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.

  1. PQ Nguyen, PLJ Zitha, PK Currie, WR Rossen, CT study of liquid diversion with foam, In SPE Production & Operations Volume 24 p.12-21.
  2. NB Sutton, GM van der Kraan, MCM van Loosdrecht, G Muyzer, J Bruining, RJ Schotting, Characterization of geochemical constituents and bacterial populations associated with As mobilization in deep and shallow tube wells in Bangladesh, In Water Research Volume 43 p.1720-1730.
  3. JD Jansen, SG Douma, DR Brouwer, PMJ Van den Hof, OH Bosgra, AW Heemink, Closed-loop reservoir management, In 2009 SPE Reservoir Simulation p.1-18, SPE.
  4. R Farajzadeh, A Andrianov, J Bruining, PLJ Zitha, Comparative study of CO2 and N2 foams in porous media at low and high pressure-temperatures, In Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research Volume 48 p.4542-4552.
  5. J Bruining, A Rijnks, MIM Darwish, Computation of longitudinal dispersion coefficient in an adsorbing porous medium using homogenization, In Comsol conference Milan p.1-11, COMSOL.
  6. SA Vakili Ghahani, JD Jansen, Control-relevant selective grid coarsening, In 2009 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition p.1-9, SPE.
  7. AW Heemink, RG Hanea, JH Sumihar, MRT Roest, C van Velzen, M Verlaan, Data assimilation algorithms for numerical models, In Advanced computational methods in science and engineering p.107-143, Springer.
  8. JR Rommelse, Data assimilation in reservoir management
  9. JK Przybysz, JD Jansen, A Gisolf, Derivation of Representer Equations, In Delphi: The Dynamic Characterization and Reservoir Management Project 2008 p.141-150, Delft University of Technology.
  10. PQ Nguyen, WR Rossen, PLJ Zitha, PK Currie, Determination of gas trapping with foam using x-ray computed tomography and effluent analysis, In SPE Journal Volume 14 p.222-236.