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Overview

Susan D. Hovorka is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and environmental science, with significant contributions to environmental engineering, ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental chemistry, and mechanics of materials.

The main topics of their work include CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, methane hydrates and related phenomena, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, drilling and well engineering, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Hovorka has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Chemical Engineering Journal Advances

Recent papers authored or coauthored by them include:

  • "Composite confining systems: Rethinking geologic seals for permanent CO2 sequestration," 2023, International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • "Carbon capture, utilization, and storage hub development on the Gulf Coast," 2021, Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology
  • "Estimation of CO₂ emissions from petroleum refineries based on the total operable capacity for carbon capture applications," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
  • "Pressure space: The key subsurface commodity for CCS," 2024, International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • "Assessing the potential of composite confining systems for secure and long-term CO2 retention in geosequestration," 2023, Scientific Reports

Collaborations are a significant part of their work, with frequent coauthors including Alexander P. Bump, T. A. Meckel, Dallas Dunlap, Seyyed A. Hosseini, and Sahar Bakhshian.

Best Publications

  • Gas-water-rock interactions in Frio Formation following CO2 injection: Implications for the storage of greenhouse gases in sedimentary basins

    Y.K. Kharaka;D.R. Cole;Susan D. Hovorka;W.D. Gunter

  • Measuring permanence of CO2 storage in saline formations: the Frio experiment

    Susan D. Hovorka;Sally M. Benson;Christine Doughty;Barry M. Freifeld

  • Potential environmental issues of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers: Geochemical results from the Frio-I Brine Pilot test, Texas, USA

    Yousif K. Kharaka;James J. Thordsen;Susan D. Hovorka;H. Seay Nance

  • CO2–rock–brine interactions in Lower Tuscaloosa Formation at Cranfield CO2 sequestration site, Mississippi, U.S.A.

    Jiemin Lu;Yousif K. Kharaka;James J. Thordsen;Juske Horita

  • The state of the art in monitoring and verification—Ten years on

    Charles Jenkins;Andy Chadwick;Susan D. Hovorka

  • The U-Tube: A Novel System for Acquiring Borehole Fluid Samples from a Deep Geologic CO2 Sequestration Experiment

    Barry M. Freifeld;Robert C. Trautz;Yousif K. Kharaka;Tommy J. Phelps

  • Potential risks to freshwater resources as a result of leakage from CO2 geological storage: a batch-reaction experiment

    Jiemin Lu;Judson W. Partin;Susan D. Hovorka;Corinne Wong

  • Monitoring a large-volume injection at Cranfield, Mississippi—Project design and recommendations

    Susan D. Hovorka;Timothy A. Meckel;Ramón H. Treviño

  • Process‐based approach to CO2 leakage detection by vadose zone gas monitoring at geologic CO2 storage sites

    K. D. Romanak;P. C. Bennett;Changbing Yang;Susan D. Hovorka

  • Static and dynamic reservoir modeling for geological CO2 sequestration at Cranfield, Mississippi, U.S.A.

    Seyyed Abolfazl Hosseini;Hamidreza Lashgari;Jong W. Choi;Jean-Philippe Nicot

  • The impact of geological heterogeneity on CO2 storage in brine formations: a case study from the Texas Gulf Coast

    Susan D. Hovorka;Christine Doughty;Sally M. Benson;Karsten Pruess

  • Geologic factors controlling CO2 storage capacity and permanence: case studies based on experience with heterogeneity in oil and gas reservoirs applied to CO2 storage

    William A Ambrose;S. Lakshminarasimhan;M. H. Holtz;Vanessa Nunez-Lopez

  • Geologic carbon storage through enhanced oil recovery.

    Bruce Hill;Susan D Hovorka;Steve Melzer

  • Electrical resistance tomographic monitoring of CO2 movement in deep geologic reservoirs

    Charles R. Carrigan;Xianjin Yang;Douglas J. LaBrecque;Dennis Larsen

  • Assessing risk to fresh water resources from long term CO2 injection- laboratory and field studies

    Rebecca C. Smyth;Susan D. Hovorka;Jiemin Lu;Katherine D. Romanak

  • Monitoring a large volume CO2 injection: Year two results from SECARB project at Denbury’s Cranfield, Mississippi, USA

    Susan D. Hovorka;Timothy A. Meckel;Ramon H. Trevino;Jiemin Lu

  • Capacity investigation of brine-bearing sands of the Fwwm formation for geologic sequestration of CO{sub 2}

    Christine Doughty;Karsten Pruess;Sally M. Benson;Susan D. Hovorka

  • Conceptualization and Simulation of the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio Region, Texas

    Richard J. Lindgren;A.R. Dutton;S.D. Hovorka;S.R.H. Worthington

  • Conceptualization and simulation of the Edwards aquifer, San Antonio region, Texas

    K. J. Lindgren;A. R. Dutton;Susan D Hovorka;S. R.H. Worthington

  • Reservoir characterization and complications for trapping mechanisms at Cranfield CO2 injection site

    Jiemin Lu;M. Kordi;Susan D Hovorka;Timothy A Meckel

  • Simulating the Cranfield geological carbon sequestration project with high-resolution static models and an accurate equation of state.

    Mohamad Reza Soltanian;Mohammad Amin Amooie;David R. Cole;David E. Graham

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Philippe Nicot
Jean-Philippe Nicot The University of Texas at Austin
Sally M. Benson
Sally M. Benson Stanford University
Barry Freifeld
Barry Freifeld Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yousif K. Kharaka
Yousif K. Kharaka United States Geological Survey
David R. Cole
David R. Cole The Ohio State University
Thomas M. Daley
Thomas M. Daley Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Christine Doughty
Christine Doughty Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Alexander Y. Sun
Alexander Y. Sun The University of Texas at Austin
Tommy J. Phelps
Tommy J. Phelps Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Michael H. Young
Michael H. Young The University of Texas at Austin

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