The HOPE Group

The Future is Now – HydrOgen Production from the Earth’s subsurface (HOPE)

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 Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers 

  1. Q. Yuan*, S. Wanambwa, M.A. Ifticene, Q. Kang, B. Chen, D. Reible, Stimulated Geologic Hydrogen: from Mechanistic Control to Engineered Rock Transformation, Energy & Environmental Science, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6EE01230B
  2. B. An, Q. Yuan*, Nano-iron Catalyst Enhanced In-situ Hydrogen Generation via Electromagnetic Heating from Shale Reservoirs, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 236, 155246, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.155246
  3. C.C. Nwanwe, A. Kaiser, M. Mehana, D. Reible, Q. Yuan*, Geochemical Modeling of Geological Hydrogen Generation by Serpentinization, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 227, 154510, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.154510
  4. K. Yan*, C. Wang, Fitria, N. Lahiri, H. Lei, H.T. Schaef, Q. Yuan*, Biochar for Electromagnetic Conversion of Natural Gas to In-Situ Hydrogen Production: Energy Enhancer, Catalyst, and Facilitator, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 223, 154305, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.154305
  5. S. Mahat, E. Anguiano, S.R. Thiyagarajan, H. Emadib, Q. Yuan, Jingfei Liu*, A Feasibility Study of a Modal Analysis-based Acoustic Method for Noninvasively Estimating Elastic Properties of Rocks, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Vol. 45, 100799, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2026.100799
  6. M.A., Ifticene, I.Z., Madani, Q. Yuan*, Reservoir-Scale Modeling and Techno-Economic Analysis of In-Situ Hydrogen Production from Heavy Oil Reservoirs via Cyclic Air-Steam Injection, Fuel, Vol. 414, 138406, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2026.138406 
  7. K. Yan*, Q. Yuan*, Promoting In-Situ Hydrogen Production from Shale Oil via Electromagnetic Heating: Water’s Contribution to Hydrogen Donation and Coke Removal, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 199, 152877, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.152877
  8. S. Mao, S. Yu, J. Xu, H. Chen, W. Zhao, M. Blunt, Q. Kang, B. Chen, M. Gross, J. Van Wijk, Q. Yuan, S. R. Kazi, M. Mehana, Geologic Hydrogen: A Review of Resource Potential, Subsurface Dynamics, Exploration, Production, Transportation, and Research Opportunities, Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 18, 9991-10035, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5EE02910D
  9. P. Song, Y. Li, M.A. Ifticene, Q. Yuan*, Hydrogen Production via In-Situ Combustion Gasification: Insights from Lab-scale Modeling Assisted by Machine Learning, Gas Science and Engineering, Vol. 145, 205787, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgsce.2025.205787
  10. M.Z. Doghmane, I. Kessai, K.F. Tee, H. Emadi, Q. Yuan, Real-time Monitoring of Polycrystalline Diamond Compact Drill Bit Wear Using Semi-supervised Clustering and Deep Learning, Wear, 580–581, 206294, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2025.206294
  11. M.A., Ifticene, Q. Yuan*, Numerical Modeling of In-situ Hydrogen Production via Cyclic Air-steam Injection in Heavy Oil Reservoirs, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 129, 172-183, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.04.263
  12. K. Yan, X. Yang, Q. Yuan*, Biochar for Carbon-Negative Hydrogen Production from Fossil Fuel Reservoirs, Journal of Cleaner Production, 505, 145463, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145463
  13. K. Yan, K.P. Shrestha, M.A. Ifticene, Q. Yuan*, Insights into Reaction Mechanisms: Water’s Role in Enhancing In-situ Hydrogen Production from Methane Conversion in Sandstone, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 102, 353-364, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2024.10.055
  14. M.A. Ifticene, K. Yan, Q. Yuan*, Governing Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms of Hydrogen Generation During In-situ Combustion Gasification of Heavy Oil, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 92, 37-46, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.10.248
  15. Z. Ma, Q. Yuan, Z. Xu, J.Y. Leung, A Dynamic Solvent Chamber Propagation Estimation Framework using RNN for Warm Solvent Injection in Heterogeneous Reservoirs, Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 244, 213405, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213405
  16. B. An, K. Yan, M.R. Mojid, K.J. Lee, Q. Yuan*, Deciphering Minerals in Reservoir Rocks as Natural Catalysts for In-Situ Methane-to-Hydrogen Conversion via Electromagnetic Heating, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 90, 1279-1287, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.10.052
  17. M.A. Ifticene, Y. Li, P. Song, Q. Yuan*, Kinetic Modeling of Hydrogen Generation via In-situ Combustion Gasification of Heavy Oil, Energy & Fuel, 38, 20, 19787-19797, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c03237
  18. K. Yan, X. Yang, Y. Ge, R. Navar, Q. Yuan*, Iron-Sandstone Synergy: Advancing In-situ Hydrogen Production from Natural Gas via Electromagnetic Heating, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 83, 1210-1218, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.08.153
  19. B. An, K. Yan, B. Robison, J. Hu, Q. Yuan*, Characterizing Thermal Runaway of Reservoir Rocks under Electromagnetic Irradiation towards Hydrogen Generation from Petroleum Reservoirs, Applied Thermal Engineering, 252, 123687, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123687
  20. K. Yan, B. An, Q. Yuan*, Natural-Catalysis-Based Clean Hydrogen Production from Shale Oil: An In-Situ Conversion by Electromagnetic-Assisted Heating, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 62, 1245-1257, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.03.078
  21. P. Song, Y. Li, Z. Yin, M. A. Ifticene, Q. Yuan*, Simulation of Hydrogen Generation via In-situ Combustion Gasification of Heavy Oil, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 49, 925-936, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.248
  22. M. A. Ifticene, K. Yan, Q. Yuan*, Fueling a Carbon-Zero Future: Igniting Hydrogen Production from Petroleum Reservoirs via In-Situ Combustion Gasification, Energy Conversion and Management, 298, pp. 117770, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117770
  23. K. Yan, X. Jie, X. Li, J. Horita, J. Stephens, J. Hu, Q. Yuan*, Microwave-Enhanced Methane Cracking for Clean Hydrogen Production in Shale Rocks, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48, pp. 15421-15432, 2023.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.01.052
  24. W. Liu*, Y. Yang, C. Qiao, C. Liu, B. Lian, Q. Yuan*, Progress of Seepage Law and Development Technologies for Shale Condensate Gas Reservoirs, Energies, 16(5), 2446, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16052446
  25. Q. Yuan*, Fluid Retention on Miscible Viscous Fingering of Finite Slices in Porous Media with Dead-End Pores, Chemical Engineering Science, 263, pp. 118060, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2022.118060
  26. Q. Yuan*, B. Ling*, S. Aryana, New Phase Diagram of Miscible Viscous Fingering Instabilities in Porous Media with Dead-End Pores, Physics of Fluids, 34, pp. 092109, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0104692
  27. B. An, D. Solorzano, Q. Yuan*, Viscous Fingering Dynamics and Flow Regimes of Miscible Displacements in a Sealed Hele-Shaw Cell, Energies, 15, pp. 5798, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15165798
  28. Q. Yuan*, X Jie, B. Ren, Hydrogen Generation in Crushed Rocks Saturated by Crude Oil and Water Using Microwave Heating, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47, pp. 20793-20802, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.04.217
  29. Q. Yuan*, Z. Ma, J. Wang, X. Zhou, Influences of Dead-end Pores in Porous Media on Viscous Fingering Instabilities and Cleanup of NAPLs in Miscible Displacements, Water Resources Research, 57, e2021WR030594, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030594
  30. Q. Yuan*, Y. Mehmani, A. Burnham, A. Lapene, J. Wendebourg, H. Tchelepi, Scaling Analysis of Coupled Compaction, Kerogen Conversion, and Petroleum Expulsion for Primary Migration, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 192, 107285, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107285
  31. S. Yao, X. Wang, Q. Yuan, Z. Guo, F. Zeng, Production Analysis of Multifractured Horizontal Wells with Composite Models: Influence of Complex Heterogeneity, Journal of Hydrology, 583, 124542, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124542
  32. X. Zhou, F. Zeng, L. Zhang, Q. Jiang, Q. Yuan, J. Wang, G. Zhu, X. Huang, Experimental and mathematical modeling studies on foamy oil stability using a heavy oil–CO2 system under reservoir conditions, Fuel, 264, pp. 116771, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116771
  33. X. Zhou, Y. Wang, L. Zhang, K. Zhang, Q. Jiang, H. Pu, L. Wang, Q. Yuan, Evaluation of enhanced oil recovery potential using gas/water flooding in a tight oil reservoir, Fuel, 272, pp. 117706, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117706
  34. Q. Yuan*, X. Zhou, J. Wang, F. Zeng, K. Knorr, M. Imran, Control of Viscous Fingering and Mixing of Miscible Displacements with Time-Dependent Rates, AIChE Journal, 65(1), pp. 360-371, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.16359
  35. Zhou, Q. Yuan, Z. Rui, H. Wang, J. Feng, L. Zhang, F. Zeng, Feasibility Study of CO2 Huff-n-Puff Process to Enhance Heavy Oil Recovery via Long Core Experiments, Applied Energy, 236, pp. 526-539, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.12.007
  36. X. Zhou, Q. Yuan, Y. Zhang, H. Wang, F. Zeng, L. Zhang, Performance Evaluation of CO2 Flooding Process in Tight Oil Reservoir via Experimental and Numerical Simulation Studies, Fuel, 236, pp. 730-746, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.09.035
  37. X. Zhou, Q. Jiang, Q. Yuan, L. Zhang, J. Feng, B. Chu, F. Zeng, G. Zhu, Determining CO2 diffusion coefficient in heavy oil in a bulk phase and in porous media using experimental and mathematical modeling methods, Fuel, 263, 116205, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116205
  38. J. Wang, L. Yu, Q. Yuan, Experimental study on permeability in tight porous media considering gas adsorption and slippage effect, Fuel, 253, pp. 561-570, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.05.048
  39. X. Zhou, Q. Yuan, X. Peng, F. Zeng, L. Zhang, A Critical Review of CO2 Huff ‘n’ Puff Process for Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery, Fuel, 251, pp. 813-824, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.11.092
  40. S. Yao, X. Wang, Q. Yuan, F. Zeng, Transient Rate Analysis of Stress-sensitive Hydraulic Fractures: Considering the Geomechanical Effect in Anisotropic Shale, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering – Formation Evaluation, 21(4), 2018. https://doi.org/10.2118/182006-PA
  41. S. Yao, X. Wang, Q. Yuan, F. Zeng, Estimation of Shale Intrinsic Permeability with Process-Based Pore Network Modeling Approach, Transport in Porous Media, 5, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-018-1091-5
  42. Q. Yuan, X. Zhou, F. Zeng, K. Knorr, M. Imran, Nonlinear Numerical Simulations of Miscible Displacements with Concentration-Dependent Diffusion in Porous Media, Chemical Engineering Science, 172(23), pp. 528-544, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2017.07.009
  43. Q. Yuan, S. Yao, X. Zhou, F. Zeng, K. Knorr, M. Imran, Miscible Displacements with Concentration-Dependent Diffusion and Velocity-Induced Dispersion in Porous Media, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 159, pp. 344-359, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2017.09.030
  44. Q. Yuan, X. Zhou, F. Zeng, K. Knorr, M. Imran, Investigation of Concentration-Dependent Diffusion on Frontal Instabilities and Mass Transfer in Homogeneous Porous Media, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 96, pp. 323-338, 2017, featured articles in the “Issue Highlights”. https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.22913
  45. X. Zhou, Q. Yuan, F. Zeng, L. Zhang, S. Jiang, Experimental Study on Foamy Oil Behaviour Using Heavy Oil-Methane System in Bulk Phase, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 158, pp. 309-321, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2017.07.070
  46. J. Wang, Q. Yuan, M. Dong, J. Cai, L. Yu, Experimental Investigation of Gas Mass Transport and Diffusion Coefficients in Porous Media with Nanopores, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 115, pp. 566-579, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.08.057
  47. J. Ni, X. Zhou, Q. Yuan, X. Lu, F. Zeng, K. Wu, Numerical Simulation Study on Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Performance in Heavy Oil Reservoir with a Bottom Water Zone, Energies, 10(12), 2017. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10121999
  48. J. Wang, L. Yu, Q. Yuan, W. He, C. Guo, Effect of Kerogen on the Methane Transport Mechanism in Shale Matrix, Journal of Earth Science, 42(8), pp. 1386-1394, 2017. https://doi/org/10.3799/dqkx.2017.105
  49. Q. Yuan*, J. Azaiez, Inertial Effects in Cyclic Time-Dependent Displacement Flows in Homogeneous Porous Media, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 93(8), 2015. https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.22236
  50. Q. Yuan, J. Azaiez, Inertial Effects of Miscible Viscous Fingering in a Hele-Shaw Cell, Flow Dynamics Research, 27(1), 015506, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1088/0169-5983/47/1/015506
  51. Q. Yuan, J. Azaiez, Miscible Displacements in Porous Media with Time-Dependent Injection Velocities, Transport in Porous Media, 104(1), pp. 57-76, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-014-0320-9
  52. Q. Yuan, J. Azaiez, Cyclic Time-Dependent Reactive Flow Displacements in Porous Media, Chemical Engineering Science, 109, pp. 136-146, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2014.02.003
  53. Y. Sui, Q. Yuan, T. Peng, J. Yang, The Design of Decision Supporting System in Oil Production Project of Oilfield, Advanced Materials Research, 457, pp. 974-978, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.457-458.974
  54. S. Sui, X. Sun, Q. Yuan, D. Xu, DEA-Based Analysis of Oil Production Status, Petroleum Drilling Techniques, 38(6), pp. 99-101, 2010.
  55. S. Sui, L. Fan, J. Wang, Q. Yuan, Evaluation of Oil Production Situation Using Analytical Hierarchy Process, Oil-Gasfield Surface Engineering, 29(4), pp. 24-25, 2010.

 Patents 

  1. Q. Yuan*, B. Ren, In-Situ Hydrogen Generation and Production from Petroleum Reservoirs, published in March 2023, serial No. PCT/US2022/044109 (Link).
  2. X. Wang, F. Zeng, F. Shen, Q. Yuan, J. Wu, Methods for Performing Fracturing and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Tight Oil Reservoirs (Canadian Patent Application No. 3,000,260, Chinese Patent Application No. 201810235536.X)*

 Conference Proceedings 

  1. Md T. Rahman, Q. Yuan, Kinetics of Hydrogen Generation from Methane Pyrolysis: Enhanced by Electromagnetic Heating and Natural Catalysts in Reservoir Rocks, 2026 PSAAPG / SPE Western Regional Joint Meeting in Bakersfield, CA.
  2. M. Abdlellatif, S. Leggett, Q. Yuan, Analytical Modeling of a Positive Conservative Tracer Pulse and a Negative Sorbing Tracer Pulse Test with Significant Background Concentration at the Utah FORGE Geothermal Site, The 60th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium of the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), Tucson, Arizona, 21-24 June 2026.
  3. S. Leggett, Q. Yuan, M. Abdellatif, C.M. De Almeida, R. Nakamoto, Q. Nwabueze, H. Seo, D.Y. Ofori, D. Jurick, S. Hartvig, and P. Rose, Integrated Diagnostics for Interpreting the Efficiency of the Utah FORGE EGS, SGP-TR-230, Proceedings at the 51st Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 9-11, 2026. https://pangea.stanford.edu/ERE/db/GeoConf/papers/SGW/2026/Leggett1.pdf
  4. K. Yan, Q. Yuan*, The Role of Water in Enhancing In-situ Hydrogen Production from Shale Oil, SPE-227871, 2025 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), 20 – 22 October 2025, Houston, Texas, USA.
  5. M.A., Ifticene, Q. Yuan*, Optimization of In-Situ Hydrogen Production via Cyclic Air-Steam Injection in Heavy Oil Reservoirs, SPE-224120, 2025 SPE Western Regional Meeting, April 27 – May 1, Garden Grove, California, USA. https://doi.org/10.2118/224120-MS
  6. P.E. Rose, M. Abdellatif, Q. Yuan, Smith Leggett, The Use of Reversibly Adsorbing Tracers for Characterizing Reservoir Fracture Surface Area in Engineered Geothermal Systems, SGP-TR-229, 50th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 10-12, 2025. https://pangea.stanford.edu/ERE/db/GeoConf/papers/SGW/2022/Rose.pdf
  7. M.A. Ifticene, Y. Li, P. Song, Q. Yuan*, A New Simplified Kinetic Model for Hydrogen Generation during In-situ Combustion Gasification of Heavy Oil, SPE-220862, 2024 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), 23 – 25 September 2024, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. https://doi.org/10.2118/220862-MS
  8. K. Yan, V. Cappello, K.H. Baek, P. Sun, Q. Yuan*, Energy Efficiency of In-situ Carbon-zero Hydrogen from Natural Gas Using Electromagnetic-assisted Catalytic Heating, SPE-221063, 2024 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), 23 – 25 September 2024, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. https://doi.org/10.2118/221063-MS
  9. M. A. Ifticene, Q. Yuan*, Mechanism of hydrogen generation during in-situ combustion gasification of heavy oil, SPE-218902, 2024 SPE Western Regional Meeting, 16 – 18 April 2024, Palo Alto, California, USA. https://doi.org/10.2118/218902-MS
  10. B. An, K. Yan, Q. Yuan*, Characterizing Thermal Runaway of Reservoir Rocks Under Electromagnetic Irradiation Towards Hydrogen Generation from Petroleum Reservoirs, International Petroleum Technology Conference, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, February 2024. https://doi.org/10.2523/IPTC-23607-MS
  11. K. Yan, B. An, Q. Yuan*. Unraveling the Role of Water in Microwave/Electromagnetic-Assisted Catalytic Heating for Hydrogen Production from Gas Reservoirs, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. https://doi.org/10.2118/214884-MS
  12. Z. Ma, Q. Yuan, Z. Xu, J. Y. Leung, A Recurrent Neural Network-based Solvent Chamber Development Estimation Framework During Warm Solvent Injection in Heterogeneous Reservoirs, SPE-214984, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 16 – 18 October 2023. https://doi.org/10.2118/214984-MS
  13. K. Yan, B. An, Q. Yuan*, Enabling Hydrogen Production from Shale Oil Reservoirs: An Experimental Study Using Microwave-Assisted Catalytic Heating, SPE-ETS 215725, SPE Energy Transition Symposium, Houston, Texas, USA, 22 – 23 August 2023. https://doi.org/10.2118/215725-MS
  14. P. Song, Y. Li, Z. Yin, Q. Yuan*, Hydrogen Generation from Heavy Oils via In-situ Combustion Gasification, SPE-212986-MS, SPE Western Regional Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 22 – 25, 2023. https://doi.org/10.2118/212986-MS
  15. K. Yan, Q. Yuan*, X. Jie, X. Li, J. Horita, J. Stephens, Microwave‐Assisted Catalytic Heating for Enhanced Clean Hydrogen Generation from Methane Cracking in Shale Rocks, SPE-210292, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, 3 – 5 October 2022. https://doi.org/10.2118/210292-MS
  16. Q. Yuan*, X. Jie, B. Ren, High-Purity, CO2-Free Hydrogen Generation from Crude Oils in Crushed Rocks Using Microwave Heating, SPE-206341, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, U.A.E., 21 – 23 September 2021. https://doi.org/10.2118/206341-MS
  17. Q. Yuan*, F. Zeng, K. D. Knorr, M. Imran, Suppressing Frontal Instabilities and Stabilizing Miscible Displacements with Time-Dependent Rates at Nearly Zero Additional Costs, SPE-190320, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 2018. https://doi.org/10.2118/190320-MS
  18. S. Wang, Q. Yuan, N.Yuan, B. Shiau, J. H. Harwell, In Situ Carbon Dioxide Generation for Improved Recovery: Part II. Concentrated Urea Solutions, SPE-190192, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 2018.
  19. Y. Zhang, X. Wang, S. Yao, Q. Yuan, F. Zeng, Gas Adsorption Modeling in Multi-scale Pore Structures of Shale, SPE-191632, the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), Dallas, Texas, USA, September, 2018.
  20. Q. Yuan*, J. Zhan, J. Wang, F. Zeng, K. Knorr, M. Imran, An Optimal Injection Scheme for Maximizing Oil Recovery in CO2 Miscible Flooding, CMTC-486447, Carbon Management Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2017.
  21. Q. Yuan*, J. Wang, S. Yao, F. Zeng, K. Knorr, M. Imran, Highly Accurate Simulation of Frontal Instability at Extremely Large Mobility Ratio in Solvent-Based Heavy Oil Recovery, SPE-186083, SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, May 2017.
  22. Q. Yuan*, X. Zhou, F. Zeng, K. Knorr, M. Imran, Effects of Concentration-Dependent Diffusion on Mass Transfer and Frontal Instability in Solvent-Based Processes, SPE-184994, SPE Heavy Oil Conference Canada, Calgary, Alberta, February 2017.
  23. X. Wang, Q. Yuan, S. Wang, F. Zeng, The First Integrated Approach for CO2 Capture and Enhanced Oil Recovery in China, CMTC-486571, Carbon Management Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2017.
  24. J. Zhan, Q. Yuan, A. Fogwill, H. Hejazi, Z. Chen, A Systematic Reservoir Simulation Study on Assessing the Feasibility of CO2 Sequestration in Shale Gas Reservoirs with Potential Enhanced Gas Recovery, CMTC-484390, Carbon Management Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2017.
  25. J. Wang, Q. Yuan, L. Yu, M. Dong, Experimental Investigation of Gas Flow Behavior and Diffusion Coefficient in Shale Reservoir, SPE-185493, SPE Latin America and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2017.
  26. S. Wang, M. Kadhum, Q. Yuan, B. Shiau, J. Harwell, Carbon Dioxide in Situ Generation for Enhanced Oil Recovery, CMTC-486365, Carbon Management Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2017.
  27. Z. Wang, Z. Li, T. Lu, Q. Yuan, Research on Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery Mechanism of Flue Gas Assisted Steam Flooding, CMTC-486093, Carbon Management Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2017.
  28. Q. Yuan, J. Azaiez, Non-Isothermal Displacements with Step-Profile Time Dependent Injections in Homogeneous Media, Proceedings of the World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (MCM 2015), Barcelona, Spain, July 2015, Best Paper Award.
  29. Q. Yuan, J. Azaiez, Viscous Fingering Instabilities in Sinusoidal Time-Dependent Flows, Proceedings of the International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Prague, Czech Republic, August 2014.
  30. Q. Yuan, J. Azaiez, Simulation of Miscible Cyclic Injection Flows in Porous Media, SPE-157798, SPE Heavy Oil Conference Canada, Calgary, Alberta, June 2012.

 Academic Presentations 

  1. Q. Yuan, Geological Hydrogen Production, The 31st Annual SPE John ‘Jocko’ Evans Symposium, Montana Tech University, Butte, Montana, 16-17, April 2026.
  2. Q. Yuan, E. Miller, B. Gooch, O. Maiga, Advancing Geologic Hydrogen (GeoH2) through the Association of Geological Hydrogen: Building a Global Ecosystem for Natural and Stimulated GeoH2, AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 15-19 December 2025.
  3. C. Nwanwe, A. Kaiser, M. Mehana, Q. Yuan, Geochemical Modeling for Natural Hydrogen Generation in Open and Closed Systems, AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 15-19 December 2025. Wen Zhao, Qingwang Yuan, Shaowen Mao, Techno-Economic Analysis of Geologic Hydrogen, AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 15-19 December 2025.
  4. O. Maiga, D. Reible, Q. Yuan, Dolerite-Mediated Hydrogen Generation: Beyond Reservoir Trapping in the Bourakebougou Natural Hydrogen Field, Mali, AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 15-19 December 2025.
  5. D. Reible, M.A. Ifticene, Q. Yuan, Unlocking Earth’s Potential for Geologic Hydrogen, AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 15-19 December 2025. Qingwang Yuan, Subsurface Hydrogen Production: In-situ Hydrogen Production from Petroleum Reservoirs vs. Stimulated GeoH2 Production, 2nd GeHyGeNet Annual Meeting & Workshop, 2025 (online).
  6. D. Reible, Q. Yuan, Unlocking Earth’s Potential for Geologic Hydrogen, Hydrogen Technology Expo Conference, Houston, USA, June 25-26, 2025. Qingwang Yuan*, Mohamed Amine Ifticene, Danny Reible, Estimation of the Potential for Geologic Hydrogen Production via Stimulating Approaches, AGU Fall Meeting, Washington D.C., December 9-13, 2024.
  7. M.Z. Doghmane, Q. Yuan, A New Approach for Natural Hydrogen-bearing Reservoirs’ Evaluation Based on H-index, Spectrometry, and Mineralogy Tools, AGU Fall Meeting, Washington D.C., December 9-13, 2024.
  8. A. Kaiser, Q. Yuan, Mohamed Mehana, Geochemical Modeling of Serpentinization Processes with Implications for Natural Hydrogen Exploration, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 11, 2023.
  9. Q. Yuan, New Energy Sources: Clean and Economic Hydrogen Production from Subsurface, Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC), August 10, 2022.
  10. Q. Yuan, Transport of Contaminant Slices under Unfavorable Viscosity Ratio in Porous Media with Dead-End Pores, InterPore 14th Annual Meeting, May 30 – June 2, Online, 2022.
  11. B. An, D. Solorzano, Q. Yuan, New Flow Regimes of Viscous Fingering Instabilities with Two Wells inside a Hele-Shaw Cell, AGU Fall Meeting, December 13 – 17, 2021.
  12. Q. Yuan, B. Ling, Viscous Fingering Instabilities in Miscible Displacements in Porous Media with Dead-End Pores: A Parametric Study, AGU Fall Meeting, December 13 – 17, 2021.
  13. B. An, Q. Yuan, Viscous Fingering in Miscible Displacements in Porous Media with Dead-End Pores, InterPore 13th Annual Meeting, May 31-June 4, Online, 2021.
  14. Q. Yuan, Scaling Analysis of Coupled Compaction, Kerogen Conversion, and Petroleum Expulsion for Primary Migration, AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition, Houston, May 19-22, 2019.
  15. Q. Yuan, Scaling Analysis of Coupled Compaction, Kerogen Conversion, and Petroleum Expulsion, 11th Annual BPSM Affiliates Meeting, Coalinga, CA, November 12-14, 2018.
  16. Q. Yuan, Reduction of Interfacial Instabilities in Miscible Displacements in Subsurface Porous Media, InterPore 10th Annual Meeting and Jubilee, May 14-17, New Orleans, USA, 2018.
  17. Q. Yuan, Numerical Modeling of Subsurface Flows in Porous Media: Miscible Displacements, presented to the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, July 2017.
  18. Q. Yuan, Non-Isothermal Displacements with Step-Profile Time Dependent Injections in Homogeneous Media, the World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (MCM 2015), Barcelona, Spain, July 2015, Award for the best conference paper.
  19. Q. Yuan, Viscous Fingering Instability for Time-Dependent Injection Velocities, the Workshop on Complex Fluids and Flows in Industry and Nature II, Canada, July 2013.
  20. Q. Yuan, Stability of Miscible Displacements in Porous Media for Time-Dependent Injection Velocities, the 65th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, USA, November 2012.
  21. F. Gelin, J. Wendebourg, Q. Yuan, M. Mei, Getting the Right Fluid out of the Source Rock Using Extensive Data Sets from Shale Plays and Compositional Modeling, Regional Variations in Charge Systems and the Impact on Petroleum Fluid Properties in Exploration, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 2019.