Coal as an energy source and its impacts on human health
April 2021
Attempts to secure more energy, food, and infrastructure leave a trail of environmental contamination and human health hazards. Coal is a fossil fuel and nonrenewable energy source that is combusted...
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage in Indonesia: An update on storage capacity, current status, economic viability, and policy
October 2024
As part of its climate action policy, Indonesia prioritizes the development of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) facilities. Recognizing the necessity of reducing emissions, Indonesia...
Assessment of challenges and strategies for driving energy transitions in emerging markets: A socio-technological systems perspective
April 2024
The pursuit of improved quality of life standards has significantly influenced the contemporary mining model in the 21st century. This era is witnessing an unprecedented transformation driven by pressing...
Shear wave velocity prediction: A review of recent progress and future opportunities
October 2024
Shear logs, also known as shear velocity logs, are used for various types of seismic analysis, such as determining the relationship between amplitude variation with offset (AVO) and interpreting multiple...
Toxicological effects of mining hazard elements
July 2022
Mining plays a prominent role in the economy worldwide since human efforts have been more concentrated in extraction than recycling of natural resources. Ores composed of various minerals vary according...
Advancements in hydrogen storage technologies: Integrating with renewable energy and innovative solutions for a sustainable future
June 2025
Hydrogen storage plays a crucial role in achieving net-zero emissions by enabling large-scale energy storage, balancing renewable energy fluctuations, and ensuring a stable supply for various applications....
A comprehensive review of factors affecting wellbore integrity in CO2 injection wells
June 2025
The preservation of the integrity of CO2 injection wells holds immense significance for the efficacy of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects. This is attributable to the fact that a wellbore exhibiting...
The future environmental and health impacts of coal
April 2021
In the United States, coal consumption in the last 12 years has declined from 1,045,140 million short tons in 2007 to 539,420 million short tons in 2019, a decrease of almost 50%. During that period...
A review of methane leakage from abandoned oil and gas wells: A case study in Lubbock, Texas, within the Permian Basin
July 2024
In the pursuit of global net zero carbon emissions and climate change mitigation, ongoing research into sustainable energy sources and emission control is paramount. This review examines methane leakage...
InSAR as a tool for monitoring hydropower projects: A review
April 2022
This paper provides a review of using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), a microwave remote sensing technique, for deformation monitoring of hydroelectric power projects, a critical infrastructure...
Experimental assessment of enhanced geothermal system potential of partially abandoned or dry oil wells in a sedimentary basin
September 2025
An enhanced geothermal system (EGS) represents a promising approach to sustainable energy generation by harnessing subsurface heat from deep geological formations with low natural permeability. Sedimentary...
A comprehensive review of CO2 subsurface storage: Integrity, safety, and economic viability
September 2025
Anthropogenic emissions reached 37.4 Gt/a in 2023, intensifying the need for effective carbon storage in subsurface formations to mitigate global warming. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has emerged...
Key technologies for increasing production based on the best practices of major shale oil and gas basins
September 2025
Key technologies that make productivity increase are revealed through analyzing the best practices and production data in major shale basins of North America. Trends of the key technologies and optimization...
Meteorite impact craters as hotspots for mineral resources and energy fuels: A global review
April 2022
The ever-increasing recovery rate of natural resources from terrestrial impact craters over the last few decades across the globe offers new avenues for further exploration of mineral and hydrocarbon...
Facies and NMR-based petrophysical analyses of the Apollonia unconventional gas reservoir: A case study from the BED–9 field, Abu Gharadig Basin, North Western Desert, Egypt
September 2025
The Early Paleocene to Middle Eocene Apollonia Formation in the BED‒9 field has been particularly interesting for unconventional hydrocarbon exploration since its discovery in 2006. However, the multiscale...
Comparative investigation of the heat extraction performance of an enhanced geothermal system using H2, CO2, and H2O as working fluids
September 2025
The optimization of working fluids in single-well coaxial geothermal systems presents a critical pathway for advancing the use of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) in renewable energy applications....
Key aspects of underground hydrogen storage in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs and saline aquifers: A review and understanding
October 2024
Underground hydrogen storage is critical for renewable energy integration and sustainability. Saline aquifers and depleted oil and gas reservoirs represent viable large-scale hydrogen storage solutions...
Characterizing stratigraphically complex deepwater slope channel reservoirs for production optimization and better field management – A brown field example, offshore West Africa
September 2025
The dynamic relationship between field management and reservoir characterization has often been a puzzle, especially in complex deepwater channel systems. Reservoir management and infill drilling success...
Machine learning-based prediction of physical parameters in heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs using well log data
June 2025
This study explores the application of machine learning techniques for predicting permeability, porosity, and flow zone indicator (FZI) in carbonate reservoirs using well log data, aiming to overcome...
Seismic and petrophysical data analysis for geological interpretation and subsurface modeling of Keva Field, onshore Niger Delta, Nigeria
June 2025
This study integrates seismic and petrophysical data to evaluate the subsurface geology of the Keva Field, located onshore in the Niger Delta, with the objective of constructing a 3D geological model...
Enhanced understanding of carbonate-rich shale heterogeneity through multifractal characterization based on N2 adsorption data: A case study of the Permian Wujiaping Formation in the Sichuan Basin
September 2025
The carbonate-rich shale of the Permian Wujiaping Formation in Sichuan Basin exhibits significant heterogeneity in its lithology and pore structure, which directly influence its potential for shale...
Integrated field characterization and static hydrocarbon reserve estimation of the Penobscot Field, Nova Scotia, Canada
December 2025
The Penobscot Field, located within the Scotian Basin offshore Nova Scotia, Canada, represents an underexplored hydrocarbon field with potential for future development. Previous studies have been confined...
Physics-integrated neural networks for improved mineral volumes and porosity estimation from geophysical well logs
June 2025
Accurate estimation of mineralogy from geophysical well logs is crucial for characterizing geological formations, particularly in hydrocarbon exploration, CO2 sequestration, and geothermal energy development....
Origin of high heat flow in the back-arc basins of Sumatra: An opportunity for geothermal energy development
July 2024
Volcanic arcs such as the Barisan Mountains have been identified as attractive areas for the utilization of geothermal energy, as exemplified by Ulubelu in Lampung and Sarulla in North Sumatra. However,...
Unlocking the potentials of depleted gas fields: A numerical evaluation of underground CO2 storage and geothermal energy harvesting
June 2025
Using partial underground CO2 storage as a working agent to harvest geothermal energy is a promising carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) method. It is particularly economically feasible...