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.
- Meng Li, André R. Niemeijer, F.C. Vossepoel, Ylona van Dinther, Earthquake Nucleation on Reactivated Faults with Velocity-Strengthening Friction
- Xiaoming Tian, Denis Voskov, (2022), Efficient application of stochastic Discrete Well Affinity (DiWA) proxy model with adjoint gradients for production forecast, In Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Volume 210.
- Rouhi Farajzadeh, Bartholomeus Petrus Lomans, Hadi Hajibeygi, Johannes Bruining, (2022), Exergy Return on Exergy Investment and CO<sub>2</sub>Intensity of the Underground Biomethanation Process, In ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Volume 10 p.10318-10326.
- Sian Jones, Robert Bos, Vaclav Lastovka, Rouhi Farajzadeh, Mohammed Riyami, (2022), Experimental Assessment of the Viability of High Temperature Steam Foam Applications, In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Conference at Oman Petroleum and Energy Show, OPES 2022, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
- Maartje Boon, Hadi Hajibeygi, (2022), Experimental characterization of H <sub>2</sub> /water multiphase flow in heterogeneous sandstone rock at the core scale relevant for underground hydrogen storage (UHS), In Scientific Reports Volume 12.
- Jinyu Tang, Pablo Castaneda, Dan Marchesin, William R. Rossen, (2022), Foam-Oil Displacements in Porous Media: Insights from Three-Phase Fractional-Flow Theory, In Society of Petroleum Engineers - ADIPEC 2022, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
- M. Mirzaie Yegane, P. Boukany, P.L.J. Zitha, Fundamentals and Recent Progress in the Flow of Water-Soluble Polymers in Porous Media for Enhanced Oil Recovery, In Energies Volume 15.
- Maximilian Frick, Stefan Kranz, Ben Norden, David Bruhn, Sven Fuchs, (2022), Geothermal Resources and ATES Potential of Mesozoic Reservoirs in the North German Basin, In Energies Volume 15.
- Y. Wang, D.V. Voskov, High-Enthalpy Geothermal Simulation with Continuous Localization in Physics, In Mathematics Volume 10.
- C.S. Boeije, P.L.J. Zitha, A.M.H. Pluymakers, High-speed imaging of degassing kinetics of CO2–water mixtures, In Physics of Fluids Volume 34.