Research activities
VISTA CSD's research activities are organized in two main pillars.
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)
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