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.
- Mohsen Mirzaie Yegane, Thijs van Wieren, Ali Fadili, Diederik van Batenburg, Thierry Leblanc, Pacelli Zitha, (2023), Polymer-Assisted-Water-Alternating-Gas for Improving the CO<sub>2</sub> Flow Properties in Porous Media, In Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 2023, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
- Emiel Kruisdijk, Julian F. Ros, Devanita Ghosh, Maren Brehme, Pieter J. Stuyfzand, Boris M. van Breukelen, (2023), Prevention of well clogging during aquifer storage of turbid tile drainage water rich in dissolved organic carbon and nutrients, In Hydrogeology Journal Volume 31 p.827-842.
- Chris Boeije, Cas Verweij, Anushka Tripathi, Wolfgang Weinzierl, Pacelli Zitha, Anne Pluymakers, REFLECT DELIVERABLE D2.2: Report on gas solubility and degassing kinetic (type C)
- Yuhang Wang, Ziliang Zhang, Cornelis Vuik, Hadi Hajibeygi, (2023), Simulation of CO<sub>2</sub> Storage Using a Parameterization Method for Essential Trapping Physics: FluidFlower Benchmark Study, In Transport in Porous Media Volume 151 p.1053-1070.
- Pavan Cornelissen, Jan Dirk Jansen, (2023), Steady-State Flow Through a Subsurface Reservoir with a Displaced Fault and its Poro-elastic Effects on Fault Stresses, In Transport in Porous Media Volume 150 p.709-734.
- Samuel Krevor, Heleen de Coninck, Sarah E. Gasda, Navraj Singh Ghaleigh, Vincent de Gooyert, Hadi Hajibeygi, Ruben Juanes, Jerome Neufeld, Jennifer J. Roberts, Floris Swennenhuis, (2023), Subsurface carbon dioxide and hydrogen storage for a sustainable energy future, In Nature Reviews Earth and Environment Volume 4 p.102-118.
- Lydia Stougie, Brendon de Raad, Hedzer van der Kooi, Gijsbert Korevaar, (2023), Teaching Exergy to Engineering Students in view of the Energy Transition, In 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ECOS 2023 p.233-244, International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems.
- Bernd Flemisch, Jan M. Nordbotten, Sebastian Geiger, Hadi Hajibeygi, Xiaoming Tian, Denis Voskov, Yuhang Wang, Michiel Wapperom, Ziliang Zhang, More Authors, (2023), The FluidFlower Validation Benchmark Study for the Storage of CO <sub>2</sub>, In Transport in Porous Media Volume 151 p.865-912.
- Hamad Alkharraa, Karl-Heinz Wolf, Abdulrahman AlQuraishi, Mohamed Mahmoud, Mohammed AlDuhailan, Pacelli Zitha, The Power of Characterizing Pore-Fluid Distribution for Microscopic CO2 Injection Studies in Tight Sandstones, In Minerals Volume 13.
- Le Zhang, Alexandros Daniilidis, Anne-Catherine Dieudonné, Thomas Hermans, Thermo-hydro-mechanical modelling of geothermal energy extraction in deep mines in spatially heterogeneous settings, In Symposium on Energy Geotechnics Accelerating the energy transition 3-5 October 2023, Delft, the Netherlands, TU Delft OPEN Publishing.