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.
- HJM Pagnier, KHAA Wolf, S Mazumder, J Bruining, Recopol-field experiment of ECBM-CO2 in the Upper Silesian Basin of Poland
- S Fallah, TEH Esmaiel, CPJW van Kruijsdijk, Reservoir screening and sensitivity analysis of waterflooding with smart wells through the application of experimental design, In Proc. 14th SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference, Bahrain p.1-8, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
- PLJ Zitha, FJ Vermolen, Self-similar solutions for the foam drainage equation, In Transport in Porous Media Volume 63 p.195-200.
- S Mazumder, KHAA Wolf, J Bruining, The relationship between coal macromolecular structure and its swelling
- CWJ Berentsen, ML Verlaan, CPJW van Kruijsdijk, Upscaling and reversibility of Taylor dispersion in heterogeneous porous media, In Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics) Volume 71 p.46308-1-46308-16.
- K Elewaut, PLJ Zitha, Water shutoff using oil-soluble chemicals: an X-ray CT study, In Proc. 13th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Budapest, Hungary p.1-8, EAGE.
- S Motealleh, AH de Zwart, J Bruining, Wettability alteration and imbibition effects in steam recovery from matrix blocks in fractured reservoirs, In Proc. 13th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Budapest, Hungary p.1-8, EAGE.
- DR Brouwer, JD Jansen, Dynamic optimization of water flooding with smart wells using optimal control theory, In SPE Journal Volume 9 p.391-402.
- M Smit, J Bruining, Homogenization of the Stokes equations, In Proc. XIV International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Delft, The Netherlands p.1801-1808, Elsevier.