Geosciences | Invitation to Read Papers Related to Geo-Energy (II)
Geo-energy systems, ranging from conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons to natural hydrogen, underground storage and basin-scale tectono-stratigraphic evolution, continue to be a rapidly developing focus in Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263).
To showcase further recent advances in this area, we present a second selection of ten open access papers that address natural H₂ emanations and soil gas transfer, carbon capture and storage strategies, hydrocarbon generation and petroleum plays in diverse basins, overpressure mechanisms, salt-related hydrocarbon potential, and permafrost porosity estimation.
We warmly invite you to read these contributions and consider how their insights may enrich your own research on geo-energy resources and subsurface processes.
1. “Natural H2 Emanations in the Rio de la Plata Craton, First Data”
by Isabelle Moretti, Alain Prinzhofer and Vincent Roche
Geosciences 2026, 16(3), 120; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences16030120
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/16/3/120
2. “Natural H2 Transfer in Soil: Insights from Soil Gas Measurements at Varying Depths”
by Cesar Patino, Dora Piedrahita, Elkin Colorado, Katherine Aristizabal and Isabelle Moretti
Geosciences 2024, 14(11), 296; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14110296
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/14/11/296
3. “Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) in Saline Aquifers versus Depleted Gas Fields”
by Richard H. Worden
Geosciences 2024, 14(6), 146; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14060146
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/14/6/146
4. “Effects of Carnian Pluvial Episode on the Yanchang Formation Depositional Environment and Hydrocarbon Accumulation, Ordos Basin, China”
by Peng Su, Shouzhi Hu, Honghan Chen, Simeng Cui and Yangfan Guo
Geosciences 2026, 16(6), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences16060224
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/16/6/224
5. “Re-Evaluating Petroleum Play of the Late Triassic Sediments to Find Oil in the Upper Yangtze Region”
by Bo Zheng, Jianwei Kang, Guilai Yang, Yongjie Qiu and Zhan Zhao
Geosciences 2026, 16(5), 193; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences16050193
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/16/5/193
6. “Hydrocarbon Generation and Pore Evolution of Marine Shale from the Longmaxi Formation, NE Sichuan Basin, China”
by Xingping Yin, Yuqiang Jiang, Yifan Gu, Yuegang Li, Zhanlei Wang and Xiugen Fu
Geosciences 2026, 16(4), 163; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences16040163
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/16/4/163
7. “Astrochronology and Petroleum Implications of the Chang 8 Member in the Longdong Area, Ordos Basin, China”
by Wei Wang, Jihong Li, Xiuqin Deng, Shutong Li, Junlin Chen, Junli Qiu, Xiaoyan Li and Youwei Duan
Geosciences 2026, 16(3), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences16030098
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/16/3/98
8. “Overpressure Generation Mechanism in the Jurassic Formations of the Fukang Sag, Junggar Basin: Its Significance for Deep Petroleum Exploration”
by Yukai Qi, Chao Li, Likuan Zhang, Hanwen Hu, Wenjun He, Huixi Lin, Zhongpei Zhang, Changrong Bian and Yida Zhao
Geosciences 2026, 16(2), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences16020056
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/16/2/56
9. “The Mundeck Salt Unit: A Review of Aptian Depositional Context and Hydrocarbon Potential in the Kribi-Campo Sub-Basin (South Cameroon Atlantic Basin)”
by Mike-Franck Mienlam Essi, Eun Young Lee, Mbida Yem, Jean Marcel Abate Essi and Joseph Quentin Yene Atangana
Geosciences 2024, 14(10), 267; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14100267
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/14/10/267
10. “The Possibility of Estimating the Permafrost’s Porosity In Situ in the Hydrocarbon Industry and Environment”
by Lev V. Eppelbaum
Geosciences 2024, 14(3), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14030072
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/14/3/72
