Numerical Simulation of Coupling Compositional Two-Phase Flow and Micro-Bio Reactive Transport in Underground Hydrogen Storage

Mar 1, 2025·
Zhilei Han
Zhilei Han
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Bicheng Yan
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SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference, Galveston, Texas, USA
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This work develops a numerical framework coupling compositional two-phase flow with microbial reactive transport to investigate hydrogen loss and fluid-composition changes caused by subsurface microbial activity during underground hydrogen storage.

Underground Hydrogen Storage Compositional Flow Microbial Reactive Transport
Zhilei Han
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Zhilei Han
Reservoir Simulation | Formation Evaluation & Petrophysics

I am a PhD candidate in Petroleum Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), focusing on computational reservoir simulation and AI modeling.

Before that, I worked for 7 years as a Senior Petrophysicist at China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), specializing in formation evaluation, reservoir characterization, and reserves estimation.

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Bicheng Yan