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.
- Auke Barnhoorn, Richard Bakker, Lisanne Douma, Anne Pluymakers, Giovanni Bertotti, Porosity controls the fracturing mode in rocks in unconfined compressive strength tests
- Baptiste Lepillier, David Bruhn, Alexandros Daniilidis, Pierre-Olivier Bruna, Richard Bakker, Eivind Bastesen, Walter Wheeler, Anita Torabi, Oscar Garcia, Predictive Mechanical model for fracture stimulation in an enhanced geothermal system (EGS) context
- Matei Tene, Hadi Hajibeygi, Projection-based embedded discrete fracture model (PEDFM)
- Jinyu Tang, Mohammed N. Ansari, William R. Rossen, Quantitative Modeling of the Effect of Oil on Foam for Enhanced Oil Recovery, In SPE Journal Volume 24 p.1057-1075.
- Rodrigo Salazar Castillo, Scale up of surfactant alternating gas foam processes
- Ahmed Hussain, Studies on foam in porous media and the effect of oil
- B. I. AlQuaimi, W. R. Rossen, (2018), Study of foam generation and propagation in fully characterized physical-model fracture, In Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Volume 175 p.1169-1181.
- R. Farajzadeh, (2019), Sustainable production of hydrocarbon fields guided by full-cycle exergy analysis, In Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Volume 181.
- Jinyu Tang, The Effect of Oil on Foam for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Theory and Measurements
- A. A.A. Hussain, S. Vincent-Bonnieu, R. Z. Kamarul Bahrim, R. M. Pilus, W. R. Rossen, (2019), The impacts of solubilized and dispersed crude oil on foam in a porous medium, In Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Volume 579.