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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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GIS-based multi-criteria predictive modelling for geothermal energy exploration
June 2025
Renewable energy resources, including geothermal, are crucial for sustainable environmental management and climate change mitigation, offering clean, reliable, and low-emission alternatives to fossil...
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A data-driven approach to predict fracture intensity using machine learning for presalt carbonate reservoirs: A feasibility study in the Mero Field, Santos Basin, Brazil
June 2025
Predicting fracture intensity is essential for optimising reservoir production and mitigating drilling risks in the Brazilian pre-salt layer. However, previous studies rely excessively on conceptual...
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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....
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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...
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Discharge water temperature assessment of thermal power plant using remote sensing techniques
April 2022
Thermal power plants are generally constructed near to sea coast to meet their requirement of cooling water. The warm water discharge from the thermal power plant is one of the major environmental concerns...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Gas geochemistry evaluation of onshore Colombian basins: New insights for natural gas and liquified petroleum gas prospectivity
June 2025
This study examines the molecular and isotopic composition of 193 gas samples collected from oil and gas fields across Colombia's onshore basins with active hydrocarbon production. Comparative analyses...
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Optimizing the development plan for oil production and CO2 storage in target oil reservoir
June 2025
Carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) technology is used for oil production and CO2 storage in reservoirs. Methods are being constantly developed to optimize oil recovery and CO2 storage during...
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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...
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Clastic facies classification using machine learning-based algorithms: A case study from Rawat Basin, Sudan
March 2025
Machine learning techniques and a dataset of five wells from the Rawat oilfield in Sudan containing 93,925 samples per feature (seven well logs and one facies log) were used to classify four facies....
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Regression analysis and its application to oil and gas exploration: A case study of hydrocarbon loss recovery and porosity prediction, China
October 2024
In oil and gas exploration, elucidating the complex interdependencies among geological variables is paramount. Our study introduces the application of sophisticated regression analysis method at the...
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