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Bernhard M. Krooss

Bernhard M. Krooss

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Earth Science

D-Index
63
Citations
16512
World Ranking
1576
National Ranking
102

Overview

Bernhard M. Krooss is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and environmental science, with significant contributions to subfields such as mechanics of materials, ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's work spans multiple main topics including:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Coal properties and utilization
  • Hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • NMR spectroscopy and applications
  • Rock mechanics and modeling
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies

Krooss has published extensively, with frequent contributions to journals such as the Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Transport in Porous Media, AAPG Bulletin, Engineering Geology, and Earth-Science Reviews.

Some recent papers include:

  • "Stress sensitivity of porosity and permeability of Cobourg limestone," 2020, Engineering Geology
  • "The Furongian to Lower Ordovician Alum Shale Formation in conventional and unconventional petroleum systems in the Baltic Basin - A review," 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Simultaneous determination of the effective stress coefficients for permeability and volumetric strain on a tight sandstone," 2021, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
  • "Experimental Investigation of Gas Dynamic Effects Using Nanoporous Synthetic Materials as Tight Rock Analogues," 2021, Transport in Porous Media
  • "Petrophysical characterization of low-permeable carbonaceous rocks: Comparison of different experimental methods," 2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology

Their frequent co-authors include Ralf Littke, Alexandra Amann-Hildenbrand, Steffen Nolte, Reinhard Fink, and Moran Wang. Collaborative work with these researchers has contributed to a range of publications across the identified topics and fields.

Best Publications

  • High-pressure methane and carbon dioxide adsorption on dry and moisture-equilibrated Pennsylvanian coals

    B.M Krooss;F van Bergen;Y Gensterblum;N Siemons

  • Geological controls on the methane storage capacity in organic-rich shales

    Matus Gasparik;Pieter Bertier;Yves Gensterblum;Amin Ghanizadeh

  • Carbon dioxide storage potential of shales

    Andreas Busch;Sascha Alles;Yves Gensterblum;Dirk Prinz

  • High-Pressure Methane Sorption Isotherms of Black Shales from The Netherlands

    Matus Gasparik;Amin Ghanizadeh;Pieter Bertier;Yves Gensterblum

  • Methane and carbon dioxide adsorption–diffusion experiments on coal: upscaling and modeling

    Andreas Busch;Yves Gensterblum;Bernhard M. Krooss;Ralf Littke

  • High-pressure methane and carbon dioxide sorption on coal and shale samples from the Paraná Basin, Brazil

    Philipp Weniger;Wolfgang Kalkreuth;Andreas Busch;Bernhard M. Krooss

  • Methane and CO2 sorption and desorption measurements on dry Argonne premium coals: pure components and mixtures

    Andreas Busch;Yves Gensterblum;Bernhard M. Krooss

  • Gas breakthrough experiments on fine‐grained sedimentary rocks

    A. Hildenbrand;S. Schlömer;B. M. Krooss

  • Shale gas potential of the major marine shale formations in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China, Part II: Methane sorption capacity

    Jingqiang Tan;Philipp Weniger;Bernhard Krooss;Alexej Merkel

  • High-pressure CH4 and CO2 sorption isotherms as a function of coal maturity and the influence of moisture

    Yves Gensterblum;Alexej Merkel;Andreas Busch;Bernhard M. Krooss

  • Experimental characterisation of the hydrocarbon sealing efficiency of cap rocks

    S. Schlömer;B.M. Krooss

  • Molecular concept and experimental evidence of competitive adsorption of H2O, CO2 and CH4 on organic material

    Yves Gensterblum;Andreas Busch;Bernhard M. Krooss

  • Pore structure characteristics of lower Silurian shales in the southern Sichuan Basin, China: Insights to pore development and gas storage mechanism

    Feng Yang;Zhengfu Ning;Qing Wang;Rui Zhang

  • Generation of nitrogen and methane from sedimentary organic matter: implications on the dynamics of natural gas accumulations

    B.M. Krooss;R. Littke;B. Müller;J. Frielingsdorf

  • Gas breakthrough experiments on pelitic rocks: comparative study with N2, CO2 and CH4

    A. Hildenbrand;S. Schlömer;B. M. Krooss;R. Littke

  • Gas transport and storage capacity in shale gas reservoirs – A review. Part A: Transport processes

    Yves Gensterblum;Amin Ghanizadeh;Robert J. Cuss;Alexandra Amann-Hildenbrand

  • Experimental investigation on the carbon isotope fractionation of methane during gas migration by diffusion through sedimentary rocks at elevated temperature and pressure

    Tongwei Zhang;Bernhard M. Krooss

  • Experimental investigation of the CO2 sealing efficiency of caprocks

    J. Wollenweber;S. Alles;Andreas Busch;Bernhard M. Krooss

  • Investigation of high-pressure selective adsorption/desorption behaviour of CO2 and CH4 on coals: An experimental study

    Andreas Busch;Yves Gensterblum;Bernhard M. Krooss;Nikolai Siemons

  • Experimental study of fluid transport processes in the matrix system of the European organic-rich shales: II. Posidonia Shale (Lower Toarcian, northern Germany)

    Amin Ghanizadeh;Alexandra Amann-Hildenbrand;Matus Gasparik;Yves Gensterblum

  • Evolution of methane sorption capacity of coal seams as a function of burial history — a case study from the Campine Basin, NE Belgium

    Alexandra Hildenbrand;Bernhard M. Krooss;Andreas Busch;R. Gaschnitz

  • Book reviewGeofluids: Origin, migration and evolution of fluids in sedimentary basins: Edited by J. PARNELL. Geological Society Special Publication No. 78. The Geological Society, London, 1994

    D. Leythaeuser;B.M. Krooss

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf Littke
Ralf Littke RWTH Aachen University
Andreas Busch
Andreas Busch Heriot-Watt University
Detlev Leythaeuser
Detlev Leythaeuser University of Cologne
Rudy Swennen
Rudy Swennen KU Leuven
Wolfgang Kalkreuth
Wolfgang Kalkreuth Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
David N. Dewhurst
David N. Dewhurst Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jan Schwarzbauer
Jan Schwarzbauer RWTH Aachen University
Richard Sakurovs
Richard Sakurovs Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Moran Wang
Moran Wang Tsinghua University
Yi Huang
Yi Huang Bournemouth University

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