H: Geo-Energy
A section of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Section Information
The fossil fuel industry must act as a responsible partner in the transition process to a sustainable energy system by making efforts to reduce its environmental footprint within acceptable limits. The optimization of oil and gas recovery and coal mining with responsible environmental footprint requires new resource extraction technologies. Ideally, these will be validated in bottom-up development models that will give valuable insight into the ability of the fossil fuel industry to support the transition process to a sustainable energy system. Download Section Flyer
Anthropogenic energy supply systems contribute to climate change, which is why carbondioxide sequestration by the fossil fuel industry is important. The transition to a sustainable energy system must occur as fast as is practically feasible. Fossil fuels are expected to fill the supply gap, while renewable energy supply systems are being phased in at ever faster speeds. Everyone working in today’s energy business realizes the shortcomings and finiteness of fossil energy resources. Meanwhile, the fossil fuel industry must allow for a smooth energy transition such as not to derail the global economic system.
Scope
Example topic areas within the scope of our journal's Geo-Energy Section are listed below. This list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive.
- Reservoir Characterization and Modeling
- Mathematical modeling of flow in porous media;
- Naturally fractured reservoirs;
- Reservoir simulation;
- Reservoir management;
- Reservoir properties and processes;
- Traces studies;
- Well spacing optimization.
- Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment
- Welbore stability studies;
- Automated drilling;
- Hydraulic fracturing studies;
- Fracture propagation models;
- Proppant placement;
- Fracture diagnostics;
- Fracture characterization;
- Naturally fractured in reservoirs.
- Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide
- CO2 storage in coal/shales/oil and gas reservoirs;
- Regulation and legislation of carbon emissions;
- Carbon sinks.
- Geothermal Energy Extraction
- Enhanced geothermal energy;
- Integration of geothermal energy in energy systems;
- Subsurface storage of heat and cold;
- Geo fluids;
- Geothermal power plants and heating systems;
- Borehole heat exchanger;
- Ground source heat pumps;
- Energy from groundwater.
- Petroleum Exploration and Production
- Natural gas;
- Shale gas and liquids;
- Heavy oil EOR;
- Petroleum economics;
- Enhanced oil recovery;
- Production engineering;
- Optimization of lift systems.
- Energy from Coal Formations
- Environmentally friendly coal mining;
- In-situ coal combustion;
- Coal gasification.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Progress and Development Directions of Stimulation Techniques for Reservoirs Utilisation and Storage (Deadline: 29 March 2024)
- Recent Advances in Gas Hydrate Research Related to the Flow, Storage and Transport of Gases (Deadline: 5 April 2024)
- Advances in Gas Transportation by Pipeline and LNG (Deadline: 11 April 2024)
- Advances in Measurement and Modelling Approaches Related to Flow and Storage in the Subsurface: Experimental, Simulation, and Intelligent Methods (Deadline: 18 April 2024)
- Energy Geotechnics and Geostructures—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Coal Conversion Processes: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Energy from Coal Mining: Technology, Simulations and Experiments (Deadline: 18 May 2024)
- Development and Utilization in Geothermal Energy (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Subsurface Energy and Environmental Protection (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Recent Advances in Subsurface Sequestration of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Application and Optimization of CCUS Technology in Shale Gas Production and Storage (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Shallow Geothermal Energy 2023 (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Formation and Distribution of Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas (Deadline: 5 June 2024)
- Coalbed Methane Exploration and Production (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Forecasting CO2 Sequestration with Enhanced Oil Recovery II (Deadline: 27 June 2024)
- Research on Coalbed Methane and Coal-Measure Gas: Exploration, Exploitation, and Utilization (Deadline: 28 June 2024)
- Advanced Sandbody Architecture Interpretation and Modeling Technology & Application in Geo Energy Area (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advance Rock Mechanics Theories and Techniques in Tunnelling for Energy Development (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Reservoir Simulation Studies for Enhanced Oil Recovery II (Deadline: 24 July 2024)
- Advances in Optimization and Modelling of Coal Mining (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Drilling Technologies for Geo-Energy Industry (Deadline: 27 July 2024)
- Recent Advances in Oil and Gas Recovery and Production Optimisation (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Exploration and Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Leading the Way in Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Technologies (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Hydrocarbon Recovery Technologies for Fractured Unconventional and Tight Reservoirs (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Advances in Gas Hydrate Drilling and Exploitation Technology (Deadline: 10 August 2024)
- Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Studies of Gas Hydrate Formation, Dissociation and Dissolution Processes (Deadline: 21 August 2024)
- The Technology of Oil and Gas Production with Low Energy Consumption (Deadline: 21 August 2024)
- Application of Rock Mechanics in Mining Engineering to Sustainable Energy (Deadline: 24 August 2024)
- New Insights into Geo-Energy, Geo-Resources and Environment (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Energy Geomechanics (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Advanced Coal Mining and Coal Utilization Technologies (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Geo-Fluids in Unconventional Reservoirs: Latest Advances (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Underground Coal Gasification: Clean Technology of the Coal Energy Conversion (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Advances in Reservoir Simulation: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Prospects of Deep and Ultra-Deep Oil and Gas Exploration and Development (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Challenges and Promises on the Gas Hydrate Development and Production as a New Energy Resource (Deadline: 9 October 2024)
- Failure and Multiphysical Fields in Geo-Energy (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: