Dr. Benjamin Busch

Forschungsbereiche

"Reservoir Quality Prediction Modeling"
Strukturelle Diagenese
Sedimentologie

Aufgaben

Management der Labore
Lenkungsgruppe für die Organisation der Werkstatt
Arbeitsgruppe für die Neu-Organisation des Msc.-Studienprogramms "Angewandte Geowissenschaften"
Lehre in den Kursen Geländemethoden und Reservoir Geology
Organisation der Gelände-Kurse Reservoir Geology and Geländemethoden

Erfahrungen

Lehre: Betreuung von Bachelor und Masterstudenten im Gelände: Schottland, S-England, Deutschland
Analytisch: Kluftauswertung mit WellCad, Petrographie, Cathodolumiscence, paragenetische Sequenzen
Numerisch: "Reservoir Quality Prediction Modeling" mit TouchStone, statistische Anlayse von Deformationsbändern

Publiktionsübersicht

Ausbildung

2013-2016	Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) in Applied Geosciences at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Thesis title: Impact of grain coatings on quartz overgrowth and reservoir properties Supervision: Prof. Dr. Christoph Hilgers (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) and Prof. Dr. Helge Stanjek (RWTH Aachen University)
2010-2013	M.Sc. program Applied Geosciences at RWTH Aachen University, Major: Geology – Geochemistry – Resources (now: Energy and Mineral Resources – EMR), Thesis title: Structural Diagenesis of unconventional shales and a Rotliegend reservoir in central and northern Germany
2007-2010	B.Sc. program Applied Geosciences at RWTH Aachen University, Major: Geology– Geochemistry – Resources, Thesis: Mapping project on land slides in Greece

Journal-Publikationen

2023

Fault leakage and reservoir charging in the Upper Rhine Graben, Germany – Assessment of the Leopoldshafen fault bend
Allgaier, F.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2023. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 156, Art.-Nr.: 106428. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106428

Phase‐Field Simulations of Epitaxial Crystal Growth in Open Fractures With Reactive Lateral Flow
Späth, M.; Selzer, M.; Busch, B.; Schneider, D.; Hilgers, C.; Urai, J. L.; Nestler, B.
2023. Water Resources Research, 59 (8), Nr.: e2023WR034605. doi:10.1029/2023WR034605

Diagenetic evolution of continental to shallow marine Mesozoic–Cenozoic deposits, Eastern Dahomey Basin, Nigeria: Implications for reservoir quality
Adamolekun, O. J.; Busch, B.; Oluwajana, O. A.; Suess, M. P.; Hilgers, C.
2023. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 174 (1), 119 – 142. doi:10.1127/zdgg/2023/0378

Qualitative Dissolution Modeling of Etch‐Pit Formation on the K‐Feldspar Surface Through Phase‐Field Approach
Kumar, A.; Prajapati, N.; Späth, M.; Busch, B.; Schneider, D.; Hilgers, C.; Nestler, B.
2023. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128 (4). doi:10.1029/2022JB025749

Petrographical and petrophysical properties of tight siliciclastic rocks from the Ibbenbueren coal mine with regard to mine flooding
Quandt, D.; Busch, B.; Fuchs, H.; Alvarado de la Barrera, A.; Greve, J.; Hilgers, C.
2023. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 173 (4), 653–672. doi:10.1127/zdgg/2022/0343

Fracture network characterisation of the naturally fractured Upper Carboniferous sandstones combining outcrop and wellbore data, Ruhr Basin, Germany
Allgaier, F.; Busch, B.; Niederhuber, T.; Quandt, D.; Müller, B.; Hilgers, C.
2023. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 173 (4), 599–623. doi:10.1127/zdgg/2023/0369

Coupling heat conductivity and lithofacies of the coal-bearing Upper Carboniferous in the eastern Ruhr Basin, NW Germany
Greve, J.; Busch, B.; Quandt, D.; Knaak, M.; Hartkopf-Fröder, C.; Hilgers, C.
2023. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 173 (4), 673–695. doi:10.1127/zdgg/2023/0350

Transport mechanisms of hydrothermal convection in faulted tight sandstones
Yan, G.; Busch, B.; Egert, R.; Esmaeilpour, M.; Stricker, K.; Kohl, T.
2023. Solid Earth, 14 (3), 293–310. doi:10.5194/se-14-293-2023
2022

Diagenesis and controls on reservoir quality of Lower Triassic red bed sandstones (Buntsandstein) from a marginal basin facies, southwest Germany
Quandt, D.; Busch, B.; Schmidt, C.; Hilgers, C.
2022. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 142, Art.-Nr.: 105744. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105744

Controls on compactional behavior and reservoir quality in a Triassic Buntsandstein reservoir, Upper Rhine Graben, SW Germany
Busch, B.; Adelmann, D.; Herrmann, R.; Hilgers, C.
2022. Marine and petroleum geology, 136, Art.-Nr.: 105437. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105437

The significance of outcrop analog data for reservoir quality assessment: A comparative case study of Lower Triassic Buntsandstein sandstones in the Upper Rhine Graben
Busch, B.; Spitzner, A.-D.; Adelmann, D.; Hilgers, C.
2022. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 141, Art.-Nr.: 105701. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105701

Petrography and reservoir quality controls in shallow transitional marine Cretaceous-Paleogene deposits in the Dahomey Basin, Nigeria
Adamolekun, O. J.; Busch, B.; Suess, M. P.; Molenaar, N.; Hilgers, C.
2022. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 186, Art.-Nr.: 104437. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2021.104437
2021

Lateral variations of detrital, authigenic and petrophysical properties in an outcrop analog of the fluvial Plattensandstein, Lower Triassic, Central S-Germany
Schmidt, C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2021. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 172 (4), 541–564. doi:10.1127/zdgg/2020/0234

Experimental fracture sealing in reservoir sandstones and its relation to rock texture
Busch, B.; Okamoto, A.; Garbev, K.; Hilgers, C.
2021. Journal of structural geology, 153, Art.-Nr.: 104447. doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2021.104447

Coupling of diagenetic alterations and mechanical properties of Lower Permian siliciclastic sandstones: a pilot study
Monsees, A. C.; Biebricher, S. F.; Busch, B.; Feinendegen, M.; Ziegler, M.; Hilgers, C.
2021. Environmental earth sciences, 80 (4), Article no: 141. doi:10.1007/s12665-021-09376-1

Compaction control on diagenesis and reservoir quality development in red bed sandstones: a case study of Permian Rotliegend sandstones
Monsees, A. C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2021. International journal of earth sciences, 110 (5), 1683–1711. doi:10.1007/s00531-021-02036-6

Compaction and cementation control on bleaching in Triassic fluvial red beds, S-Germany
Schmidt, C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2021. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 172 (4), 523–539. doi:10.1127/zdgg/2020/0233
2020

Calibrating micro-computed tomography data to permeability experiments and petrography – insights from Digital Rocks
Monsees, A. C.; Subhedar, A.; Busch, B.; Nestler, B.; Hilgers, C.
2020. Oil gas, (3/2020), 28–33. doi:10.19225/200908

Pilot study on provenance and depositional controls on clay mineral coatings in active fluvio-eolian systems, western USA
Busch, B.
2020. Sedimentary geology, 406, 105721. doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2020.105721

Rock typing of diagenetically induced heterogeneities – A case study from a deeply-buried clastic Rotliegend reservoir of the Northern German Basin
Monsees, A. C.; Busch, B.; Schöner, N.; Hilgers, C.
2020. Marine and petroleum geology, 113, Art.-Nr.: 104163. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.104163

Quartz Cementation in Polycrystalline Sandstone: Insights From Phase‐Field Simulations
Prajapati, N.; Abad Gonzalez, A.; Selzer, M.; Nestler, B.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2020. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 125 (2). doi:10.1029/2019JB019137

Reservoir quality controls on Rotliegend fluvio-aeolian wells in Germany and the Netherlands, Southern Permian Basin – Impact of grain coatings and cements
Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.; Adelmann, D.
2020. Marine and petroleum geology, 112, Art.-Nr.: 104075. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.104075
2019

Reservoir quality evolution of Upper Carboniferous (Westphalian) tight gas sandstones, Lower Saxony Basin, NW Germany
Becker, I.; Busch, B.; Koehrer, B.; Adelmann, D.; Hilgers, C.
2019. Journal of petroleum geology, 42 (4), 371–392. doi:10.1111/jpg.12742

Porosity evolution of two Upper Carboniferous tight-gas-fluvial sandstone reservoirs: Impact of fractures and total cement volumes on reservoir quality
Busch, B.; Becker, I.; Koehrer, B.; Adelmann, D.; Hilgers, C.
2019. Marine and petroleum geology, 100, 376–390. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.10.051
2018

Reservoir quality and burial model evaluation by kinetic quartz and illite cementation modeling : Case study of Rotliegendes, north Germany
Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.; Lander, R. H.; Bonnell, L. M.; Adelmann, D.
2018. AAPG bulletin, 102 (2), 293–307. doi:10.1306/0503171605217075

Three-Dimensional Phase-Field Investigation of Pore Space Cementation and Permeability in Quartz Sandstone
Prajapati, N.; Selzer, M.; Nestler, B.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.; Ankit, K.
2018. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 123 (8), 6378–6396. doi:10.1029/2018JB015618

Modeling fracture cementation processes in calcite limestone: a phase-field study
Prajapati, N.; Selzer, M.; Nestler, B.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2018. Geothermal Energy, 6 (1), 7. doi:10.1186/s40517-018-0093-4
2017

Cementation and structural diagenesis of fluvio-aeolian Rotliegend sandstones, northern England
Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.; Gronen, L.; Adelmann, D.
2017. Journal of the Geological Society, 174 (5), 855–868. doi:10.1144/jgs2016-122
2015

Evolution of small-scale flow barriers in German Rotliegend siliciclastics
Busch, B.; Winkler, R.; Osivandi, K.; Nover, G.; Amann-Hildenbrand, A.; Hilgers, C.
2015. Special publications / the Geological Society, London, 435 (141-160), online. doi:10.1144/SP435.3

Konferenzbeiträge

2023
- FloodRisk – Postmining, mine water rebound, microseismicity, and ground movements
  Quandt, D.; Rische, M.; Niederhuber, T.; Allgaier, F.; Even, M.; Ukelis, O.; Greve, J.; Alber, M.; Busch, B.; Czerwonka-Schröder, D.; Fischer, K.; Friederich, W.; Knaak, M.; Müller, B.; Müller, L.; Rettenmaier, D.; Röckel, T.; Schilling, F.; Westerhaus, M.; Zorn, R.; Hilgers, C.
  2023. 84th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, 1–5, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). doi:10.3997/2214-4609.2023101265
2022
- Petrographical and petrophysical properties of tight siliciclastic rocks from the Ibbenbueren coal mine with regard to mine flooding
  Quandt, D.; Busch, B.; Fuchs, H.; Alvarado de la Barrera, A.; Greve, J.; Hilgers, C.
  2022, September 12. GeoMinKöln (2022), Köln, Deutschland, 11.–15. September 2022
- Qualitative modeling of etch-pit formation (dissolution) on the K-feldspar surface through phase-field approach
  Kumar, A.; Prajapati, N.; Späth, M.; Schneider, D.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.; Nestler, B.
  2022, Juli. 15th / 8. World Congress on Computational Mechanics & Asian Pacific Conference on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-APCOM 2022), Online, 31. Juli–5. August 2022
- Reservoir Properties of an Upper Carboniferous Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoir Analogue, Ruhr Basin, Nw Germany
  Greve, J.; Busch, B.; Quandt, D.; Hilgers, C.
  2022. 83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, Jun 2022, 2769–2773, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). doi:10.3997/2214-4609.202210758
- Diagenesis and Controls on Reservoir Quality of Lower Triassic Sandstones (Buntsandstein) from a Marginal Basin Facies
  Quandt, D.; Busch, B.; Schmidt, C.; Hilgers, C.
  2022. 83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, Jun 2022, 2224–2228, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). doi:10.3997/2214-4609.202210589
- Fracture Network Characterization of a Naturally Fractured Tight Gas Reservoir Analogue
  Allgaier, F.; Busch, B.; Quandt, D.; Hilgers, C.
  2022. 83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition : Conference Proceedings, 1–5, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). doi:10.3997/2214-4609.202210792
2021
- Fracture network characterization and DFN modelling of the Upper Carboniferous, Ruhr Area, Germany
  Allgaier, F.; Busch, B.; Niederhuber, T.; Müller, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2021, September 23. GeoKarlsruhe (DGGV 2021), Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 19.–24. September 2021
- Refining workflow for obtaining subseismic-scale fracture density along scan lines (P10) in reservoir analogs
  Sawant, A. D.; Allgaier, F.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2021, September 22. GeoKarlsruhe (DGGV 2021), Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 19.–24. September 2021
- Reservoir Characterization of the Coal-Bearing Upper Carboniferous Clastic Succession, Ruhr area, Germany
  Greve, J.; Busch, B.; Quandt, D.; Hilgers, C.
  2021, April 21. DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung "Shaping the Energy Transitionwith Upstream and Storage Technologies" (2021), Online, 21. April 2021
- Integrating digitized fracture data in geological 3D models, Upper Carboniferous, Ruhr area, Germany
  Allgaier, F.; Niederhuber, T.; Quandt, D.; Busch, B.; Müller, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2021, April 21. DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung "Shaping the Energy Transitionwith Upstream and Storage Technologies" (2021), Online, 21. April 2021
2020
- Chemical Reactions in Subsurface Storage Rocks - First Results from Reactive Fluid Flow Experiments
  Busch, B.; Okamoto, A.; Hilgers, C.
  2020. 1st Geoscience & Engineering in Energy Transition Conference, November 16-18, 2020, online, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). doi:10.3997/2214-4609.202021017
- How lithofacies types in a reservoir analog facilitate reservoir quality assessment - Buntsandstein case study s-germany
  Schmidt, C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2020. 1st Geoscience & Engineering in Energy Transition Conference (GET 2020), Online, 16.11.2020 – 18.11.2020, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). doi:10.3997/2214-4609.202021071
- Coupling mechanical properties in porous siliciclastic rocks with diagenetic alterations – a case study on Rotliegend outcrop analogs
  Monsees, A. C.; Biebricher, S. F.; Busch, B.; Feinendegen, M.; Ziegler, M.; Hilgers, C.
  2020. DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung "Shaping the Energy Transitionwith Upstream and Storage Technologies" (2020), Celle, Deutschland, 15.–16. April 2020
- Chemical reactions in subsurface storage rocks - first results from reactive fluid flow experiments
  Busch, B.; Okamoto, A.; Hilgers, C.
  2020. 1st Geoscience & Engineering in Energy Transition Conference (GET 2020), Online, 16.–18. November 2020
- How lithofacies types in a reservoir analog facilitate reservoir quality assessment
  Schmidt, C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2020. 1st Geoscience & Engineering in Energy Transition Conference (GET 2020), Online, 16.–18. November 2020
- Bleaching phenomena and their link to compaction in fluvial reservoir formations – Lower Triassic, Central Germany
  Schmidt, C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2020. Student Technical Congress - German Section (STC 2020), Online, 4.–6. November 2020
- The application of digital rock models to petrography and fluid flow simulations in reservoir sandstones
  Monsees, A. C.; Subhedar, A.; Busch, B.; Nestler, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2020. Student Technical Congress - German Section (STC 2020), Online, 4.–6. November 2020
2019
- Effects of elevated confining pressure and temperature conditions on deeply buried sandstone reservoirs
  Monsees, A. C.; Busch, B.; Schöner, N.; Hilgers, C.
  2019. 7th European Geothermal Workshop (EGW 2019), Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 9.–10. Oktober 2019
- Lateral Heterogeneity of Reservoir Properties in an Homogenous Lower Triassic Sandstone, Southern Germany
  Schmidt, C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2019. DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung "Shaping the Energy Transitionwith Upstream and Storage Technologies" (2019), Celle, Deutschland, 25.–26. April 2019
- Integrating Geology and Petrophysics into Numerical Models – A Step Towards the Digitalization of Rocks
  Monsees, A. C.; Busch, B.; Subhedar, A.; Nestler, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2019. DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung "Shaping the Energy Transitionwith Upstream and Storage Technologies" (2019), Celle, Deutschland, 25.–26. April 2019
- Structural and Diagenetic Controls on Reservoir Quality of Tight Formations
  Becker, I.; Busch, B.; Koehrer, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2019. DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung "Shaping the Energy Transitionwith Upstream and Storage Technologies" (2019), Celle, Deutschland, 25.–26. April 2019
- Effects of structure and diagenesis on reservoir quality in siliciclastics – insights from case studies
  Hilgers, C.; Becker, I.; Busch, B.; Prajapati, N.; Nestler, B.
  2019. 22nd International Conference on Petroleum-, Mineral Resources and Development (2019), Kairo, Ägypten, 26.–28. Februar 2019
2018
- The impact of pore-occluding cementation and chemical compaction on the reservoir quality of deeply buried sandstones
  Monsees, A. C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2018. 6th European Geothermal Workshop (EGW 2018), Straßburg, Frankreich, 10.–11. Oktober 2018
- Sediment Structures Affecting Flow in Eolian Rotliegend Sanstones
  Schmidt, C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2018. DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung "Shaping the Energy Transitionwith Upstream and Storage Technologies" (2018), Celle, Deutschland, 18.–19. April 2018
- Developing an exploration strategy for upper carboniferous tight gas sandstone reservoirs
  Koehrer, B.; Hilgers, C.; Wüstefeld, P.; Busch, B.; Becker, I.
  2018. 80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018: Opportunities Presented by the Energy Transition, EAGE
- Reservoir quality modelling in deeply-buried permian Rotliegendes sandstones, N-Germany: Impact of illite textures
  Hilgers, C.; Busch, B.; Adelmann, D.
  2018. 80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018: Opportunities Presented by the Energy Transition, EAGE
- Coupling diagenesis and petrophysics in red bed siliciclastics to infer fluid flow anisotropies – Analog studies from
  Schmidt, C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2018. 80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018: Opportunities Presented by the Energy Transition, EAGE
2017
- Phase-field study of pore space cementation in polycrystalline quartz sandstone
  Prajapati, N.; Ankit, K.; Selzer, M.; Nestler, B.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2017. 5th European Geothermal Workshop (EGW 2017), Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 12.–13. Oktober 2017
2016
- Distribution of Coatings in Fluvio-eolian Red Beds and Their Impact on Reservoir Quality Modeling
  Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.; Schmidt, C.; Adelmann, D.
  2016. 78th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2016 : Efficient Use of Technology - Unlocking Potential, Vienna, A, May 30- June 2, 2016, EAGE Publications. doi:10.3997/2214-4609.201600703
- Petrophysical Heterogeneities in Siliciclastic Reservoir Analogs
  Schmidt, C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2016. GeoTirol : Annual Meeting DGGV (2016), Innsbruck, Österreich, 25.–28. September 2016