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.
- Hamad Alkharraa, Karl-Heinz Wolf, Abdulrahman AlQuraishi, Mohamed Mahmoud, Mohammed AlDuhailan, Pacelli Zitha, The Power of Characterizing Pore-Fluid Distribution for Microscopic CO2 Injection Studies in Tight Sandstones, In Minerals Volume 13.
- Yang Wang, Denis Voskov, Alexandros Daniilidis, Mark Khait, Sanaz Saeid, David Bruhn, (2023), Uncertainty quantification in a heterogeneous fluvial sandstone reservoir using GPU-based Monte Carlo simulation, In Geothermics Volume 114.
- Kai Li, Karl-Heinz A.A. Wolf, William R. Rossen, (2021), A Novel Technique to Estimate Water Saturation and Capillary Pressure of Foam in Model Fractures, In Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Volume 632 p.1-10.
- Leila Hashemi, Maartje Boon, Wuis Glerum, Rouhi Farajzadeh, Hadi Hajibeygi, (2022), A comparative study for H<sub>2</sub>–CH<sub>4</sub> mixture wettability in sandstone porous rocks relevant to underground hydrogen storage, In Advances in Water Resources Volume 163.
- A. Novikov, Denis Voskov, Mark Khait, Hadi Hajibeygi, Jan Dirk Jansen, (2022), A scalable collocated finite volume scheme for simulation of induced fault slip, In Journal of Computational Physics Volume 469.
- Luyu Wang, Cornelis Vuik, Hadi Hajibeygi, (2022), A stabilized mixed-FE scheme for frictional contact and shear failure analyses in deformable fractured media, In Engineering Fracture Mechanics Volume 267 p.1-22.
- M.B. Wapperom, X. Lyu, D.V. Voskov, Accurate Modeling of Near-Wellbore Effects Induced by Supercritical CO2 Injection, In European Conference on the Mathematics of Geological Reservoirs 2022.
- Luyu Wang, Yuhang Wang, Cornelis Vuik, Hadi Hajibeygi, (2022), Accurate modeling and simulation of seepage in 3D heterogeneous fractured porous media with complex structures, In Computers and Geotechnics Volume 150.
- Pacelli L.J. Zitha, Hua Guo, (2022), Alkali-surfactant foam improves extraction of oil from porous media, In Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering Volume 100 p.1411-1416.
- S. de Hoop, D. V. Voskov, G. Bertotti, A. Barnhoorn, (2022), An Advanced Discrete Fracture Methodology for Fast, Robust, and Accurate Simulation of Energy Production From Complex Fracture Networks, In Water Resources Research Volume 58.