Our Research
The reserach in our section falls into three categories: Geo-Energy, Geo-environmental Protection, and Computational Geosciences.
Geo-Energy
Our research on geo-energy explores methods to harness Earth's geothermal energy, advances the storage of liquid hydrogen in the subsurface, and studies the carbon footprint.
Geo-Environmental Protection
Industrial operations and anthopogenic interventions carry risks. Our research explores techniques to mitigate the impact of fossil fuel consumption, and analyzes the consequences of subsurface operations to reduce their future impact.
Computational Geoscience
The subsurface is mostly out of reach and out of sight. To rigorously analyse and predict the impact of subsurface operations, we advance research in data assimilation, optimization and control theory, and numerical simulation.
Our Publications
Below, you can access a list of our section's most recent publications.
- E Battistutta, SR van Kuijk, PLJ Groen, PLJ Zitha, Alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding of crude oil at under-optimum salinity conditions, In Proceedings of the SPE Asia Pacific enhanced oil recovery conference p.1-20, SPE.
- DFB Oliveira, AC Reynolds, JD Jansen, An improved multiscale method for life-cycle production optimization, In Computational Geosciences: modeling, simulation and data analysis Volume 19 p.1139-1157.
- AE Peksa, KHAA Wolf, PLJ Zitha, Bentheimer sandstone revisited for experimental purposes, In Marine and Petroleum Geology Volume 67 p.701-719.
- L Ouden, RA Nasralla, H Guo, J Bruining, CPJW van Kruijsdijk, Calcite dissolution behaviour during low salinity water flooding in carbonate rock, In Proceedings of the 18th European symposium on improved oil recovery, IOR 2015 p.1-18, EAGE.
- J Gong, WR Rossen, Characteristic fracture spacing in primary and secondary recovery from naturally fractured reservoirs
- G Chapiro, J Bruining, Combustion enhance recovery of shale gas, In Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Volume 127 p.179-189.
- M Cusini, AA Lukyanov, J Natvig, H Hajibeygi, Constrained pressure residual multiscale (CPR-MS) method for fully implicit simulation of multiphase flow in porous media, In Journal of Computational Physics Volume 299 p.472-486.
- D Kawale, PE Boukany, MT Kreutzer, WR Rossen, PLJ Zitha, Contribution of pore-shape to the polymer apparent viscosity, In Proceedings of the SPE Asia Pacific enhanced oil recovery conference p.475-486, SPE.
- RN Sacramento, B Yang, Z You, A Waldmann, ASL Vaz, PLJ Zitha, P Bedrikovetsky, Deep bed and cake filtration of two-size particle suspension in porous media, In Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Volume 126 p.201-210.
- M Lotfollahi, A Varavei, M Delshad, R Farajzadeh, GA Pope, Development of a hybrid black-oil/surfactant enhanced oil recovery reservoir simulator, In Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Volume 133 p.130-146.