GeoVerse Lab
← Resource & Energy Engineering Division

Carbon Engineering Center

Develops technology for the safe, permanent sequestration of CO2 in deep geological formations to mitigate climate change through supercritical-CO2 injection/plume-migration simulation and caprock-sealing/geochemical-trapping modeling, evaluating MVA (monitoring, verification, accounting) frameworks and CO2-EOR feasibility via simulation.

Reservoir Modeling & Recovery CenterWell & Production Engineering CenterRock Mechanics & Geomechanics CenterGeothermal Energy Engineering CenterCarbon Engineering CenterHydrogen Energy & Storage CenterMining Engineering CenterNuclear Energy Engineering Center
Research Fields 23
Post-Combustion Capture (Amine Scrubbing)
πŸ§ͺ Post-Combustion Capture (Amine Scrubbing)
Post-combustion capture (PCC) by amine scrubbing is a chemical absorption process that rem…
Oxy-fuel Combustion Capture
πŸ”₯ Oxy-fuel Combustion Capture
Oxy-fuel combustion capture burns fuel in a mixture of nearly pure oxygen (typically above…
Pre-Combustion Capture / Coal & Gas Gasification (IGCC)
βš—οΈ Pre-Combustion Capture / Coal & Gas Gasification (IGCC)
Pre-combustion capture converts a solid or gaseous fuel into synthesis gas (syngas, princi…
Direct Air Capture & Adsorption Thermodynamics
🌬️ Direct Air Capture & Adsorption Thermodynamics
Direct air capture (DAC) removes CO2 directly from ambient air, where its concentration is…
Solid Sorbent Materials (Zeolites, MOFs)
🧫 Solid Sorbent Materials (Zeolites, MOFs)
Solid sorbent materials science for CO2 capture develops microporous crystalline or amorph…
Membrane-Based CO2 Separation
🧡 Membrane-Based CO2 Separation
Membrane-based CO2 separation exploits differences in the solubility and diffusivity of ga…
CO2 Pipeline Transport Engineering
🚰 CO2 Pipeline Transport Engineering
CO2 pipeline transport engineering designs and hydraulically analyzes long-distance pipeli…
CO2/Gas Hydrate Formation & Flow Assurance
❄️ CO2/Gas Hydrate Formation & Flow Assurance
CO2/gas hydrate formation and flow assurance studies the conditions under which CO2 and wa…
Geological Storage Site Characterization
πŸ—ΊοΈ Geological Storage Site Characterization
Geological storage site characterization integrates seismic interpretation, well-log corre…
Saline Aquifer CO2 Storage & Hydrogeology
πŸ’§ Saline Aquifer CO2 Storage & Hydrogeology
Saline aquifer CO2 storage and hydrogeology adapts classical well-hydraulics theory, most …
CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery & Miscibility Thermodynamics
πŸ›’οΈ CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery & Miscibility Thermodynamics
CO2-enhanced oil recovery and miscibility thermodynamics determines the minimum miscibilit…
Caprock Sealing Capacity & Injection-Induced Geomechanics
πŸͺ¨ Caprock Sealing Capacity & Injection-Induced Geomechanics
Caprock sealing-capacity and injection-induced geomechanics evaluates whether a low-permea…
Geochemical & Mineral Trapping
βš›οΈ Geochemical & Mineral Trapping
Geochemical and mineral trapping models the long-term immobilization of injected CO2 throu…
Capillary & Residual Trapping / Relative Permeability
πŸ’¦ Capillary & Residual Trapping / Relative Permeability
Capillary and residual trapping describes how a fraction of injected CO2 becomes immobiliz…
Wellbore Integrity & Cementing
πŸ”© Wellbore Integrity & Cementing
Wellbore integrity and cementing develops and validates the design and long-term performan…
Monitoring, Verification & Accounting (Geophysical/Gravimetric)
πŸ“‘ Monitoring, Verification & Accounting (Geophysical/Gravimetric)
Monitoring, verification and accounting (MVA) for geological CO2 storage repeats geophysic…
Basalt & Ultramafic Mineralization Storage
πŸŒ‹ Basalt & Ultramafic Mineralization Storage
Basalt and ultramafic mineralization storage injects CO2, pre-dissolved in water rather th…
Offshore & Sub-seabed CO2 Storage
🚒 Offshore & Sub-seabed CO2 Storage
Offshore and sub-seabed CO2 storage characterizes, engineers injection into, and monitors …
Injection-Induced Seismicity Risk
πŸ“‰ Injection-Induced Seismicity Risk
Injection-induced seismicity risk assesses the likelihood and consequence of earthquakes t…
Reservoir Simulation & CO2 Plume Migration Modeling
πŸ–₯️ Reservoir Simulation & CO2 Plume Migration Modeling
Reservoir simulation and CO2 plume migration modeling discretizes a storage formation into…
Storage Capacity Estimation & Resource Classification
πŸ“Š Storage Capacity Estimation & Resource Classification
Storage capacity estimation and resource classification quantifies how much CO2 a sediment…
Enhanced Coalbed Methane & Coal Seam CO2 Storage
⛏️ Enhanced Coalbed Methane & Coal Seam CO2 Storage
Enhanced coalbed methane (ECBM) recovery and coal seam CO2 storage injects CO2 into unmine…
CO2 Thermodynamics & Equations of State
🌑️ CO2 Thermodynamics & Equations of State
CO2 thermodynamics and equations of state develop and validate mathematical relationships …