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Jens Birkholzer is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research output spans a range of topics within engineering, earth and planetary sciences, and environmental science, focusing primarily on geophysics and environmental engineering.

The main areas of study include rock mechanics and modeling, groundwater flow and contamination studies, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, soil and unsaturated flow, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Jens Birkholzer has contributed to several recent papers, such as:

  • From Fluid Flow to Coupled Processes in Fractured Rock: Recent Advances and New Frontiers, 2022, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Fluid migration in low-permeability faults driven by decoupling of fault slip and opening, 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • Complexity of Fault Rupture and Fluid Leakage in Shale: Insights From a Controlled Fault Activation Experiment, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • A reliable numerical analysis for large-scale modelling of a high-level radioactive waste repository in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone, 2021, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Field-scale fault reactivation experiments by fluid injection highlight aseismic leakage in caprock analogs: Implications for CO2 sequestration, 2021, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Frequent co-authors with whom Jens Birkholzer has published include Jonny Rutqvist, Yves Guglielmi, Abdullah Cihan, Liange Zheng, and Christophe Nussbaum.

Birkholzer's work appears regularly in multiple scientific venues, notably:

  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Safety of Nuclear Waste Disposal
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment
  • Water Resources Research

Their research interests emphasize interdisciplinary approaches combining engineering principles with geosciences and environmental studies, particularly focusing on processes relevant to rock mechanics, hydrology, and environmental impacts of geological activities.

Best Publications

  • Large-scale impact of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers: A sensitivity study on pressure response in stratified systems

    Jens T. Birkholzer;Quanlin Zhou;Chin-Fu Tsang

  • Estimating maximum sustainable injection pressure during geological sequestration of CO2 using coupled fluid flow and geomechanical fault-slip analysis

    J. Rutqvist;J. Birkholzer;F. Cappa;C.-F. Tsang

  • A method for quick assessment of CO2 storage capacity in closed and semi-closed saline formations

    Quanlin Zhou;Jens T. Birkholzer;Chin-Fu Tsang;Jonny Rutqvist

  • Coupled reservoir–geomechanical analysis of the potential for tensile and shear failure associated with CO2 injection in multilayered reservoir–caprock systems

    J. Rutqvist;J.T. Birkholzer;Chin-Fu Tsang

  • Basin-scale hydrogeologic impacts of CO2 storage: Capacity and regulatory implications

    Jens T. Birkholzer;Quanlin Zhou

  • From Fluid Flow to Coupled Processes in Fractured Rock: Recent Advances and New Frontiers

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  • Natural and industrial analogues for leakage of CO2 from storage reservoirs: identification of features, events, and processes and lessons learned

    Jennifer L. Lewicki;Jens Birkholzer;Chin-Fu Tsang

  • Changes in the chemistry of shallow groundwater related to the 2008 injection of CO2 at the ZERT field site, Bozeman, Montana

    Yousif K. Kharaka;James J. Thordsen;Evangelos Kakouros;Gil Ambats

  • Modeling basin- and plume-scale processes of CO2 storage for full-scale deployment

    Quanlin Zhou;Jens T. Birkholzer;Edward Mehnert;Yu Feng Lin

  • Making sense of global sensitivity analyses

    Haruko M. Wainwright;Stefan Finsterle;Yoojin Jung;Quanlin Zhou

  • On mobilization of lead and arsenic in groundwater in response to CO2 leakage from deep geological storage

    Liange Zheng;John A. Apps;Yingqi Zhang;Tianfu Xu

  • Effect of Dissolved CO2 on a Shallow Groundwater System: A Controlled Release Field Experiment

    Robert C. Trautz;John D. Pugh;Charuleka Varadharajan;Liange Zheng

  • CO2 migration and pressure evolution in deep saline aquifers

    Jens T. Birkholzer;Curtis M. Oldenburg;Quanlin Zhou

  • Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in the near field of a high-level radioactive waste repository in clay formations

    Chin-Fu Tsang;Chin-Fu Tsang;J. D. Barnichon;J. Birkholzer;X. L. Li

  • Evaluation of Potential Changes in Groundwater Quality in Response to CO2 Leakage from Deep Geologic Storage

    J. A. Apps;L. Zheng;Y. Zhang;T. Xu

  • A shallow subsurface controlled release facility in Bozeman, Montana, USA, for testing near surface CO2 detection techniques and transport models

    Lee H. Spangler;Laura M. Dobeck;Kevin S. Repasky;Amin R. Nehrir

  • Mont Terri rock laboratory, 20 years of research: introduction, site characteristics and overview of experiments

    Paul Bossart;Frédéric Bernier;Jens Birkholzer;Christophe Bruggeman

  • Modeling of Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Processes with Links to Geochemistry Associated with Bentonite-Backfilled Repository Tunnels in Clay Formations

    Jonny Rutqvist;Liange Zheng;Fei Chen;Hui-Hai Liu

  • Experimental study on effects of geologic heterogeneity in enhancing dissolution trapping of supercritical CO2

    Elif Agartan;Luca Trevisan;Abdullah Cihan;Jens Birkholzer

  • Impact-driven pressure management via targeted brine extraction Conceptual studies of CO2 storage in saline formations

    Jens T. Birkholzer;Abdullah Cihan;Quanlin Zhou

  • Geologic Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste: Status, Key Issues, and Trends

    Jens Birkholzer;James Houseworth;Chin-Fu Tsang

  • A comparative review of hydrologic issues involved in geologic storage of CO2 and injection disposal of liquid waste

    Chin-Fu Tsang;Jens Birkholzer;Jonny Rutqvist

  • Geochemical modeling of changes in shallow groundwater chemistry observed during the MSU-ZERT CO2 injection experiment

    Liange Zheng;John A. Apps;Nicolas Spycher;Jens T. Birkholzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonny Rutqvist
Jonny Rutqvist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Quanlin Zhou
Quanlin Zhou Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chin-Fu Tsang
Chin-Fu Tsang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Tissa H. Illangasekare
Tissa H. Illangasekare Colorado School of Mines
Frédéric Cappa
Frédéric Cappa Université Côte d'Azur
Olaf Kolditz
Olaf Kolditz TU Dresden
Curtis M. Oldenburg
Curtis M. Oldenburg Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hui-Hai Liu
Hui-Hai Liu Saudi Aramco (United States)
Timothy J. Kneafsey
Timothy J. Kneafsey Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Stefan Finsterle
Stefan Finsterle Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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