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.
- Bernard Meulenbroek, Rouhi Farajzadeh, Hans Bruining, (2020), Process-based upscaling of reactive flow in geological formations, In International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Volume 157 p.1-12.
- M. Hosseinimehr, J.P. Piguave Tomala, Cornelis Vuik, H. Hajibeygi, Projection-based Embedded Discrete Fracture Model (pEDFM) on Corner-point Grid Geometry for Subsurface Flow and Geothermal Modeling, In ECMOR XVII 17th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery p.1-16, EAGE.
- Shayan Ahmadi, Mohadeseh Motie, Ramin Soltanmohammadi, (2020), Proposing a modified mechanism for determination of hydrocarbons dynamic viscosity, using artificial neural network, In Petroleum Science and Technology Volume 38 p.699-705.
- M. Mirzaie Yegane, F.S. Minaye Hashemi, Frank Vercauteren, Nicole Meulendijks, Ridha Gharbi, P. Boukany, P.L.J. Zitha, Rheological response of a modified polyacrylamide–silica nanoparticles hybrid at high salinity and temperature, In Soft Matter Volume 16 p.10198-10210.
- Rodrigo O. Salazar-Castillo, William R. Rossen, (2020), Scaleup of laboratory data for surfactant-alternating-gas foam enhanced oil recovery, In SPE Journal Volume 25 p.1857-1870.
- X. Lyu, D. Voskov, W. Rossen, (2020), Simulation of foam-assisted co2 storage in saline aquifers, In ECMOR 2020 p.1-16, EAGE.
- Anas M. Hassan, M. Ayoub, M. Eissa, Hans Bruining, P. Zitha, (2020), Study of surface complexation modeling on a novel hybrid enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method; smart-water assisted foam-flooding, In Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Volume 195.
- S. De Hoop, D. Voskov, G. Bertotti, (2020), Studying the effects of heterogeneity on dissolution processes using operator based linearization and high- resolution lidar data, In ECMOR 2020 p.1-13, EAGE.
- Y. Wang, D. Voskov, A. Daniilidis, M. Khait, S. Saeid, D. Bruhn, (2020), Uncertainty quantification of a real low-enthalpy geothermal reservoir, In 1st Geoscience and Engineering in Energy Transition Conference, GET 2020, EAGE.
- Baptiste Lepillier, Keita Yoshioka, Francesco Parisio, Richard Bakker, David Bruhn, (2020), Variational Phase-Field Modeling of Hydraulic Fracture Interaction With Natural Fractures and Application to Enhanced Geothermal Systems, In Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth Volume 125.