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.
- Lifei Yan, Mohammad Hossein Golestan, Wenyu Zhou, S. Majid Hassanizadeh, Carl Fredrik Berg, Amir Raoof, (2023), Direct Evidence of Salinity Difference Effect on Water Transport in Oil: Pore-Scale Mechanisms, In Energy and Fuels Volume 37 p.15537−15552.
- Jiakun Gong, Yuan Wang, Raj Deo Tewari, Ridhwan Zhafri B. Kamarul Bahrim, William Rossen, Effect of Gas Composition on Surfactant Injectivity in a Surfactant-Alternating-Gas Foam Process, In Molecules Volume 29.
- A.M.H. Pluymakers, R.R. Bakker, F.B. Ter Steege, B. Versluis, A. Barnhoorn, (2023), Effect of a singular planar heterogeneity on tensile failure, In International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences Volume 170.
- Xiaoming Tian, Denis Voskov, (2023), Efficient Inverse Modeling Framework for Energy Transition Applications Using Operator-Based Linearization and Adjoint Gradients, In SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference 2023 Proceedings Papers, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
- Mengjie Zhao, Yuhang Wang, Marc Gerritsma, Hadi Hajibeygi, (2023), Efficient simulation of CO<sub>2</sub> migration dynamics in deep saline aquifers using a multi-task deep learning technique with consistency, In Advances in Water Resources Volume 178.
- Hamed Ali Diab-Montero, Meng Li, Ylona van Dinther, Femke C. Vossepoel, (2023), Estimating the occurrence of slow slip events and earthquakes with an ensemble Kalman filter, In Geophysical Journal International Volume 234 p.1701-1721.
- Milad Naderloo, Kishan Ramesh Kumar, Edgar Hernandez, Hadi Hajibeygi, Auke Barnhoorn, (2023), Experimental and numerical investigation of sandstone deformation under cycling loading relevant for underground energy storage, In Journal of Energy Storage Volume 64.
- Michiel Wapperom, Xiaoming Tian, Aleks Novikov, Denis Voskov, (2023), FluidFlower Benchmark: Lessons Learned from the Perspective of Subsurface Simulation, In Transport in Porous Media Volume 151 p.1033-1052.
- Kishan Ramesh Kumar, Herminio T. Honorio, Hadi Hajibeygi, (2023), Fully-Coupled Multiscale Poromechanical Simulation Relevant for Underground Gas Storage, In Challenges and Innovations in Geomechanics Volume 3 p.583-590, Springer.
- X. Tian, General-purpose Inverse Modeling Framework for Energy Transition Applications Based on Adjoint Method and Operator-Based Linearization