Research Projects

Find below a list of ongoing research projects led by members of the Porous Media Group.

  • The Center for Modeling of Coupled Subsurface Dynamics targets how the subsurface is deformed as a result of injection and production of fluids. This occurs in production of hydrocarbons and geothermal energy, storage of energy or CO2 in the subsurface, or by disposal of wastewater.
  • The Centre for Sustainable Subsurface Resources is a national research centre dedicated to providing new subsurface knowledge and digital solutions to drastically reduce Norway’s offshore emissions. Members of the Porous Media Group participate in the centre, which is led by NORCE.
  • Mathematical and Numerical Modelling of Process-Structure Interaction in Fractured Geothermal Systems (MaPSI) has as its main objective to provide mathematical models and simulation technology required to assess subsurface process-structure interaction in the context of hydraulic and thermal stimulation in development and production of high-temperature geothermal resources.
  • The PoroTwin project has as its objective to develop a digital twin with real-time integration of reservoir flow, simulation, and control with experimental operational parameters.
  • The TIME₄CO₂ project is about unlocking maximal geological CO₂ storage through experimentally validated mathematical modeling of dissolution and convective mixing. It is an interdisciplinary research project bridging modelling, simulation, and experiments.
  • The GeoLit project combines multiphysics modeling, geochemical experiments and simulation to study geothermal energy and lithium coproduction. 

 

Last updated: 19.02.2026