Sustainable Energy Production from Subsurface Geological Formations

Dear Colleagues,

The exploitation of oil, gas, and geothermal reservoirs is usually associated with the emission of greenhouse gases. In past decades, CO₂ storage has been considered a viable approach to alleviate the issues linked to fossil fuel production. Although many reports have attempted to address the impact of CO₂ injection on the optimization of oil and gas production, holistic approaches are required for studying systems under CO₂ storage. Technical aspects as well as socio-economic impacts should be revisited in light of recently raised challenges such as net zero targets defined by policy makers. Therefore, technical and socio-economic challenges should take several sustainability aspects into account simultaneously in order to support the reduced emission management of oil and gas operations and to avoid energy insecurity by an abrupt shift to renewable energy resources.

In this Special Issue, we focus on methodologies and tools that can inform academia and industry stakeholders that are shaping policy and decisions concerning the sustainability of energy production from subsurface resources. Various critical elements include: How can combined sustainability assessment help to inform policy and planning of CO₂ storage scenarios? Can models of subsurface flow and life-cycle assessments be employed to inform on the sustainability of oil and gas reservoirs under CO₂ storage strategies? What is the role of policy and decision support tools in defining and achieving sustainable harnessing of geo-energy resources?

Dr. Pedram Mahzari
Guest Editor

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• Geo-energy
• sustainable energy extraction
• geothermal
• CO₂ storage
• enhanced oil recovery
• subsurface energy management