Description of the main research pillars
The two research pillars of the center address the potential of Groundbreaking Modeling Concepts for Deformation in Porous Rocks (P1) and the demand for understanding of Fundamentals of Induced Subsurface Deformation (P2).
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P1 Groundbreaking Modeling Concepts for Deformation in Porous Rocks
Coordinator: Morten Jakobsen
P1.1 Mathematical framework for handling complex geometries
PI: Jan Nordbotten, University of Bergen
P1.2 Simulation tool for fully dynamic Biot equations
PI: Florin Radu, University of Bergen
P1.3 Microseismic imaging using rock physics-based full-waveform inversion
PI: Morten Jakobsen, University of Bergen
P1.4 Multi-phase flow and fractures
PI: Jan Nordbotten, Akademia grant (2020-2
P2 Fundamentals of Induced Subsurface Deformation
Coordinator: Kundan Kumar
P2.1 Solvers for mixed dimensional flow and mechanics on the fracture-matrix interface
PI: Kundan Kumar, University of Bergen
P2.2 Simulation technology for injection-related fault and fracture reactivation and induced seismicity
PI: Eirik Keilegavlen, University of Bergen
P2.3 Monitoring subsurface processes using the generalized Dix’ method
PI: Einar Iversen, University of Bergen
P2.4 Interpretation of fluid-induced seismicity patterns
PI: Volker Oye, NORSAR
P2.5 Simulation of governing processes in superheated and supercritical geothermal systems: mathematical models, numerical methods and field data (SiGS)
PI: Eirik Keilegavlen, University of Bergen, RCN grant (2020-2024)
P2.6 Mathematical and Numerical Modelling of Process-Structure Interaction in Fractured Geothermal Systems (MaPSI)
PI: Inga Berre, University of Bergen, ERC Consolidator Grant (2021-2026)