Geosystem Innovation Laboratory


The Geosystem Innovation Laboratory (GIL) at the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University focus on 1) developing innovative stimulation technologies in subsurface for resource extraction, 2) physics-based and data-driven simulation of multiphysics process in fractured porous media, and 3) granular material characterization and modeling.

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Feb 19, 2026 1 min read
ONR Young Investigator Award
ONR Young Investigator Award

Dr. Wencheng Jin received the prestigious Young Investigator Program (YIP) award from the Office of Naval Research.

Feb 10, 2026 1 min read
Nicolas Presents at Standford Geothermal Workshop
Nicolas Presents at Standford Geothermal Workshop

Nicolas Cardenas Acevedon presented his research on modeling microseismicity in Enhanced Geothermal Systems: impact of injection parameters at Utah FORGE, at the 2026 Stanford Geothermal Workshop.

Sep 17, 2025 1 min read
SPE/ARMA Subsurface Storage Workshop
SPE/ARMA Subsurface Storage Workshop

Dr. Wencheng Jin chaired the Innovation and Challenges in Storage Technologies session in the SPE/ARMA Workshop: Subsurface Storage from Characterization to Implementation.

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Latest Publication

Robert Egert, Ghanashyam Neupane, Wencheng Jin (2026). On the viability of stimulated hydrogen generation from iron-rich formations. Geoenergy Science and Engineering.

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Hyunjun Oh, Wencheng Jin, Peng Peng, Jeffrey A. Winick, David Sickinger, Dale Sartor, Yingqi Zhang, Koenraad Beckers, Kevin Kitz, Diana Acero-Allard, Trevor A. Atkinson, Patrick Dobson (2025). Techno-economic performance of reservoir thermal energy storage for data center cooling system. Applied Energy.

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Abdallah Ikbarieh, Wencheng Jin, Yumeng Zhao, Nepu Saha, Jordan L. Klinger, Yidong Xia, Sheng Dai (2025). Machine Learning Assisted Cross-Scale Hopper Design for Flowing Biomass Granular Materials. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

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