Geochemistry and Reservoir Management
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: applied geochemustry; applied surface chemistry; production chemistry; flow assurance; inorganic scale management in geothermal/CCUS systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to bring together high-quality research and review contributions that advance the understanding of geochemical and hydro-thermo-geomechanical processes in porous media, with particular emphasis on their roles in aquifer management, subsurface water resources, and other related subsurface storage systems. The objective is to promote integrated approaches that couple geochemistry, hydrodynamics, geomechanics, thermal processes, and reactive transport to improve the characterization, management, and sustainability of subsurface storage systems.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Geochemical processes governing mineral dissolution, precipitation, scaling, and adsorption/desorption in in aquifers, groundwater reservoirs, and engineered subsurface systems;
- Reactive transport modeling of chemical species in porous media for predicting water–rock interactions and the long-term evolution of groundwater chemistry and flow dynamics;
- Coupled geochemical–hydrological–geomechanical modeling for evaluating subsurface deformation, permeability evolution, brine migration, and aquifer integrity;
- Geochemical controls on contaminant mobility, salinity variations, and the design and performance of reactive barriers in subsurface systems;
- Scale formation, inhibitor retention, and chemical treatment optimization in water-bearing formations and engineered porous media;
- Geochemical and geomechanical aspects of managed aquifer recharge (MAR), geothermal systems, and subsurface energy or hydrogen storage;
- Solid and colloidal transport, particle–fluid interactions, and their coupling with geochemical and mechanical processes in porous media and subsurface aquifers;
- Isotopic and geochemical tracing for process identification, reservoir characterization, and long-term water chemistry monitoring;
- Data-driven, AI/ML, and numerical frameworks for integrating geochemical, hydrological, and geomechanical insights into aquifer management and monitoring;
- Laboratory and field-scale investigations linking pore-scale mechanisms to reservoir-scale geochemical, thermal, and mechanical behavior;
- Multiphase flow and reactive interfaces in heterogeneous or deformable formations.
For this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, short communications, and case studies that provide innovative scientific or applied perspectives on the geochemistry, hydro-thermo-mechanical processes, and reservoir management within subsurface water and energy systems, contributing to the sustainable production, protection, and restoration of groundwater and subsurface resources.
Dr. Khosro Jarrahian
Guest Editor
Dr. Mahdi Kalantari-Meybodi
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- geochemistry
- hydro-thermo-mechanical proccesses
- fluid flow in porous media
- thermodynamics
- fluid–rock interactions
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