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.
- S. A. Fatemi, J. D. Jansen, W. R. Rossen, (2019), Discerning in-situ performance of an enhanced-oil-recovery agent in the midst of geological uncertainty: II. Fluvial-deposit reservoir, In SPE Journal Volume 24 p.1076-1091.
- Richard Bakker, Simon Hahn, Auke Barnhoorn, David Bruhn, Jiansheng Xiang, John Paul Latham, Drilling laterals by high pressure water jets: does it work under in situ conditions and could it be an alternative for hydraulic fracturing?, In Geophysical Research Abstracts (online) Volume 21.
- Matteo Cusini, Dynamic Multilevel Methods for Simulation of Multiphase Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media
- Mousa HosseiniMehr, Mohammed Al Kobaisi, Cornelis Vuik, Hadi Hajibeygi, (2019), Dynamic multilevel multiscale simulation of naturally fractured reservoirs with generic fracture-matrix conductivity contrasts, In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition 2019, RCSC 2019, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
- Rouhi Farajzadeh, Henri Bertin, Bill Rossen, Editorial to the Special Issue: Foam in Porous Media for Petroleum and Environmental Engineering—Experience Sharing, In Transport in Porous Media Volume 131 (2020) p.1-3.
- Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini-Nasab, Martin Taal, Pacelli L.J. Zitha, Mohammad Sharifi, (2019), Effect of Newtonian and non-Newtonian viscosifying agents on stability of foams in enhanced oil recovery. Part I: under bulk condition, In Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition) Volume 28 p.291-299.
- Keshav Kala, Denis Voskov, (2019), Element balance formulation in reactive compositional flow and transport with parameterization technique, In Computational Geosciences Volume 24 (2020) p.609-624.
- M.T.G. Janssen, A.S.H. Al Mutawa, Rashidah Pilus, P.L.J. Zitha, Evaluation of Foam-Assisted Surfactant Flooding at Reservoir Conditions, In SPE Europec featured at 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition p.1-22, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
- Anas M. Hassan, M. Ayoub, M. Eissa, T. Musa, Hans Bruining, R. Farajzadeh, (2019), Exergy return on exergy investment analysis of natural-polymer (Guar-Arabic gum) enhanced oil recovery process, In Energy Volume 181 p.162-172.
- Jinyu Tang, Sebastien Vincent-Bonnieu, William R. Rossen, (2019), Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Oil on Steady-State Foam Flow in Porous Media, In SPE Journal Volume 24 p.140-157.