Geosystem Innovation Laboratory

Multiscale Mechanics, Transport, and Scientific AI for Energy and Earth Systems

GIL integrates experiments, high-fidelity simulation, and machine learning to understand and predict coupled processes from pores and fractures to reservoirs and engineered Earth systems.

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Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering · Texas A&M University

Research in Motion

A visual tour of current GIL investigations

Explore simulation results spanning dynamic fracture, coupled flow, induced seismicity, and subsurface thermal energy storage.

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Dynamic Stimulation Technologies

Coupled multiphysics models reveal how high-rate energy delivery can generate complex fracture networks and enhance subsurface permeability.

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Induced Seismicity

Coupled models investigate why significant seismic events can occur after subsurface fluid injection has stopped.

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Hydraulic Fracturing

Multiscale computation captures the transition from distributed damage to fracture growth, transport, closure, and residual aperture.

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Hydraulic Fracture Swarm

Develop a Lattice Beam based solver capable of modeling Mode-II and Mode-III fracture propagation.

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Multiphase Flow in Porous Media

Quantify the impact of deformation on multiphase flow for porous media.

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Geothermal Energy Storage

Integrated physics and machine learning help quantify storage performance and manage risk in subsurface thermal energy systems.

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Latest News

Awards, presentations, workshops, and laboratory updates

Jul 28, 2026 1 min read

GIL Receives ACS PRF New Doctoral Investigator Award

GIL has received a Doctoral New Investigator award from the ACS Petroleum Research Fund to investigate how deformation reshapes pore-scale multiphase flow and transport.

Feb 19, 2026 1 min read

ONR Young Investigator Award

Dr. Wencheng Jin received a prestigious Young Investigator Program (YIP) award from the Office of Naval Research. The Texas A&M College of Engineering also featured the project in “New model seeks to predict coastal changes in real time.”

Feb 10, 2026 1 min read

Nicolas Presents at Stanford Geothermal Workshop

Nicolas Cardenas Acevedo presented his research on modeling microseismicity in enhanced geothermal systems and the impact of injection parameters at Utah FORGE at the 2026 Stanford Geothermal Workshop.

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Latest Publications

Recent contributions from GIL researchers and collaborators

Chunhui Zhao, Ahmed Elbanna, Rafael Villamor-Lora, Wencheng Jin (2026). A fully coupled hydro-mechanical phase-field framework for dynamic pulsed-power fracturing in fluid-saturated rocks. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.

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Robert Egert, Aimé Fournier, Wencheng Jin (2026). Modeling proppant transport and settling in a 3D propagating fracture. Deep Underground Science and Engineering.

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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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Research, collaboration, and student opportunities

We welcome students, researchers, and collaborators who want to advance sustainable subsurface energy, multiscale geomechanics, and scientific AI.