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.
- T. D. Jobe, E. Vital-Brazil, M. Khait, (2018), Geological feature prediction using image-based machine learning, In Petrophysics Volume 59 p.750-760.
- Jon Limberger, Thijs Boxem, Maarten Pluymaekers, David Bruhn, Adele Manzella, Philippe Calcagno, Fred Beekman, Sierd Cloetingh, Jan Diederik van Wees, Geothermal energy in deep aquifers: A global assessment of the resource base for direct heat utilization, In Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews Volume 82 p.961-975.
- Martijn Janssen, Fardin Azimi, Pacelli Zitha, Immiscible Nitrogen Flooding in Bentheimer Sandstones: Comparing Gas Injection Schemes for Enhanced Oil Recovery, In SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference.
- A.A.A. Hussain, Sebastien Vincent-Bonnieu, R.Z. Kamarul Bahrim, W.R. Rossen, Impact of Solubilized and Dispersed Crude Oil on Foam in a Porous Medium
- A.A.A. Hussain, S.Y.F. Vincent-Bonnieu, W.R. Rossen, Impact of surfactant depletion on foam in porous media
- Matteo Cusini, Robin Gielisse, Hans Groot, Cor van Kruijsdijk, Hadi Hajibeygi, (2018), Incomplete mixing in porous media: Todd-Longstaff upscaling approach versus a dynamic local grid refinement method, In Computational Geosciences Volume 23 (2019) p.373–397.
- Jakolien van der Meer, Rouhi Farajzadeh, Bill Rossen, Jan Dirk Jansen, Influence of foam on the stability characteristics of immiscible flow in porous media, In Physics of Fluids Volume 30.
- Hadi Hajibeygi, Innovative Teaching Award, In Naturalresource-MV Volume 21 p.40-41.
- W. J. Lambert, A. C. Alvarez, D. Marchesin, J. Bruining, (2018), Mathematical theory of two-phase geochemical flow with chemical species, In Theory, Numerics and Applications of Hyperbolic Problems II Volume 237 p.255-267.
- Tarek Awadalla, Denis Voskov, (2018), Modeling of gas flow in confined formations at different scales, In Fuel Volume 234 p.1354-1366.