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Subsurface Flow Laboratory

Broad expertise in understanding subsurface oil and gas reservoirs

The Subsurface flow laboratory group has broad expertise in understanding subsurface oil and gas reservoirs. The group consists of researchers and engineers with educational backgrounds in physics, chemistry, petroleum, and reservoir technology.

The group has competence mainly within oil production: improved oil recovery and enhanced oil recovery, gas production, water management, special core analyses (SCAL), CO2 utilization and storage (CCUS), hydrogen production, and future sustainable use of subsurface resources.

We are now using our expertise to solve challenges within the green shift.

Please get in touch if you would like to collaborate with us.

Contact
John C. Zuta

Subsurface Flow Laboratory Research Director Subsurface flow laboratory - Stavanger

jozu@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 52 90
+47 900 71 638

We are currently researching and carrying out lab experiments in selected projects such as:

  • National Center for subsurface understanding and sustainable reservoir utilization (NSC 2030, Petroleum Center hosted by University of Stavanger, RCN, and industry). Methods being studied as part of research projects in the NSC 2030 include tracers and tracing methods for utilization of the Norwegian continental shelf; hydrogen storage and back-production in porous media; Deepwater diversion for minimizing CO2 footprint and CO2 utilization.
  • Northern Lights - developing the world’s first open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure.
  • Transport, injection, and storage of CO2 (IPN-project) with NEMO Maritime AS
  • ColdSpark (Horizon Europe-project): Methane cracking to usable hydrogen and carbon with plasma technology (Horizon Europe, 2022 – 2025)​
  • Fishbones post-acid stimulation in Carbonate reservoirs (Innovation Project (IPN) for the Industrial Sector with Fishbones and Simworx, Brazil
  • Nanofluids for IOR and tracer technology
  • Polymer injectivity and retention in porous media

Meet our research team

Ying Guo

Special Adviser, Business Development Subsurface Flow Laboratory - Stavanger

yigu@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 50 32
+47 416 39 077

Ingebret Fjelde

Research Professor - Stavanger

infj@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 53 87

Arne Stavland

Chief Scientist - Stavanger

arst@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 50 20

Aruoture Voke Omekeh

Senior Researcher - Stavanger

arom@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 53 88

Daniel Strand

Researcher - Stavanger

dast@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 50 55

Jan Erik Iversen

Senior Engineer Subsurface Flow Laboratory - Stavanger

jaiv@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 50 24

Kåre Olav Vatne

Chief Engineer Subsurface Flow Laboratory - Stavanger

kvat@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 50 67
+47 915 29 273

Mohamed Mousa

Lead Engineer Subsurface Flow Laboratory - Stavanger

momo@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 55 42
+47 461 37 315

Reza Askarinezhad

Senior Researcher - Stavanger

reas@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 52 89
+47 450 23 210

Laboratories

Advanced Petroleum Laboratories

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Projects

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Energy

NCS2030 - National Centre for Sustainable Subsurface Utilization of the Norwegian Continental Shelf

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Projects

CO2-SPICER - CO2 Storage Pilot in a Carbonate Reservoir

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Projects

COREC - Centre for Oil Recovery

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