Groundwater Environmental Impacts and Control Strategies of Coal Mining and Energy Development/Storage Activities
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fluid dynamics in porous media; fractured reservoir characterization; numerical reservoir simulation; dynamic data analysis for geothermal/oil/gas wells; aquifer protection in coal mine area
Interests: fluid injection-induced fault reactivation and seismicity; coupled flow and geomechanics; numerical simulation; hydraulic fracturing diagnostic
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Dear Colleagues,
With global energy development gradually shifting to deeper underground sources, the impacts on the groundwater environment have become increasingly prominent in energy development/storage activities, such as coal mining, geothermal energy development, carbon sequestration, and aquifer-based gas/thermal storage. Critical issues, including aquifer destruction, water resource depletion, water quality contamination, and surface ecological degradation, now pose significant challenges to the sustainable development of the energy industry. To address these global concerns, there is an urgent need to investigate the mechanisms and patterns of groundwater environmental impacts caused by energy development and storage activities, establish robust methodologies for water environmental impact assessment, and propose effective control and remediation strategies for groundwater resource loss and pollution. Therefore, this journal is launching a call for papers relating to the theme of “Groundwater Environmental Impacts and Control Strategies of Coal Mining and Energy Development/Storage Activities”. We invite submissions focusing on cutting-edge research, technological advancements, and engineering practices aimed at promoting the harmonious development of groundwater environmental protection and energy development/storage.
Dr. Yonghui Wu
Dr. Lijun Liu
Dr. Jingwei Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aquifer-protected coal mining
- water conservation mining technology
- sustainable development of geothermal energy
- aquifer gas/thermal storage
- underground water/gas/thermal reservoir in mine goaf
- evolution of groundwater dynamic fields
- recycling technology and pollution control of mine water
- dynamic monitoring and remediation of groundwater
- coupled flow in fractured porous media
- rock mechanics under THMC multi-field coupling
- fracture initiation and propagation
- low-carbon treatment and resource utilization of mine water
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