We investigate the physics, chemistry, and techno-economics of CO2 storage underground

Our research includes exploring fundamental pore scale fluid dynamics, developing digital rocks analysis techniques, increasing the accuracy of field scale reservoir simulation, and evaluating the feasibility of scaling up CO2 storage to climate relevant scales.

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StrataTrapper Advanced Modelling of CO2 Migration and Trapping

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THMC4CCS: ThorougH experiMental and numerical investigation of Coupled processes for geologiC Carbon ‎Storage

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Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Research Fellowship
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ExpReCCS: Expansion of ResourCes for CO2 Storage on the Horda Platform

inFUSE Prosperity Partnership

Shell Digital Rocks Laboratory

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@article{Spurin:2019:10.1103/PhysRevE.100.043115,
author = {Spurin, C and Bultreys, T and Bijeljic, B and Blunt, MJ and Krevor, S},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.100.043115},
journal = {Physical Review E},
title = {Mechanisms controlling fluid breakup and reconnection during two-phase flow in porous media},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.100.043115},
volume = {100},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The use of Darcy's law to describe steady-state multiphase flow in porous media has been justified by the assumption that the fluids flow in continuously connected pathways. However, a range of complex interface dynamics have been observed during macroscopically steady-state flow, including intermittent pathway flow where flow pathways periodically disconnect and reconnect. The physical mechanisms controlling this behavior have remained unclear, leading to uncertainty concerning the occurrence of the different flow regimes. We observe that the fraction of intermittent flow pathways is dependent on the capillary number and viscosity ratio. We propose a phase diagram within this parameter space to quantify the degree of intermittent flow.
AU  - Spurin,C
AU  - Bultreys,T
AU  - Bijeljic,B
AU  - Blunt,MJ
AU  - Krevor,S
DO  - 10.1103/PhysRevE.100.043115
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 2470-0045
TI  - Mechanisms controlling fluid breakup and reconnection during two-phase flow in porous media
T2  - Physical Review E
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.100.043115
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000493459300003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/74928
VL  - 100
ER  -
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