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.
- A Barnhoorn, BS Magalhaes, SK Subbiah, PLJ Zitha, A novel approach for predicting in-situ breakdown conditions for wireline mini-fracture testing, In SPE european formation damage conference and exhibition p.1-14, SPE.
- RC Yerramilli, PLJ Zitha, SS Yerramilli, P Bedrikovetsky, A novel water injectivity model and experimental validation using ct scanned core-floods, In Proceedings - SPE European formation damage conference and exhibition (EFDC) p.1143-1160, SPE.
- JD Jansen, A simple algorithm to generate small geostatistical ensembles for subsurface flow simulation
- JD Jansen, A systems description of flow through porous media
- GM van Essen, PMJ Van den Hof, JD Jansen, A two-level strategy to realize life-cycle production optimization in an operational setting, In SPE Journal Volume 18 p.1057-1066.
- SS Kahrobaei, GM Essen, JFM Doren, PMJ van den Hof, JD Jansen, Adjoint-based history matching of structural models using production and time-lapse seismic data, In 2013 SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium p.1-12, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
- R Farajzadeh, BJ Meulenbroek, D Daniel, A Riaz, J Bruining, An empirical theory for gravitationally unstable flow in porous media, In Computational Geosciences: modeling, simulation and data analysis Volume 17 p.515-527.
- D Frequin, P Bedrikovetsky, PLJ Zitha, CT scan study of the leak-off of oil-based drilling fluids into saturated media, In Proceedings - SPE European formation damage conference and exhibition (EFDC) p.1120-1142, SPE.
- Marielba Rojas Larrazabal, BH Fotland, T. Steihaug, Computational and Sensitivity Aspects of Eigenvalue-Based Methods for the Large-Scale Trust-Region Subproblem - extended version
- N Shojai Kaveh, ESJ Rudolph, KHAA Wolf, WR Rossen, Contact angle interpretation of CO2-water-oil-sandstone system by surface free energy analysis