Porous Media Group

The Porous Media Group educates students and researchers in the fundamental challenges associated with solving the equations that describe flow and transport in and deformation of porous media.

Simulation of fracture flow — Photo: Inga Berre

Affiliation

About the research group

The Porous Media Group educates students and researchers in the fundamental challenges associated with solving the equations that describe flow and transport in and deformation of porous media. These include the development of rigorous mathematical foundations for the empirical physical laws of fluid motion in porous media, numerical methods for solving the partial differential equations that arise, and characterisation of reservoir properties via inverse modelling based on the observed production history of a reservoir. Associated applications include e.g. geothermal energy, subsurface energy and CO2 storage, flow in biological tissues, and hydrocarbon production.

Featured

$Fluid injection in fractured rock$

High-fidelity experimental model verification for flow in fractured porous media

Many models exist to study fluid flow in fractured rocks by simplifying the fractures. We compare these models with lab experiments using detailed images and advanced simulations to see their accuracy.
Jan Martin Nordbotten awarded InterPore Medal for porous media research

Jan Martin Nordbotten was awarded the InterPore Medal for porous media research in 2025.
Jakub Both Receives Prestigious SIAG/GS Early Career Prize

Jakub Both has been awarded the 2025 SIAG/GS Early Career Prize by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
NFR FRIPRO Young Researcher Talent project on fracture propagation awarded to PMG

Ivar Stefansson receives funding for four years to investigate new techniques for simulating fracture propagation.