Jens Birkhölzer

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Groundwater flow and contamination studies(224), CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions(196), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis(155), Soil and Unsaturated Flow(115), Rock Mechanics and Modeling(61)

Publications516 total

Thermo-hydro-mechanical analysis of subsurface ice-based thermal energy storage
Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources·2026Open Access
Factors controlling injection-induced rupture of intersecting faults during geological sequestration of CO2
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Development of an ERT‐Based Framework for Bentonite Buffers Monitoring From Laboratory Tests: 2. Quantitative Moisture Dynamics Estimation Model
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Development of an ERT‐Based Framework for Bentonite Buffers Monitoring From Laboratory Tests: 1. Characterizing Thermal–Hydrological–Mechanical Processes
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Modeling supercritical CO2 injection induced rupture of a minor fault embedded in a poroelastic layered reservoir-caprock system
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Impact of Fluid Type (CO2 vs Water) on Fault Rupture Induced by Underground Fluid Injection
2025
DECOVALEX-2023: An international collaboration for advancing the understanding and modeling of coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes in geological systems
Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Hydromechanical Modeling of Fault Rupture in Geologic CO <sub>2</sub> Sequestration: A Comparison of Two Failure Criteria
Geophysical Research Letters·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Control Mechanisms for Self‐Sealing in Activated Clay‐Rich Faults Through Controlled Hydraulic Injection Experiment
Water Resources Research·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Benchmark study of a new simplified DFN model for shearing of intersecting fractures and faults
Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
A systematic model- and experimental approach to hydro-mechanical and thermo-mechanical fracture processes in crystalline rocks
Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Application of the DRASTIC Model to Assess the Vulnerability of Groundwater Contamination Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine
ACS ES&T Water·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Clay rocks—characterization of natural and engineered barriers
Environmental Earth Sciences·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
International Collaboration Activities in Geologic Disposal Research (FY24 Progress Report)
2024Open Access
A Modeling Study of Injection-Induced Rupture and Seismicity in Complex Faults
2024· 1 cited
The DECOVALEX international collaboration on modeling of coupled subsurface processes and its contribution to confidence building in radioactive waste disposal
Hydrogeology Journal·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
DECOVALEX-2023: Task G, SAFENET Final Report
2024Open Access
A New Simplified Discrete Fracture Model for Shearing of Intersecting Fractures and Faults
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
International Concepts for the Assessment of Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste
2024Open Access
Geophysical Understanding of Coupled Thermal-Hydro-Mechanical Dynamics in Rock Salt During Heating
2024Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Quanlin Zhou(15), Jonny Rutqvist(13), Chin‐Fu Tsang(10), Liange Zheng(8), Abdullah Cihan(6), Frédéric Cappa(5), Yves Guglielmi(5), Robert Trautz(5), John A. Apps(4), Hui‐Hai Liu(4), Christophe Nussbaum(4), Stefan Finsterle(3), Tianfu Xu(3), Nicolas Spycher(3), Curtis M. Oldenburg(3), Yousif K. Kharaka(3), Olaf Kolditz(3), Wenqing Wang(3), Haruko Wainwright(2), Yoojin Jung(2)