January 2022: Reservoir Engineering Approaches Toward the Energy Transition
Channel: Texas CSEE
Date: 2022-01-14

ABSTRACT: The energy transition toward a low-carbon future presents an exciting set of opportunities in reservoir engineering. The sustainable recovery of energy materials such as hydrocarbons and minerals, and the disposal of environmental pollutants such as CO2 require understanding of the fundamental fluid-fluid and fluid-mineral interactions within porous geologic materials.  In this talk, I will present a novel approach for CO2 storage in deep sea sediments, and the fundamental reactive transport mechanism that we have unveiled using a novel geochemical microfluidic approach that enables direct real-time observation of the fluids-solids interactions within porous systems. 

BIO: Dr. Wen Song is a George H. Fancher Assistant Professor of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.  Her research aims to understand the multiphase reactive transport mechanisms that control energy and environmental processes in natural and engineered porous media.  Specifically, she develops novel micro/nanovisualization platforms that enable the in situ observation of fluid-fluid and fluid-solid interactions with spatial, temporal, and chemical resolution to elucidate the interfacial dynamics within porous materials.