Research pillars and projects

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).

P1 Groundbreaking Modeling Concepts for Deformation in Porous Rocks  

Coordinator: Morten Jakobsen

P1.1 Mathematical framework for handling complex geometries (external link)

PI: Jan Nordbotten, University of Bergen

P1.2 Simulation tool for fully dynamic Biot equations (external link)

PI: Florin Radu, University of Bergen

P1.3 Microseismic imaging using rock physics-based full-waveform inversion (external link)

PI: Morten Jakobsen, University of Bergen

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

P3 VISTA CSD researcher program

Coordinator: Jan Martin Nordbotten

PA Affiliated projects

PA.1 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)

PA.2 Mathematical and Numerical Modelling of Process-Structure Interaction in Fractured Geothermal Systems (MaPSI)

PI: Inga Berre, University of Bergen, ERC Consolidator Grant (2021-2026)

PA.3 Network Inpainting via Optimal Transport (NIOT)

PI: Enrico Facca, EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (2023-2025)

PA.4 Quantifying the relation between Carbon Capture and Storage and earthquake risk (CCS-ER)

PI: Mathilde B. Sørensen, (2021-2025)

PA.5 FracFlow

PI: Jan Martin Nordbotten, (2020-2022)

PA.6 Fracturing of porous media in the presence of multiphase flows

PI: Eirik Keilegavlen, VISTA individual fellowship grant (2019-2022)

PA.7 Gradient flow modelling of multi-phase flow in deformable porous media (GradFlowPoro)

PI: Jakub W. Both, NFR-Aurora (2022-2023)

 

Last updated: 09.12.2025