Dr. Benjamin Busch

Assistant professor, Group Leader Reservoir-Characterization
Reservoir Characterization, Administration
Group: AGW-SGT-RC
Room: 004
Phone: +49 721 608-41840
Fax: +49 721 608-42138
benjamin busch ∂does-not-exist.kit edu

Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften -
Strukturgeologie & Tektonik

KIT - Karlsruher Institut für Technologie,
Campus Süd

Adenauerring 20a
76131 Karlsruhe

Dr. Benjamin Busch

Research areas

Reservoir Quality Prediction Modeling
Structural Diagenesis
Sedimentology

Responsibilities

Management of lab facilities
Steering committee for the management of the mechanical workshop
Member of Institute steering commission (ILA)
Committee for reorganization of Applied Geoscience MSc study program in university's self administration
Teaching of course Geological Field Methods I, Geological Maps and Profiles, Diagenesis and Cores, Projectmanagement, Earth History, Regional and Historic Geology, Reservoir Geology
Management of field courses Reservoir-Geology, Geological Field Methods I, Erath History, Regional and Historic Geology
Radiation Protection Officer
ITB

Experiences

Teaching: undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field: Scotland, SW-England, Germany, France, Sizily
Analytical: fracture and well log analysis with WellCad, petrography, cathodolumiscence, paragenetic sequences, petrophysical analysis (porosity/permeability, Vp/Vs), geophysical analysis (handheld gamma ray), core scanning, LiDAR and drone based field mapping
Numerical: reservoir quality prediction modeling with TouchStone, statistical analysis of deformation bands, machine learning in reservoir quality studies

Publication overview

Education

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

Peer-Review Publications

2026

Unlocking the potential of legacy data for future geoenergy and storage applications: Porosity and permeability prediction based on machine learning applied to petrographic data
Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2026. Artificial Intelligence in Geosciences, 7 (2), 100202. doi:10.1016/j.aiig.2026.100202

Porosity and permeability prediction from petrographic point-counting data using machine learning: Applications to Rotliegendes and Buntsandstein reservoirs
Sadrikhanloo, S.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2026. Energy Geoscience, 7 (2), Art.-Nr.: 100537. doi:10.1016/j.engeos.2026.100537

Hydrogen reactivity with wellbore and polymer-modified cements: experimental insights for safe underground hydrogen storage
Bruckschlögl, S.; Cheng, C.; Thissen, P.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.; Dehn, F.
2026. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 210, 153578. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.153578

Permeability evolution of claystones and other sealing materials for CO2 storage: role of confining stress and time
Juhász, D.; Busch, B.; Cheng, C.; Hilgers, C.
2026. Environmental Earth Sciences, 85 (8), 204. doi:10.1007/s12665-026-12935-z

Structural and diagenetic controls on flow pathways in fractured Triassic Muschelkalk and Keuper limestones, southern Germany – Implications for geoenergy exploration
Ölmez, J. A.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2026. Journal of Structural Geology, 202, Article no: 105566. doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105566
2025

Reservoir characterization and well production proxy analyses on drill cuttings: Case study from the Flysch play in the Vienna Basin (NE Austria)
Ölmez, J. A.; Busch, B.; Möbius, R.; Dasgupta, K.; Gauer, A. L.; Tosoratti, F.; Hilgers, C.
2025. Energy Geoscience, 6 (4), Art.-Nr. 100461. doi:10.1016/j.engeos.2025.100461

Reservoir quality controls in the Lower Buntsandstein and their relation to detrital grain size, URG, SW-Germany
Busch, B.; Böke, L. L.; Schmidt, C.; Warnecke, M.; Hilgers, C.
2025. Geothermics, 132, 103453. doi:10.1016/j.geothermics.2025.103453

Impact of clay coating on sandstone reservoir quality: A multiphase-field investigation by numerical simulation; [黏土矿物包壳对砂岩储层质量的影响：基于多相场的数值模拟实验]
Kumar, A.; Späth, M.; Prajapati, N.; Busch, B.; Schneider, D.; Hilgers, C.; Nestler, B.
2025. Shiyou Kantan Yu Kaifa/Petroleum Exploration and Development, 52 (3), 638 – 652. doi:10.11698/PED.20240518

Impact of clay coating on sandstone reservoir quality: A multiphase-field investigation by numerical simulation
Kumar, A.; Späth, M.; Prajapati, N.; Busch, B.; Schneider, D.; Hilgers, C.; Nestler, B.
2025. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 52 (3), 715–730. doi:10.1016/S1876-3804(25)60598-2

Underground hydrogen storage in sandstone reservoirs: Effects of geochemical reactivity of hydrogen on reservoir performance
Cheng, C.; Busch, B.; Kontny, A.; Hilgers, C.
2025. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 105, 492–504. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.01.330

Petrophysical Characterization of Metamorphic Rocks using X-ray Micro-CT data – Implications for fluid flow
Chakraborty, R.; Späth, M.; Kumar, A.; Busch, B.; Nestler, B.; Mamtani, M. A.; Hilgers, C.
2025. Journal of Structural Geology, 191, Article no: 105338. doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105338

Petrographic, petrophysical, and geochemical characteristics of Barremian carbonate rocks from the Enguri High Arch Dam area (Georgia)
Busch, B.; Pistor, F.; Ölmez, J. A.; Quandt, D.; Müller, B.; Niederhuber, T.; Enukidze, O.; Schneider, J. C.; Stutz, H. H.; Hilgers, C.
2025. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 176 (4), 741–758. doi:10.1127/zdgg/2025/0509
2024

Understanding the interplay of depositional rock types, mineralogy, and diagenesis on reservoir properties of the coal-bearing Langsettian and Duckmantian strata (Bashkirian, Pennsylvanian) of the Ruhr Area, NW Germany
Greve, J.; Busch, B.; Quandt, D.; Knaak, M.; Hilgers, C.
2024. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 113 (8), 2275–2304. doi:10.1007/s00531-024-02454-2

Reservoir quality of Upper Cretaceous limestones (Ahlen-Fm., Beckum Member, Münsterland Cretaceous Basin): effects of cementation and compaction on the compactable depositional volume
Ölmez, J. A.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2024. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 113 (8), 2207–2232. doi:10.1007/s00531-024-02411-z

Rock characteristics and reservoir properties of Upper Carboniferous (Stephanian A–B) tight siliciclastic rocks from the Saar–Nahe basin (SW Germany)
Quandt, D.; Busch, B.; Greve, J.; Hilgers, C.
2024. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 113 (8), 2251–2273. doi:10.1007/s00531-024-02394-x

Improved reservoir quality assessment by evaluating illite grain coatings, quartz cementation, and compaction – Case study from the Buntsandstein, Upper Rhine Graben, Germany
Busch, B.; Böcker, J.; Hilgers, C.
2024. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 241, Art.-Nr.: 213141. doi:10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213141

Geologische Traverse von der Ibbenbürener Karbonscholle in das Münsterländer Kreidebecken (Exkursion C am 5. und 6. September 2024)
Busch, B.; Ölmez, J. A.
2024. Jahresberichte und Mitteilungen des Oberrheinischen Geologischen Vereins, 106, 39–65. doi:10.1127/jmogv/106/0003

Sedimentology, petrography and structural geology of the Beckum member (Campanian, Ahlen Fm.) in the Southeastern Central Münsterland Cretaceous Basin
Ölmez, J. A.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2024. Jahresberichte und Mitteilungen des Oberrheinischen Geologischen Vereins, 106, 11–25. doi:10.1127/jmogv/106/0001

Post-mining related reactivation potential of faults hosted in tight reservoir rocks around flooded coal mines, eastern Ruhr Basin, Germany
Allgaier, F.; Niederhuber, T.; Busch, B.; Müller, B.; Hilgers, C.
2024. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 38, Art.-Nr.: 100560. doi:10.1016/j.gete.2024.100560

Evolution of Upper Carboniferous tight sandstone reservoirs in the Ruhr and Lower Saxony basins (NW Germany) of the Central European Variscan foreland
Quandt, D.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
2024. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 163, Artkl.Nr.: 106774. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.106774

The influence of sedimentary facies, mineralogy, and diagenesis on reservoir properties of the coal-bearing Upper Carboniferous of NW Germany
Greve, J.; Busch, B.; Quandt, D.; Knaak, M.; Hilgers, C.
2024. Petroleum Geoscience, 30 (1). doi:10.1144/petgeo2023-020
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), e2022JB025749. 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

Characterization of pore space in Permo-Triassic sandstone from SW-Germany using the anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility
Kontny, A.; Busch, B.; Schenk, J.; Khasanov, I.
2023. International journal of earth sciences, 112, 2223–2246. doi:10.1007/s00531-023-02352-z

Transport mechanisms of hydrothermal convection in faulted tight sandstones
Guoqiang, Y.; 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

Conference contributions

2025
- Revealing the Hidden Dynamics of Clay-Coated Quartz Grains in Sandstone with Multiphase-Field Modeling
  Kumar, A.; Prajapati, N.; Schneider, D.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.; Nestler, B.
  2025. EGU General Assembly 2025, Copernicus. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu25-3471
2024
- Qualitative modeling of etch-pit formation (dissolution) on the K-feldspar surface through phase-field approach
  Kumar, A.; Prajapati, N.; Späth, M.; Schneider, D.; Nestler, B.; Busch, B.
  2024, December 5. Seminar am Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften (AGW 2024), Karlsruhe, Germany, December 5, 2024
- Natural-Rock Micromodels for Investigation of Micro-Processes and Interactions within Real Pores of Geological Materials
  Cheng, C.; Busch, B.; Von Dollen, M.; Dohrmann, A. B.; Krüger, M.; Hilgers, C.
  2024. 85th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition 2024 : Oslo, Norway, 10-13 June 2024, 1–5, Curran. doi:10.3997/2214-4609.202410381
- Decoding the Dynamic Impact of Clay-Coated Quartz Grains in Sandstone through Multiphase-Field Modeling
  Kumar, A.; Späth, M.; Schneider, D.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.; Nestler, B.
  2024. 37th International Geological Congress (IGC 2024)
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
- A microfluidic study into salt precipitation in saline aquifers induced by continuous CO2 injection
  Cheng, C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2023. 84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition : Vienna, Austria, 5-8 June 2023, 1–5, Curran. doi:10.3997/2214-4609.2023101505
- A microfluidic study into salt precipitation in saline aquifers induced by continuous CO injection
  Cheng, C.; Busch, B.; Hilgers, C.
  2023. 84th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, Wien, 5th-8th June 2023, 2684 – 2688, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE
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), Cologne, Germany, September 11–15, 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, July. 15th / 8. World Congress on Computational Mechanics & Asian Pacific Conference on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-APCOM 2022), Online, July 31–August 5, 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, Germany, September 19–24, 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, Germany, September 19–24, 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, April 21, 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, April 21, 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, Germany, April 15–16, 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, November 16–18, 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, November 16–18, 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, November 4–6, 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, November 4–6, 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, Germany, October 9–10, 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, Germany, April 25–26, 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, Germany, April 25–26, 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, Germany, April 25–26, 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), Cairo, Egypt, February 26–28, 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), Strasbourg, France, October 10–11, 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, Germany, April 18–19, 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, Germany, October 12–13, 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, Austria, September 25–28, 2016