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Dr. Seyed Kourosh Mahjour

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Texas Institute for Applied Environment Research (TIAER), Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 76401, USA
Interests: petroleum engineering; carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS); environmental sustainability

Dr. Shahram Danaei

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Centro de Estudos de Energia e Petróleo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-896, Brazil
Interests: geology, geophysics, data analysis; petroleum geosciences and petroleum exploration engineering; 3D/4D seismic data analysis, rock-physics modeling, and data assimilation

Dr. Seyed Mahmood Mousavi

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Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Interests: multiphase flow; combustion analysis; gas dynamics

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Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to introduce the overview, scope and topics of interest for the Special Issue titled "Geological Resources and Climate Change: Impacts and Adaptation Strategies" in alignment with the journal's focus on sustainability.

Overview:

This Special Issue aims to address the critical interplay between geological resources and climate change, focusing on the multifaceted impacts of climate change on the exploration, extraction, and utilization of geological resources, as well as adaptation strategies for sustainable resource management in the face of a changing climate. Geological resources, including mineral resources, fossil fuels, and groundwater, play a vital role in supporting modern societies and economic development. However, the effects of climate change, such as rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events, can significantly influence the availability, accessibility, and quality of these resources.

This Special Issue also aims to bring together interdisciplinary research and perspectives to advance our understanding of the complex relationships between geological resources and climate change. By fostering a dialogue among scientists, policymakers, industry professionals, and other stakeholders, this Special Issue seeks to identify innovative solutions, best practices, and policy frameworks to address the challenges at the intersection of resource management and climate change adaptation.

Scope:

The scope of this Special Issue includes studies on the impacts of climate change on the availability, accessibility, and quality of geological resources; climate change implications for resource extraction technologies and operations; adaptation strategies for resource management under changing climate conditions; and the role of geological resources in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Contributions from diverse disciplines, including geology, mining, energy, environmental sciences, economics, and public policy, are welcomed.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:

Impacts of climate change on mineral resources, fossil fuels, and groundwater resources;
Adaptation strategies for resource exploration, extraction, and utilization under changing climate conditions;
Sustainable resource management practices for climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Environmental impacts of resource exploitation and their links with climate change;
Geological resources and the transition to a low-carbon economy;
Impacts of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) on groundwater resources;
Policy and regulatory frameworks for addressing climate impacts on resource sectors;
Socio-economic implications for resource-dependent communities and industries.

This Special Issue welcomes original research articles, comprehensive reviews, perspectives, and interdisciplinary approaches that provide innovative solutions and practical insights.

Dr. Seyed Kourosh Mahjour
Dr. Shahram Danaei
Dr. Seyed Mahmood Mousavi
Guest Editors

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Keywords

geological resources
climate change impacts
mineral resources
fossil fuels
groundwater resources
resource exploration
resource extraction
adaptation strategies
sustainable resource management
climate change mitigation
environmental impacts
low-carbon transition
resource policies
resource economics
carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS)

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Geological Insights from Porosity Analysis for Sustainable Development of Santos Basin’s Presalt Carbonate Reservoir

by Richard Guillermo Vásconez Garcia, SeyedMehdi Mohammadizadeh, Michelle Chaves Kuroda Avansi, Giorgio Basilici, Leticia da Silva Bomfim, Oton Rubio Cunha, Marcus Vinícius Theodoro Soares, Áquila Ferreira Mesquita, Seyed Kourosh Mahjour and Alexandre Campane Vidal

Sustainability 2024, 16(13), 5730; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16135730 - 4 Jul 2024

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Carbonate reservoirs, influenced by depositional and diagenetic processes and characterized by features like faults and vugs that impact storage capacity, require more than traditional Borehole Imaging logs (

B H I s

) for accurate porosity data. These data are essential for geological [...] Read more.

B H I s

) for accurate porosity data. These data are essential for geological assessments, production forecasting, and reservoir simulations. This work aims to address this limitation by developing methods to measure and monitor the sustainability of carbonate reservoirs and exploring the application of sustainability principles to their management. The study integrates

B H I s

and conventional logs from two wells to classify porosity-based facies within the Barra Velha Formation (

B V F

) in the Santos Basin. The methodology involves four steps: (i) analyzing conventional logs; (ii) segmenting BHI logs; (iii) integrating conventional and segmented BHI logs using Self-Organizing Maps (

S O M

); and (iv) interpreting the resulting classes. Matrix porosity values and non-matrix pore sizes categorize the porosity into four facies: (A to D). The results of this research indicate the following: Facies A has high non-matrix porosity with 14,560 small megapores, 5419 large megapores, and 271 gigapores (71.9%, 26.76%, and 1.34% of the 20,250 pores, respectively). Facies B shows moderate non-matrix porosity with 8,669 small megapores, 2642 large megapores, and 33 gigapores (76.42%, 23.29%, and 0.29% of the 11,344 pores, respectively) and medium matrix porosity. Facies C exhibits low non-matrix porosity with 7749 small megapores, 2132 large megapores, and 20 gigapores (78.27%, 21.53%, and 0.20% of the 9901 pores, respectively) and medium matrix porosity. Facies D has low non-matrix porosity with 9355 small megapores, 2346 large megapores, and 19 gigapores (79.82%, 20.02%, and 0.16% of the 11,720 pores, respectively) and low matrix porosity. The results of this research reveal the effectiveness of a semiautomatic methodology that combines

B H I

and conventional well logs to distinguish between matrix and non-matrix-related pore spaces, thus enabling a preliminary classification of reservoir facies based on porosity. This study advances our understanding of carbonate reservoir sustainability and heterogeneity, thus offering valuable insights for robust, sustainable reservoir characterization and management in the context of global environmental and geological changes. The novelty of this work lies in integrating data from two sources to classify porosity across the presalt reservoir interval, thus serving as a proxy for preliminary lithofacies identification without core data. Full article

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