, RAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

*27. Boutt, D. F., L. Goodwin, and B. J. O. L. McPherson, 2009, Role of permeability and storage in the initiation and propagation of natural hydraulic fractures, Water Resour. Res., 45, W00C13, doi:10.1029/2007WR006557.

26. Lu, C., Han, W. S., Lee, S.-Y., McPherson, B. J., Lichtner, P.C. 2009, Effects of density and mutual solubility of CO2-brine system on CO2 storage in geologic formations: “Warm” vs. “Cold” Formations. Advances in Water Resources, Vol.32, No.12, 1685-1702, doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2009.07.008.

*25. Han, W. S., McPherson, B.J., 2009, Optimizing geologic CO2 sequestration by injection in deep saline formations below oil reservoirs. Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 50, No.10, 2570-2582, doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2009.06.008.

24. Lu, C., Lee, S.-Y., Han, W. S., McPherson, B.J., Lichtner, P.C., 2009, Comments on

“Abrupt-interface solution for carbon dioxide injection into porous media” by M. Dentz and D. Tartakovsky. Transport in Porous Media, Vol.79, No.1, 29-37 doi:10.1007/ s11242- 009-9362-9.

*23. Weon Shik Han and Brian J. McPherson, 2008, Comparison of Two Different

Equations of State for Application of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, Advances in Water

Resources, v. 31, p. 877–890, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2008.01.011.

*22. Sam Earman, Brian J.O.L. McPherson, Fred M. Phillips, Steve Ralser, James M.

Herrin, James Broska, 2008, Tectonic Influences on Ground Water Quality: Insight from Complementary Methods , Ground Water, Vol. 46, No. 3, p. 354–371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2007.00402.x

21. Brian J.O.L. McPherson, Weon Shik Han and Barret S. Cole, 2008, Two equations of state assembled for basic analysis of multiphase CO2 flow and in deep sedimentary basin conditions, Computers & Geosciences, v. 34, p. 427–444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.cageo.2007.05.017.

20. Li, L., N. Liu, B.J. McPherson, and R. Lee, 2008, Influence of Counter Ions on the Reverse Osmosis Permeation of NaCl Solution through MFI Zeolite Membranes, Desalination, Volume 228, Issues 1-3, Pages 217-225. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.desal. 2007.10.010.

19. Liu, N., L. Li, B.J. McPherson, and R. Lee, 2008, Removal of organics from produced water by reverse osmosis using MFI-type zeolite membranes, Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 325, Issue 1, p. 357-361, ISSN 0376-7388, http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/ j.memsci.2008.07.056.

18. B.J. McPherson and D.F. Boutt, 2007, Analysis of the role of ﬂuids in causing fractures in the Spraberry Trend, Midland Basin, Geoﬂuids, v. 7, p. 415–426, doi: 10.1111/j. 1468-8123.2007.00195.x

17. L. Li, N. Liu, B.J. McPherson, and R. Lee, 2007, “Enhanced Water Permeation of Reverse Osmosis through MFI-type Zeolite Membranes with high Aluminum Contents,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 46, 1584-1589.

*16. David F. Boutt, Benjamin K. Cook, Brian J. O. L. McPherson, and J. R. Williams, 2007, Direct simulation of fluid-solid mechanics in porous media using the discrete element and lattice-Boltzmann methods, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 112, B10209, doi:10.1029/2004JB003213.

15. Liu, N.; Bond, G. M.; Abel, A.; McPherson, B. J.; Stringer, J. 2005, Biomimetic sequestration of CO2 in carbonate form: role of produced waters and other forms. Fuel Process. Technol., 2005, 86, 1615-1625.

*14. Earman, S., Phillips, F. M., and McPherson, B. J. O. L., 2005. The role of “excess” CO₂ in the formation of trona deposits, Applied Geochemistry v. 20(12), p. 2217-2232; doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2005.08.007.

*13. Wellman, T. P., McPherson, B. J., Grigg, R.B., Svec, R. K. and Lichtner, P. C., 2003, Evaluation of CO₂-Brine-Reservoir Rock Interaction with Laboratory Flow Tests and Reactive Transport Modeling, SPE 80228.

12. McPherson, B., Wang, H., Kesler, S., Onstott, T., and Roggenthen, W., 2003, Physics and Earth Science Go Underground, GEOTIMES, vol. 48, p. 18-22.

11. McPherson, B., 2002, Book Review: “Introduction to Hydrogeology by D. Deming,” HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL– DOI 10.1007/s10040-002-0217-5.

*10. Boutt, D. F., and McPherson, Brian J.O.L., 2002, Simulation of sedimentary rock deformation: Lab-scale model calibration and parameterization, Geophy. Res. Let., vol. 29, no. 4, 10.1029/2001GL013987.

*9. Boutt, D., and McPherson, B., 2002, The role of particle packing in modeling rock mechanical behavior using discrete elements, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 117, Discrete Element Methods: Numerical Modeling of Discontinua, p. 86-98.

8. McPherson, B., 2001, Book Review: “Groundwater in Geologic Processes by Ingebritsen, S. E. and Sanford, W. E.,” GEOTIMES, v. 46, no. 3, p. 35.

7. McPherson, B. J. O. L., Lichtner, P. C., Forster, C. B., Cole, B. S., 2001, Regional-Scale Permeability by Heat Flow Calibration in the Powder River basin, Wyoming, Geophys. Res. Lett., v. 28 , No. 16 , p. 3211-3214.

6. McPherson, B. J. O. L., and Bredehoeft, J. D., 2001, Overpressures in the Uinta Basin, Utah: Analysis using a 3-D basin evolution model: Water Resources Research, v. 37, p. 857-871.

5. McPherson, B. J. O. L., and Cole, B. S., 2000, Multiphase CO₂ flow, transport and sequestration in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A., Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 69, p. 65-69.

4. McPherson, B. J. O. L., and Garven, G, 1999, Hydrodynamics and overpressure mechanisms in the Sacramento Basin, California: American Journal of Science, v. 299, p. 429-466.

3. McPherson, B.J.O.L., 1998, Book Review: “Aquifer Hydraulics: A Comprehensive Guide to Hydrogeologic Data Analysis by V. Batu,” EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Volume 79, Number 52, p. 635.

2. McPherson, B.J.O.L, and D.S. Chapman, 1996, Thermal Analysis of the Southern Powder River Basin, Wyoming, Geophysics, v. 61, p. 1689-1701.

1. Crowley, K. D., Cameron, M., and McPherson, B. J., 1990, Annealing of etchable fission-track damage in F-, OH-, Cl- and Sr-apatite; 1, Systematics and preliminary interpretations, Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements v. 17, no. 3, 409-410.

Selected Technical Reports and Federal Guidance Documents

McPherson, B. J. (Chair), et al. (2010). Best Practices Manual of Risk Analysis and Simulation for Geologic Storage of CO₂. U.S. Department of Energy, NETL, DOE/NETL-2011/1459; accessible at https://bit.ly/4vjZCiU .

Appendix B: Complete Research Funding History

PROJECTS / GRANTS as PI (McPherson lead) – total $134,716,190

PI, Improving Production in the Emerging Paradox Oil Play, Total federal funding: $7,999,999 (total project funding including industry contribution: $10,999,999), 10/1/2019 – 9/30/2025: U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Awarded and just completed

PI, SMART Machine Learning Initiative for Utah - Phase II, Total federal funding: $900,000, 04/1/2022 – 3/31/2024: U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Completed.

PI, Concomitant Enhanced Oil Recovery and Carbon Sequestration at the Farnsworth Field, Texas: Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration, Phase III, $67,090,485 (October, 2012 – July, 2025): U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Completed.

PI, SMART Machine Learning Initiative for Utah – Phase I, Total federal funding: $274,400, 08/1/2020 – 3/31/2022: U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Completed.

PI, CarbonSAFE Rocky Mountains Phase I: Ensuring Safe Subsurface Storage of CO2 in the Intermountain West, 3/1/2017 – 12/31/2018, Total project funding: $1,365,416: U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Completed

PI, Carbon Capture at the Hunter Power Plant for CarbonSAFE: 06/19/2017 – 12/18/2017, Total Project Funding: $150,000: Pacificorp / Rocky Mountain Power. Status: Completed.

PI, Drilling of a Stratigraphic Characterization Well (RMCCS #1) in the Sand Wash Basin, Shell Oil Company, 11/30/2011 - 09/30/2013. Total project funding: $872,735. Status: Completed.

PI, Development of Chemical Model to Predict the Interactions between Supercritical CO2 and Fluid, Rocks in EGS Reservoirs, U.S. Department of Energy, 01/29/2010 - 09/30/2013. Total project funding: $944,707. Status: Completed.

PI, Expanded CCS Site Characterization of the Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of Energy, 08/30/2010 - 09/29/2013. Total project funding: $5,000,000.00. Status: Completed.

PI, CCS Site Characterization of the Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of Energy, 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2013. Total project funding: $3,796,000. Status: Completed.

PI, Analysis and Ranking of CCS Options in the U.S. Mid-Continent Region, U.S. Department of Energy, 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2010. Total project funding: $2,696,556.00. Status: Completed.

PI, EPA STAR PROGRAM: Development of Quantitative Risk Assessment Framework. US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, 07/01/2009 - 09/30/2013. Total project funding: $899,567.00. Status: Completed.

PI, ARRA: Regional Carbon Sequestration Training Center, U.S. Department of Energy, 09/30/2009 - 12/31/2012. Total project funding: $330,364.00. Status: Completed.

PI, Field-Testing of Geologic CO₂ Sequestration in Deep Saline Formations: $20,400,000(July, 2008 – September, 2016): Southern California Edison, an Edison International Company. Status: Awarded/concluded.

PI, Field Validation of Carbon Sequestration: Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration, Phase II, $19,083,627 (October, 2005 – September, 2009): U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Completed.

PI, Evaluation of Carbon Sequestration Technology Options – Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration, Phase I, $2,100,000 (October, 2003 – December, 2005): U.S. Department of Energy. Status: completed.

PI, CO₂ Sequestration in Depleted Gas Reservoirs: Quantification of Fundamental Chemical and Mechanical Processes Affecting Flow and Injectivity, $250,000 (January 2003 - January 2005): Gas Technology Institute/RPSEA. Status: completed.

PI, Phase 2 Experimental and Modeling Analysis of Sandstone Aquifer Changes Associated With Geologic CO₂ Sequestration, $25,000 (January, 2004 - December, 2004): Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Status: completed.

PI, Underground Hydrogeologic and Geophysical Research, $28,000 (September, 2002 - September, 2003): National Science Foundation. Status: completed.

PI, Experimental and Modeling Analysis of Sandstone Aquifer Changes Associated With Geologic CO₂ Sequestration, $25,000 (October, 2002 - September, 2003): Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Status: completed.

PI, CO₂ Flow Simulation and Characterization, $31,000 (September, 2001 – August, 2003): Alberta Energy and Utilities Board. Status: completed.

PI, Acquisition of Computer Workstations for Hydrogeologic and Geophysical Research, $203,334 (August, 1998 - September, 2001): National Science Foundation. Status: completed.

PI, Understanding Fracturing in the Midland Basin, Phase 2: Basin Evolution Modeling with In Situ Fracture Genesis via an Embedded Distinct Element Model, $35,000 (October 1, 1998 - September 30, 1999): Sandia National Laboratories (SURP). Status: completed.

PI, Understanding the Hydrogeology of the San Bernardino Basin, Arizona, $180,000 (September, 1997 - September, 2001): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Status: completed.

PI, Understanding Fracturing in the Midland Basin, Texas: The Roles of Hydrodynamics and Tectonic Stresses, $35,000 (October 1, 1997 - September 30, 1998): Sandia National Laboratories (SURP). Status: completed.

GRANTS as Co-PI – total $41,003,830

Co-PI, Red Rocks Direct Air Capture Hub, $378,318, 10/01/2024 – 9/30/2026, U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Awarded and active

Co-PI, Southwest Regional Direct Air Capture Hub, $655,285, 10/01/2024 – 9/30/2026, U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Awarded and active

Co-PI (with former PhD advisee/graduate and new Research Assistant Professor Ting Xiao as PI), $4,780,586 (total project funding, including private sector matching funds), The Uinta-Piceance Basin Carbon Management and Community Engagement Partnership, 04/01/26 – 03/31/29, U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Awarded and in negotiation

Co-PI (with former PhD advisee/graduate and new Research Assistant Professor Nathan Moodie as PI), $10,025,311 (total project funding, including private sector matching funds), Basin and Range CarbonSAFE Phase II, 04/01/26 – 03/31/28, U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Awarded and in negotiation

Co-PI (with former PhD advisee/graduate and new Research Assistant Professor Eric Edelman as PI), $11,122,055 (total project funding, including private sector matching funds), Rocky Mountain CarbonSAFE Phase II, 04/01/26 – 03/31/28, U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Awarded and in negotiation

Co-PI (with former PhD advisee/graduate and new Research Assistant Professor Ting Xiao as PI), $11,752,730 (total project funding, including private sector matching funds), Uinta Basin CarbonSAFE II: Storage Complex Feasibility, 04/01/23 – 03/31/25, U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Awarded and just completed.

Co-PI and Technical Director, Carbon Utilization and Storage Partnership for the Western USA – Phase 1, Total federal funding for UU: $1,048,534, 10/1/2019 – 7/31/2025: U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Awarded and just completed

Co-PI, San Juan Basin CarbonSAFE Phase III, Total federal funding for UU: $908,600, 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2025: U.S. Department of Energy. Status: Awarded and just completed

CO-PI, Carbon Storage Uncertainty Quantification Algorithm, U.S. Department of Energy, 10/01/2009 - 09/30/2013. Total project funding: $290,411.00. Status: Completed.

Co-PI, CO₂ Capture and Sequestration by a Biomimetic Route Based on Enzymatic Catalysis, $42,000 (January, 2003 – 2004): Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Status: completed.

Co-PI, Hydrogeologic Characterization of the Rattlesnake Springs Area, Carlsbad, New Mexico, $15,000 (1997): National Park Service. Status: completed.

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