Geological Storage and Engineering Application of Gases
A special issue of Eng (ISSN 2673-4117). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical, Civil and Environmental Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editors
Interests: CO2 utilization and storage; flow in porous media; molecular dynamics simulation; unconventional resource development; hydrocarbon reservoir evaluation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the increasing global demand for low-carbon and sustainable energy systems, geological storage and engineering application of gases such as CO2, natural gas, and hydrogen have become critical frontiers in energy and environmental research. Technologies like carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), underground gas storage (UGS), and geological hydrogen storage (GHS) are essential for achieving carbon neutrality, ensuring energy security, and supporting the transition to renewable energy.
This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest scientific and engineering advancements in geological storage mechanisms, reservoir characterization, wellbore–reservoir coupling, multiphysics modeling, and field-scale applications across different gas storage technologies. We welcome contributions addressing the challenges and opportunities in gas injection, migration, containment, monitoring, and long-term storage safety, as well as innovative strategies to improve storage efficiency and economic feasibility.
Original research articles, reviews, and case studies that explore cross-cutting themes, such as geomechanics, chemical reactions, and digital technologies in gas storage systems, are particularly encouraged.
We invite researchers from academia, industry, and government to contribute their latest findings to advance this interdisciplinary and impactful field.
Topics of Interest
- Carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies.
- Underground gas storage for natural gas and hydrogen.
- Geological hydrogen storage in depleted reservoirs and salt caverns.
- Pore-scale, core-scale, and reservoir-scale gas transport mechanisms.
- Geomechanical and geochemical coupling in gas storage systems.
- Multiphysics and cross-domain modeling approaches.
- Wellbore integrity, leakage risk assessment, and mitigation.
- Monitoring, measurement, and verification technologies.
- Reservoir evaluation and site selection methods.
- Enhanced gas recovery and cyclic gas injection techniques.
- Digitalization, artificial intelligence, and data-driven optimization in gas storage.
- Environmental, economic, and policy aspects of geological gas storage.
Dr. Lu Wang
Dr. Xinyuan Gao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbon capture, utilization, and storage
- underground gas storage
- geological hydrogen storage
- pore-scale modeling
- geomechanical coupling
- wellbore-reservoir coupling
- wellbore integrity
- multiphysics simulation
- enhanced gas recovery
- monitoring and verification
- storage efficiency
- energy transition
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