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Evgeny chesnokovEvgeni Chesnokov

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Office: Science & Research 1, 123-B
Contact: emchesnokov@uh.edu - 713-743-2579

Education: BSc.,MSc., 1967, Gorky State University, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia
PhD, 1974, Moscow State University
Sci.D., 1987, Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Accepting Graduate Students? Yes

Field of Investigation: Theoretical and Applied Geophysics

  1. Physical parameters (elastic and transport ( electric, thermal & permeability) of micro-inhomogeneous, effectively anisotropic (porous, fractured, polycrystalline) media under thermodynamic conditions (stress, temperature)
  2. The problem of saturated porous fractured medium permeability under applied stress.
  3. Generation of seismic anisotropy due to various thermodynamic processes in the Earth
  4. Wave propagation in fractured porous media (plane waves, impulse seismograms, point source in anisotropic randomly inhomogeneous porous media)
  5. Forward and Inverse Problems of Fractured Porous Media. Static and Dynamic Case

Professional Experience

  • 1969 - 1974: Post-graduate student, Moscow State University, Physical Department, Moscow, Russia.
  • 1974 - 1986: Research Scientist, Senior Principal Scientist at the Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
  • 1986 - 1997: Head of Geophysics of Ordered Media Laboratory, the same Institute Professor at Moscow State University, Mechanics and Mathematical Faculty
  • 1997 - 2000: Visiting Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University College London, London, UK
  • 2000 - 2008: Research Professor at the Sarkeys Energy Centre, University of Oklahoma, Director, Institute for Theoretical Geophysics, Sarkeys Energy Centre, University of Oklahoma
  • 2008 - present time: Professor at the department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Director, Institute for Theoretical Geophysics.

Complete Publications

  1. Chesnokov E.M. and Gliko A.O., 1973. Elastic characteristics of a homogeneous transversely-isotropic structure model of the upper mantle. Izv. Earth Physics No 3, pp. 20 - 28.
  2. Chesnokov E.M., 1973 On Elastic Anisotropy of Multicomponent Models of the Upper Mantle Structure. Izv.Acad.Sci.USSR.Physics of the Earth, No 5, pp. 28-38.
  3. Liakhovitsky and Chesnokov E.M., 1973. Analysis of elastic anisotropy of the Upper Mantle Models of the oceans.Vestnik Moscow University. Geology. No 3,p.85-91. (in Russian)
  4. Chesnokov E.M., 1974. Influence of a policrystalline upper mantle anisotropy on the characteristics of seismic waves. Abstract of PhD Thesis. Moscow, Moscow University Publ. Phys. Dpt. p.1-12. (in Russian)
  5. Chesnokov E.M. and Poppitz R.,1975. Influence of elastic anisotropy of polycrystalline medium on characteristics of Love waves. Veroff.Zentr.Inst.Der Erde, v.31, p.441-456.(in German)
  6. Chesnokov E.M. and Kowalle G.,1975 Influence of elastic anisotropy on angles of emergence of seismic body waves. Veroff.Zentr.Inst.Phys.der Erde. v.31, p.457-471. (in German) 1976
  7. Galkin I.N.,Starshinova E.A. and Chesnokov E.M.,1976. Determination of the velocity anisotropy in the upper mantle of the bBlack Sea Depression. In a book: Complex Investigations of the Black Sea. Moscow. Nauka Publ. p.7 - 14. (in Russian)
  8. Nevsky M.V. and Chesnokov E.M.,1976. Observation Systems In deep seismic Sounding Used For Investigating the seismic Anisotropy Of Both The Crust And The Upper Mantle. Izv. Earth Physics. No 8, p.53-61.
  9. Chesnokov E.M.,1977. Seismic anisotropy of the upper mantle of the Earth (monograph). Moscow, Nauka Publ. p.1- 144. (in Russian)
  10. Chesnokov E.M. and Nevsky M.V., 1977. Seismic Anisotropy investigations in the USSR. Geoph.J.R.astr.Soc., v.49, p.119- 124
  11. Chesnokov E.M. and Baumbach M., 1979. Seismic anisotropy of lithosphere under oceans and its influence on the hodographs of the body waves. Gerl.Beitr.fur Geoph. No 5, p.377-386. (in German).
  12. Chesnokov E.M., 1979. Seismic anisotropy investigations. In a book: Oceanology. v 1. Geophysics of the oceans. Moscow, Nauka Publ. p. 78-88. (in Russian).
  13. Kosarev G.L., Makeeva L.I., Savarensky E.F. and Chesnokov E.M 1979 a. Effect Of Anisotropy Beneath Seismic Stations on Body Waves. Izv. Earth Physics.Vol. 15, No 2, pp.102-110.
  14. Kosarev G.L.,Makeeva L.I.,Savarensky E.F. and Chesnokov E.M., 1979 b. Effect Of Anisotropy Beneath Seismic Stations on Body Waves Reprinted in Gerlan. Beitr. fur Geophysic. Vol.88, No 3, p. 225-239(in Russian)
  15. Chesnokov E.M. and Baumbach M., 1980. Seismic anisotropy of the crust and the upper mantle under oceans. Doklady. Earth Section., v.240, p. 17-19.
  16. Nikitin L.V. and Chesnokov E.M., 1981. Influence of a Stress Condition on the Anisotropy of Elastic Properties in a Medium. Izv. Earth Physics. Vol.17, No 3, pp. 174-183.
  17. Artemiev M.E., Kaban M.K. and Chesnokov E.M., 1983. Density Inhomogeneities in the Earth's Mantle. Oceanic regions. Izv. Earth Physics Vol.19, No 2, pp. 84-90.
  18. Artemiev M.E., Kaban M.K. and Chesnokov E.M., 1983. Surface Noniniformities of the Eart's Mantle based on Data on the Depth to Its "free" Surface: Continental Regions. Izv. Earth Physics Vol. 19, No 5, pp. 333-338.
  19. Magnitsky V.A. and Chesnokov E.M., 1983. First International Working Conference On Theory, Observations and Causes of Seismic Anisotropy. May 12 - 19 May, 1982, Suzdal',USSR. Izv. Earth Physics. Vol.19, No 3, p. 252.
  20. Bugaevsky A.G. and Chesnokov E.M., 1984. Dynamic model of seismic anisotropy generation in the upper mantle. Doklady. Earth Section., vol. 265, pp.1-5.
  21. Crampin S., Chesnokov E.M. and Hipkin R.G., 1984a. Seismic Anisotropy - The State of Art II. Geoph. J.R.astr.Soc. v.76, p. 1 - 16.
  22. Crampin S., Chesnokov E.M. and Hipkin R.G., 1984b. Seismic Anisotropy - The State of Art II. Reprinted in First Break No 2, p. 9 - 18.
  23. Crampin S., Hipkin R.G and Chesnokov E.M., (editors), 1984. Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Seismic Anisotropy. Geoph.J.R.astr.Soc. v.76, p.1 - 272.
  24. Nikitin L.V. and Chesnokov E.M., 1984. Wave Propagation In Stress Induced Media. Geoph.J.R.astr. Soc. v. 76, p. 129-133.
  25. Volarovich M.P., Efimova G.A., Kireenkova S.M., Safarov I.B. and Chesnokov E.M., 1984a. Elastic Constants of Diopside at Pressures of up 20 kbar. Izvestiya, Earth Physics. Vol.20, No 12, pp. 960-962.
  26. Volarovich M.P., Efimova G.A., Kireenkova S.M., Safarov I.B. and Chesnokov E.M., 1984b. Elastic Constants of Diopside at Pressures of up 20 kbar. Gerlands Beitr.Geophysik Leipzig, vol.98, No 2, pp.95-99.
  27. Bugaevsky A.G., Melnikov Yu.Yu. and Chesnokov E.M.,1984a. About Effective Elastic Constants and Anisotropy of Media With Inclusions In a Book: Geodynamical Investigations. Physics and Mechanical Models and Processes in the Earth's Tectonosphere. Moscow. Radio and Sviaz Publ. No 7, p. 76-86. (in Russian).
  28. Bugaevsky A.G. and Chesnokov E.M., 1984b. Impact of P-T Conditions On the Velocities Of Elastic Waves In The Mineralogical Models of The Earth's Crust of Iceland and Comparison With Seismic Models. In a Book: Geodynamical Investigations. Physics and Mechanical Models and Processes in the Earth's Tectonosphere. Moscow. Radio and Sviaz Publ. No 7, p. 108 - 113. (in Russian).
  29. Belousov V.V. and Chesnokov E.M.,(editors),1984. Geodynamical Investigations. Physical and Mechanical Models and Processes in the Earth's Tectonosphere. Moscow. Radio and Sviaz Publ. No 7, p. 1 - 115. (in Russian).
  30. Belousov V.V. and Chesnokov E.M., (editors),1984, Geodynamical Investigations. Moscow. Radio and Sviaz Pub. No 8, p. 1- 140. (in Russian)
  31. Crampin S., Booth D.C., Chesnokov E.M. et al.,1986. Shear Wave Polarization In the Peter The First Range Indicating Crack- Induced Anisotropy in Trust Fault Regime. Geoph.J.R.astr.Soc. v. 84, p.401-412.
  32. Magnitsky V.A. and Chesnokov E.M., 1986. Geophysics of Anisotropic Media. State of Art. Izvestuya, Earth Physics,Vol.22, No 11, pp. 867-872.
  33. Chesnokov E.M. and Abaseev S.S., 1986. Surface Seismic Wave Dispersion in Multilayered Anisotropic Media. Izvestiya. Earth Physics Vol.22, No 11, p. 891-898.
  34. Bugaevsky A.G. and Chesnokov E.M., 1986. Formation Dynamics of the Seismic Anisotropy of the Ocean Upper Mantle .Izvestiya Earth Physics Vol.22, No 11, p.911- 919.
  35. Krasnova M.A. and Chesnokov E.M.,1986 Experimental Investigations of Seismic Anisotropy of Earth's Lithosphere in The USSR and Outside (review). Seismic Exploration. Moscow, p. 1- 36. (in Russian).
  36. Booth D.C., Crampin S.,Chesnokov E.M. and Krasnova M.A., 1986. The Effect of Vertical Parallel Cracks On Shear Waves Polarization. Geoph,J.R.astr.Soc. v.77, p.583-594.
  37. Krasnova M.A., Crampin C., Booth D.K., Chesnokov E.M., Tarasov N.T., and Maksimov A.B., 1986. Doklady. Earth Section Vol.288. No 3, pp. 582-585 (in Russian)
  38. Chesnokov E.M. and Abaseyev S.S., 1987a. Theoretical seismograms of surface seismic waves in anisotropic media. Doklady. Earth Science Section. v.286. No 1-6, pp. 22-27.
  39. Abaseyev S.S. and Chesnokov E.M., 1987b. The Algorithm Of Computation of Synthetic Seismograms of Surface Waves In Multilayered Anisotropic Media. Moscow. VINITI Press.No 70.87. 3306-B87, p. 1-30 (in Russian)
  40. Crampin S., David Booth and Evgeni M. Chesnokov (editors) Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical. Society. Vol 91,No 2, November 1987.
  41. Booth D.C., Crampin C., and Chesnokov E.M., 1987. Preface: Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Seismic Anisotropy. Geophys.J.Roy.astr.Soc. Vol.91, pp.261-263.
  42. Tsvankin I.D. and Chesnokov E.M.,1987. Plane Waves In Nonlinear Anisotropic Media. Geoph.J.R.astr.Soc. v.91, p.413- 427.
  43. Chesnokov E.M. and Zatsepin S.V., 1989a. The Effective Modules of Elasticity For Different Types Of Anisotropic Media. EOS., v. 70, No 15, p. 548.
  44. Chesnokov E.M. and Zatsepin S.V., 1989b. The Effective Elastic Parameters Of Crack-Induced Anisotropic Media In Stress Field. EOS.,v. 70, No 15, p.548.
  45. Tsvankin I.D. and Chesnokov E.M., 1990a. Synthetic of Body Waves SeismogramsFrom Point Sources In Anisotropic Media. J.G.R., v. 95. No B7, p. 11.317 - 11.331.
  46. Tsvankin I.D. and Chesnokov E.M., 1990 b. Synthetic Waveforms And Polarizations At A Free Surface of An Anisotropic Halfspace. Geoph.J.Intern. v. 101, No 3, p. 497-505.
  47. Chesnokov E.M. and Zatsepin S.V., 1991. Effect Of Applied Stress On Effective Elastic Anisotropy In Cracked Solids. Geoph. J. Intern. v.107, p. 563 - 569.
  48. Artemieva I.M. and Chesnokov E.M., 1991. Thermal Characteristics Of Anisotropic Media With Inclusions. Geoph. J.Intern.,v 107, p. 557 - 562.
  49. Brodov L.Yu., Tichonov A.V., Chesnokov E.M. et all., 1991. Estimating Physical Parameters of Cracked Porous Reservoirs By Inverting of Shear Wave Splitting. Geoph. J. Intern. v. 107, p. 429 - 432.
  50. Chesnokov E.M., Krasnova M.A., Abaseyev S.S. et. all., 1992. Study Of Polarization of Shear Waves From Local Events Of Small Energy. In A book: Seismic Wave Fields. Nauka Publ. p. 34 - 48. (English Translation).
  51. Booth D.C., Abaseyev S.S., ..., Chesnokov E.M., 1993. Observations of Shear- Wave Splitting Near Ashchabad, Turkmenia. Canadian J.Expl.Geoph., v.29, No 1, p.385 - 388.
  52. Vshivtsev A.S., Tatarintsev A.V. and Chesnokov E.M., 1995a. Green Function Of the Wave Equation For a Medium That Is Anisotropic. Doklady of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Earth Science Section, Vol.334.No 1, pp.28-35.
  53. Vshivtsev A.S., Tatarintsev A.V. and Chesnokov E.M., 1995b. The Green function of the wave equation in a presence of an anisotropic medium. Physics of the Solid Earth (English Translation. Vol.30., No 9, pp. 822-829.
  54. Vshivtsev A.S. and Chesnokov E.M., 1995. Propagation of Elastic Plane Solitary-Type Waves in a Nonlinear Anisotropic Medium. Physics of the Solid Earth , English Translation, v. 30 No 7/8, p. 694-696
  55. Vshivtsev A.S., Kosareva O.G. and Chesnokov E.M., 1995. Green's Temperature Function For a Homogeneous Isotropic Medium. Physics of the Solid Earth, English Translation, v. 31 No 1, p. 71-75.
  56. Chesnokov E.M., Kukharenko Yu.A. and Kukharenko P.Yu., 1995. Method of Diagram Technique for Calculation of Effective Physical Parameters of Microinhomogeneous Media. SPIE Volume 2577. Proceedings of "Mathematical Methods in Geophysical Imaging III", p.2-12. San Diego, California. 1996
  57. Vsivtsev A.S., Zhukowskii K.V. and Chesnokov E.M., 1996. An Effect of Initial Nonuniform Stresses on the Elastic Properties of An Anisotropic Body. Physics of the Solid Earth, English Translation, v. 31 No 5, p. 429-436.
  58. Vshivtsev A.S., Tatarintsev A.V. and Chesnokov E.M., 1996. Propagation of Elastic Waves in An Anisotropic Media With Initial Stress. Physics of the Solid Earth, English Translation, v. 31 No 9, p. 758-764.
  59. Chesnokov E.M., Kukharenko Yu.A. , 1996. Tensor of Effective Density for Media with Inclusions. SEG. Denver, Expanded Abstracts with Biographies, vol. 1, p.1033-1036.
  60. Bayuk I.O. and Chesnokov E.M., 1997. Is It Possible to Discriminate Between Gas and Liquid Inclusions; SEG, Dallas, Expanded Abstracts with Biographies, vol.1, p.968-971.
  61. Bayuk I.O., Jones C., Meredith P.G. and Chesnokov E.M., 1997. Experimental and Theoretical Study of Sedimentary Rock Properties. SEG, Dallas, Expanded Abstracts with Biographies, vol.1, p. 984-986.
  62. Meredith P.G, Bayuk I.O., Jones C.,. and Chesnokov E.M., 1997.Experimental and Theoretical Modelling of Sedimentary Rocks. SEG, Dallas, Expanded Abstracts with Biographies, vol.1, p. 987-990 1998
  63. Bayuk I.O. and Chesnokov E.M., 1998. Correlation Between Elastic and Transport Properties of Porous Cracked Anisotropic Media. Phys.Chem.Earth, vol.23. No 3.
  64. Krasnova M.A. and Chesnokov E.M.,1998. Polarization of shear wave from local earthquakes of small energy in Earth's crust in Kamchatka, J. Volcanology &Seism. No 4, p.15-20.
  65. Krasnova M.A., Tertychni, V.V. and Chesnokov E.M.,1998. Estimation of Physical Properties and Thickness of Anisotropic Layer in Earth's Crust of West Iceland, Izvestiya. Physics of the Solid Earth, Vol.34, No 9, pp.710-716.
  66. Chesnokov E.M., Kukharenko Yu.A. and Kukharenko P.Yu., 1998. Frequency Dependence of Physical Parameters of Microinhomogeneous Media. Space Statistics. REVUE Del'INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE, vol.53, No 5, p.729-734.
  67. Krasnova M.A. and Chesnokov E.M., 1999. Changes in Shear-Wave Polarization in the Crust of Kamchatka Based On Records of Local Earthquakes. Volc.Seis., Vol 20, pp. 539-550.
  68. Bayuk I.O. and Chesnokov E.M., 1999. Identification of the Fluid Type in a Reservoir Rock. Izvestiya. Physics of the Solid Earth. Vol 35, No 11, pp. 917-923.
  69. Bayuk I.O. and Chesnokov E.M., 2000. Transport properties of porous cracked anisotropic medium, in "Porous media: physics, models, calculations", pp. 325-336. Moscow, November 19-21, 1997. Ed. A. Dmitrievsky and M. Panfilov, World Scientific, Singapore, New Jersey, London, Hong Kong, 2000.
  70. Chesnokov E.M., Queen J.H., Kukharenko Yu.A., Bayuk I.O., and Hooper J.M., Dispersive properties of porous cracked media// Proceedings of 7th European Conference on the Mathematics of oil Recovery, 2000, 5-8 September, Baveno, Italy, V-24, pp. 35-41.
  71. Chesnokov E.M., Queen J.H., Alexander A.Vikhorev, Heloise A.Lynn, John H.Hooper, Bayuk I.O., Castagna, John.P., and Baishali Roy, 2001. Frequency Dependent Anisotropy SEG, 2001, ANI 1.9. San Antonio.
  72. Roy, Baishali, Chesnokov, Evgeni M., 2001. Prediction of Frequency Dependent Velocity in Porous Reservoirs. SEG, SP 4.8, vol.II, p. 1933-1936, 2001, San Antonio.
  73. Chesnokov E.M., Queen J.H., Kukharenko Yu.A., John H.Hooper, Bayuk I.O., and Vikhorev A.A., 2002. Size-Frequency Effects and Reservoir Structure. Oklahoma Geological Survey Circular 107, p. 113-122
  74. Chesnokov E.M., Bell D.W., Queen J.H., kukharenko Yu.A. and Chourayev A.N., 2002.Effective stress influence on elastic constants of fluid filled porous media. In Poromechanics II Ayrialt et.al.(eds), p. 879-882.
  75. Vikhorev A.A. and Chesnokov E.M., 2002. Wave Field in a Medium With Complicated Dispersion Law. Doklady of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Mechanical Science Section v.386, # 4, p.475-477.
  76. E.Li, Queen J.H., Chapman M, Lynn H.B. and Chesnokov E.M., 2003. Analysis of frequency-dependent seismic anisotropy from a multicomponent VSP. Journal of Applied Geophysics. vol 54, pp. 319-333.
  77. Alexander A. Vikhorev, Mike Ammerman and Evgeni M. Chesnokov, 2005. Reflection of elastic waves in the layered Biot medium. In POROMECHANICS III. Abousleiman et.al.Eds. p.321- 328.
  78. Satish Sinha, Vladimir Tertychniy, Mike Ammerman and Evgeni Chesnokov. 2005. Predicting S-Wave Anisotropy From P-Wave Anisotropy. SEG, Houston, Expanded Abstracts With Biographies. Pp. 170 -174
  79. Tomieka Searcy, Sergey Abaseyev, Evgeni Chesnokov and Mike Ammerman. 2005. Microearthquake Investigations in the Barnett Shale. Newark East Field, Wise County, Texas. SEG, Houston, Expanded Abstracts With Biographies. p. 166 -169
  80. Irina O. Bayuk, Mike Ammerman and Evgeni M. Chesnokov, 2007. Elastic Moduli OF Anisotropic Clay. Geophysics. Vol. 72, No 5, p. D107-D117
  81. Irina O. Bayuk, Mike Ammerman and Evgeni M. Chesnokov, 2007. Upscaling of Elastic Properties of Anisotropic Sedimentary Rocks. Geoph. J. Intern. (Accepted 2007, October 2. In press.)

Recent SEG Publications

  1. Dileep K. Tiwary, Irina O. Bayuk, Mike Ammerman, and Evgeni M. Chesnokov, 2007 Behavior of Shear waves in water- and gas- filled cracks in anisotropic matrix. SEG, San Antonio. Technical Program. Expanded Abstract with Authors Biographies p.159-153
  2. Dileep K. Tiwary, Irina O. Bayuk , Alexander Vikhorev, Mike Ammerman, and Evgeni M. Chesnokov, 2007. Comparison of Seismic Upscaling Methods. SEG, San Antonio Technical Program. Expanded Abstract with Authors Biographies p.2723-2727
  3. Irina O. Bayuk , Nikolay Dyaur, Yaser Mohammed, Mike Ammerman, and Evgeni M. Chesnokov.2007 3D velocity reconstruction in shale derived from limited number of Measurements. SEG, San Antonio. Technical Program. Expanded Abstract with Authors Biographies p.1535-1539
  4. Satish Sinha, Sergey Abaseyev, and Evgeni Chesnokov. 2007. Full Form Synthetic and Its Spectral in Multilayered Anisotropic Attenuating Media. SEG, San Antonio. Technical Program. Expanded Abstract with Authors Biographies. p.144-148
  5. Satish Sinha, Sergey Abaseyev, and Evgeni Chesnokov. 2007. P-wave and converted wave anisotropy due to Multiple Fracture sets. SEG, San Antonio. Technical Program. Expanded Abstract with Authors Biographies p.94-98.