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View article: Development of an Integrated Geological-Engineering Framework for Assessing the Heat Extraction Potential from the Geopressured Wilcox Reservoir on the Gulf Coast of Texas
Development of an Integrated Geological-Engineering Framework for Assessing the Heat Extraction Potential from the Geopressured Wilcox Reservoir on the Gulf Coast of Texas Open
This study aims to establish a comprehensive framework for evaluating the geothermal potential of High-Pressure and High-Temperature (HPHT) aquifers or geopressured geothermal reservoirs in the Wilcox Formation on the onshore Gulf Coast of…
View article: Critical Geochemical and Microbial Reactions in Underground Hydrogen Storage: Quantifying Hydrogen Loss and Evaluating CO2 as Cushion Gas
Critical Geochemical and Microbial Reactions in Underground Hydrogen Storage: Quantifying Hydrogen Loss and Evaluating CO2 as Cushion Gas Open
Hydrogen is a pivotal energy carrier for achieving sustainability and stability, but safe and efficient geological underground hydrogen storage (UHS) is critical for its large-scale application. This study investigates the impacts of geoch…
View article: Retrograde Condensation in Gas Reservoirs from Microporous to Field-Scale Simulation
Retrograde Condensation in Gas Reservoirs from Microporous to Field-Scale Simulation Open
Hydrocarbon fields that contain non-associated gas, such as gas condensate, are highly valuable in terms of production. They yield significant amounts of condensate alongside the gas, but their unique behavior presents challenges. These re…
View article: Advancements and Perspectives in Embedded Discrete Fracture Models (EDFM)
Advancements and Perspectives in Embedded Discrete Fracture Models (EDFM) Open
The Embedded Discrete Fracture Model (EDFM) has emerged as a prominent piece of technology used for embedding the hydraulic behavior of rock joints in reservoir numerical models. This paper critically reviews its fundamentals, the latest d…
View article: Enhancing Hydrogen Recovery from Saline Aquifers: Quantifying Wettability and Hysteresis Influence and Minimizing Losses with a Cushion Gas
Enhancing Hydrogen Recovery from Saline Aquifers: Quantifying Wettability and Hysteresis Influence and Minimizing Losses with a Cushion Gas Open
This study aims to numerically assess the impact of wettability and relative permeability hysteresis on hydrogen losses during underground hydrogen storage (UHS) and explore strategies to minimize them by using an appropriate cushion gas. …
View article: A Strategy for Enhanced Carbon Storage: A Hybrid CO2 and Aqueous Formate Solution Injection to Control Buoyancy and Reduce Risk
A Strategy for Enhanced Carbon Storage: A Hybrid CO2 and Aqueous Formate Solution Injection to Control Buoyancy and Reduce Risk Open
Conventional Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) operations use the direct injection of CO2 in a gaseous phase from the surface as a carbon carrier. Due to CO2 properties under reservoir conditions with lower density and viscosity than in sit…
View article: Unveiling Valuable Geomechanical Monitoring Insights: Exploring Ground Deformation in Geological Carbon Storage
Unveiling Valuable Geomechanical Monitoring Insights: Exploring Ground Deformation in Geological Carbon Storage Open
Geological Carbon Storage (GCS) involves storing CO2 emissions in geological formations, where safe containment is challenged by structural and stratigraphic trapping and caprock integrity. This study investigates flow and geomechanical re…
View article: Unveiling the Essential Parameters Driving Mineral Reactions during CO2 Storage in Carbonate Aquifers through Proxy Models
Unveiling the Essential Parameters Driving Mineral Reactions during CO2 Storage in Carbonate Aquifers through Proxy Models Open
Numerical simulation is a commonly employed technique for studying carbon dioxide (CO2) storage processes in porous media, particularly saline aquifers. It enables the representation of diverse trapping mechanisms and the assessment of CO2…
View article: The Interplay between Experimental Data and Uncertainty Analysis in Quantifying CO2 Trapping during Geological Carbon Storage
The Interplay between Experimental Data and Uncertainty Analysis in Quantifying CO2 Trapping during Geological Carbon Storage Open
Numerical simulation is a widely used tool for studying CO2 storage in porous media. It enables the representation of trapping mechanisms and CO2 retention capacity. The complexity of the involved physicochemical phenomena necessitates mul…
View article: Modeling Self-Sealing Mechanisms in Fractured Carbonates Induced by CO<sub>2</sub> Injection in Saline Aquifers
Modeling Self-Sealing Mechanisms in Fractured Carbonates Induced by CO<sub>2</sub> Injection in Saline Aquifers Open
In the future, there will be competition among natural gas, CO2, and hydrogen for suitable geological storage sites. Therefore, it is crucial to evaluate all of the potential storage options. One promising option is the utilization of frac…
View article: Potential Benefits of Horizontal Wells for CO2 Injection to Enhance Storage Security and Reduce Leakage Risks
Potential Benefits of Horizontal Wells for CO2 Injection to Enhance Storage Security and Reduce Leakage Risks Open
This study used numerical simulations of CO2 storage to identify the benefits of horizontal wells for geological carbon storage, such as enhancing CO2 trapped in porous media due to relative permeability and capillary hysteresis. Two injec…
View article: Seismic data pattern recognition based on analogous reservoirs via Deep Transfer Learning
Seismic data pattern recognition based on analogous reservoirs via Deep Transfer Learning Open
The shortage of static and dynamic data in areas newly acquired or in the early stages of production and production development makes extremely difficult to understand the spatial distribution of the different scales of geological heteroge…
View article: Pre-stack seismic facies prediction via deep convolutional autoencoders - an application to a turbidite reservoir
Pre-stack seismic facies prediction via deep convolutional autoencoders - an application to a turbidite reservoir Open
The conventional approaches for automatic seismic facies identification are based on waveform patterns using the vector information from the post-stacked trace.On the other hand, the quantitative seismic interpretation based on pre-stack s…