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Alexandre Lavrov

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Alexandre Lavrov

Professor in numerical modelling
Department of Geoscience

alexandre.lavrov@ntnu.no
Petroleumsteknisk senter, 410, Valgrinda, S.P. Andersensvei 15 A
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Competencies

  • Computational geomechanics
  • Fluid flow in fractures
  • Fracture mechanics
  • Numerical modelling
  • Rock mechanics

Publications

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2025

  • Haghgouei, Hadi; Lavrov, Alexandre; Nermoen, Anders. (2025) Effect of drill string lateral vibrations on wellbore stability and optimal mud pressure determination. Geoenergy Science and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Haghgouei, Hadi; Lavrov, Alexandre; Nermoen, Anders. (2025) An elasto-plastic damage model to investigate the wellbore failure under cyclic load of drill string. Gas Science and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2025) Simple demonstration of different types of coupling in multiphysics numerical problems. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
    Academic article

2024

  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2024) Precision calculation of the entrance length for laminar flow of Bingham fluid between parallel plates with yield number from 0 to 1000. Chemical Engineering Science (CES)
    Academic article
  • Haghgouei, Hadi; Nermoen, Anders; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2024) Numerical investigation of wellbore damage due to drill string lateral vibration. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
    Academic article

2023

  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2023) Flow of non-Newtonian fluids in single fractures and fracture networks: Current status, challenges, and knowledge gaps. Engineering Geology
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2023) Transmissivity Averaging in Fracture Flow on Self-affine Linear Profiles: Arithmetic, Harmonic, and Beyond. Transport in Porous Media
    Academic article

2022

  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2022) Comparison of symmetric and asymmetric schemes with arithmetic and harmonic averaging for fracture flow on Cartesian grids. Transport in Porous Media
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2022) Robertson-Stiff rheological model in fracture flow. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
    Academic article

2021

  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2021) Million node fracture: size matters?. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2021) Fluid displacement in a 2D DFN fracture: Time integration of the interface position. Transport in Porous Media
    Academic article

2020

  • Xie, Xiyang; Bauer, Andreas; Stenebråten, Jørn; Bakheim, Sigurd; Lavrov, Alexandre; Fjær, Erling. (2020) Can Heating Induce Borehole Closure?. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
    Academic article
  • Scheldt, Therese; Andrews, Jamie Stuart; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2020) Understanding loss mechanisms: The key to successful drilling in depleted reservoirs?. SPE Drilling & Completion
    Academic article

2019

  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Bhuiyan, Mohammad Hossain; Stroisz, Anna Magdalena. (2019) Push-out test: Why bother?. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
    Academic article

2018

  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin. (2018) All microannuli are not created equal: Role of uncertainty and stochastic properties in well leakage prediction. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2018) Stiff cement, soft cement: Nonlinearity, arching effect, hysteresis, and irreversibility in CO2-well integrity and near-well geomechanics. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
    Academic article

2017

  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2017) Fracture permeability under normal stress: a fully computational approach. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
    Academic article
  • Aursand, Peder; Hammer, Morten; Lavrov, Alexandre; Lund, Halvor; Munkejord, Svend Tollak; Torsæter, Malin. (2017) Well integrity for CO2 injection from ships: Simulation of the effect of flow and material parameters on thermal stresses. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2017) Coupling in hydraulic fracturing simulation. Elsevier
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Bao, Kai; Lavrov, Alexandre; Nilsen, Halvor Møll. (2017) Numerical modeling of non-Newtonian fluid flow in fractures and porous media. Computational Geosciences
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Gawel, Kamila; Stroisz, Anna Magdalena; Torsæter, Malin; Bakheim, Sigurd. (2017) Failure modes in three-point bending tests of cement-steel, cement-cement and cement-sandstone bi-material beams. Construction and Building Materials
    Academic article

2016

  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Larsen, Idar; Bauer, Andreas Kurt Marcel. (2016) Numerical Mechanics and Rock Engineering. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin. (2016) Physics and Mechanics of Primary Well Cementing. Springer Springer
    Academic monograph
  • Kjøller, Claus; Torsæter, Malin; Lavrov, Alexandre; Frykman, Peter. (2016) Novel experimental/numerical approach to evaluate the permeability of cement-caprock systems. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2016) Lost Circulation: Mechanisms and Solutions. Elsevier Elsevier
    Academic monograph
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2016) Life of Rocks and its Study. 3rd Edition. Vuzovskaya Kniga
    Popular scientific book

2015

  • Torsæter, Malin; Todorovic, Jelena; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2015) Structure and debonding at cement–steel and cement–rock interfaces: Effect of geometry and materials. Construction and Building Materials
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Larsen, Idar; Bauer, Andreas. (2015) Numerical Modelling of Extended Leak-Off Test with a Pre-Existing Fracture. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2015) Flow of truncated power-law fluid between parallel walls for hydraulic fracturing applications. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
    Academic article

2014

  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2014) Radial Flow of Non-Newtonian Power-Law Fluid in a Rough-Walled Fracture: Effect of Fluid Rheology. Transport in Porous Media
    Academic article

2013

  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2013) Redirection and channelization of power-law fluid flow in a rough-walled fracture. Chemical Engineering Science (CES)
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2013) Numerical modeling of steady-state flow of a non-Newtonian power-law fluid in a rough-walled fracture. Computers and geotechnics
    Academic article

2006

  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2006) Newtonian fluid flow from an arbitrarily-oriented fracture into a single sink. Acta Mechanica
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2006) Modeling flow of a biviscous fluid from borehole into rock fracture. Journal of applied mechanics
    Academic article

2004

  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Shkuratnik, Vladimir; Filimonov, Yuri. (2004) Acoustic Emission Memory Effect in Rocks. Publishing House of Moscow State Mining University
    Academic monograph

2003

  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2003) The Kaiser effect in rocks: principles and stress estimation techniques. International Journal of Rock Mechanics And Mining Sciences
    Academic article

2002

  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Vervoort, A; Filimonov, Yuri; Wevers, Martine; Mertens, Jeroen. (2002) Acoustic emission in host-rock material for radioactive waste disposal: comparison between clay and rock salt. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Wevers, Martine; Vervoort, A. (2002) Acoustic emission during monotonic and cyclic deformation of a brittle limestone. Journal of Acoustic Emission
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Vervoort, A. (2002) Theoretical treatment of tangential loading effects on the Brazilian test stress distribution. International Journal of Rock Mechanics And Mining Sciences
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Vervoort, A; Wevers, Martine; Napier, John. (2002) Experimental and numerical study of the Kaiser effect in cyclic Brazilian tests with disk rotation. International Journal of Rock Mechanics And Mining Sciences
    Academic article
  • Filimonov, Yuri; Lavrov, Alexandre; Shafarenko, Yuri; Shkuratnik, Vladimir. (2002) Observation of post-failure Kaiser effect in a plastic rock. Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH)
    Academic article

2001

  • Filimonov, Yuri; Lavrov, Alexandre; Shafarenko, Yuri; Shkuratnik, Vladimir. (2001) Memory effects in rock salt under triaxial stress state and their use for stress measurement in a rock mass. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2001) Kaiser effect observation in brittle rock cyclically loaded with different loading rates. Mechanics of materials (Print)
    Academic article

1997

  • Shkuratnik, Vladimir; Lavrov, Alexandre. (1997) Memory Effects in Rocks. Academy of Mining Sciences
    Academic monograph

Journal publications

  • Haghgouei, Hadi; Lavrov, Alexandre; Nermoen, Anders. (2025) Effect of drill string lateral vibrations on wellbore stability and optimal mud pressure determination. Geoenergy Science and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Haghgouei, Hadi; Lavrov, Alexandre; Nermoen, Anders. (2025) An elasto-plastic damage model to investigate the wellbore failure under cyclic load of drill string. Gas Science and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2025) Simple demonstration of different types of coupling in multiphysics numerical problems. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2024) Precision calculation of the entrance length for laminar flow of Bingham fluid between parallel plates with yield number from 0 to 1000. Chemical Engineering Science (CES)
    Academic article
  • Haghgouei, Hadi; Nermoen, Anders; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2024) Numerical investigation of wellbore damage due to drill string lateral vibration. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2023) Flow of non-Newtonian fluids in single fractures and fracture networks: Current status, challenges, and knowledge gaps. Engineering Geology
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2023) Transmissivity Averaging in Fracture Flow on Self-affine Linear Profiles: Arithmetic, Harmonic, and Beyond. Transport in Porous Media
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2022) Comparison of symmetric and asymmetric schemes with arithmetic and harmonic averaging for fracture flow on Cartesian grids. Transport in Porous Media
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2022) Robertson-Stiff rheological model in fracture flow. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2021) Million node fracture: size matters?. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2021) Fluid displacement in a 2D DFN fracture: Time integration of the interface position. Transport in Porous Media
    Academic article
  • Xie, Xiyang; Bauer, Andreas; Stenebråten, Jørn; Bakheim, Sigurd; Lavrov, Alexandre; Fjær, Erling. (2020) Can Heating Induce Borehole Closure?. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
    Academic article
  • Scheldt, Therese; Andrews, Jamie Stuart; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2020) Understanding loss mechanisms: The key to successful drilling in depleted reservoirs?. SPE Drilling & Completion
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Bhuiyan, Mohammad Hossain; Stroisz, Anna Magdalena. (2019) Push-out test: Why bother?. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin. (2018) All microannuli are not created equal: Role of uncertainty and stochastic properties in well leakage prediction. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2018) Stiff cement, soft cement: Nonlinearity, arching effect, hysteresis, and irreversibility in CO2-well integrity and near-well geomechanics. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2017) Fracture permeability under normal stress: a fully computational approach. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
    Academic article
  • Aursand, Peder; Hammer, Morten; Lavrov, Alexandre; Lund, Halvor; Munkejord, Svend Tollak; Torsæter, Malin. (2017) Well integrity for CO2 injection from ships: Simulation of the effect of flow and material parameters on thermal stresses. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
    Academic article
  • Bao, Kai; Lavrov, Alexandre; Nilsen, Halvor Møll. (2017) Numerical modeling of non-Newtonian fluid flow in fractures and porous media. Computational Geosciences
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Gawel, Kamila; Stroisz, Anna Magdalena; Torsæter, Malin; Bakheim, Sigurd. (2017) Failure modes in three-point bending tests of cement-steel, cement-cement and cement-sandstone bi-material beams. Construction and Building Materials
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Larsen, Idar; Bauer, Andreas Kurt Marcel. (2016) Numerical Mechanics and Rock Engineering. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
    Academic article
  • Kjøller, Claus; Torsæter, Malin; Lavrov, Alexandre; Frykman, Peter. (2016) Novel experimental/numerical approach to evaluate the permeability of cement-caprock systems. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
    Academic article
  • Torsæter, Malin; Todorovic, Jelena; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2015) Structure and debonding at cement–steel and cement–rock interfaces: Effect of geometry and materials. Construction and Building Materials
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Larsen, Idar; Bauer, Andreas. (2015) Numerical Modelling of Extended Leak-Off Test with a Pre-Existing Fracture. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2015) Flow of truncated power-law fluid between parallel walls for hydraulic fracturing applications. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2014) Radial Flow of Non-Newtonian Power-Law Fluid in a Rough-Walled Fracture: Effect of Fluid Rheology. Transport in Porous Media
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2013) Redirection and channelization of power-law fluid flow in a rough-walled fracture. Chemical Engineering Science (CES)
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2013) Numerical modeling of steady-state flow of a non-Newtonian power-law fluid in a rough-walled fracture. Computers and geotechnics
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2006) Newtonian fluid flow from an arbitrarily-oriented fracture into a single sink. Acta Mechanica
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2006) Modeling flow of a biviscous fluid from borehole into rock fracture. Journal of applied mechanics
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2003) The Kaiser effect in rocks: principles and stress estimation techniques. International Journal of Rock Mechanics And Mining Sciences
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Vervoort, A; Filimonov, Yuri; Wevers, Martine; Mertens, Jeroen. (2002) Acoustic emission in host-rock material for radioactive waste disposal: comparison between clay and rock salt. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Wevers, Martine; Vervoort, A. (2002) Acoustic emission during monotonic and cyclic deformation of a brittle limestone. Journal of Acoustic Emission
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Vervoort, A. (2002) Theoretical treatment of tangential loading effects on the Brazilian test stress distribution. International Journal of Rock Mechanics And Mining Sciences
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Vervoort, A; Wevers, Martine; Napier, John. (2002) Experimental and numerical study of the Kaiser effect in cyclic Brazilian tests with disk rotation. International Journal of Rock Mechanics And Mining Sciences
    Academic article
  • Filimonov, Yuri; Lavrov, Alexandre; Shafarenko, Yuri; Shkuratnik, Vladimir. (2002) Observation of post-failure Kaiser effect in a plastic rock. Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH)
    Academic article
  • Filimonov, Yuri; Lavrov, Alexandre; Shafarenko, Yuri; Shkuratnik, Vladimir. (2001) Memory effects in rock salt under triaxial stress state and their use for stress measurement in a rock mass. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
    Academic article
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2001) Kaiser effect observation in brittle rock cyclically loaded with different loading rates. Mechanics of materials (Print)
    Academic article

Books

  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin. (2016) Physics and Mechanics of Primary Well Cementing. Springer Springer
    Academic monograph
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2016) Lost Circulation: Mechanisms and Solutions. Elsevier Elsevier
    Academic monograph
  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2016) Life of Rocks and its Study. 3rd Edition. Vuzovskaya Kniga
    Popular scientific book
  • Lavrov, Alexandre; Shkuratnik, Vladimir; Filimonov, Yuri. (2004) Acoustic Emission Memory Effect in Rocks. Publishing House of Moscow State Mining University
    Academic monograph
  • Shkuratnik, Vladimir; Lavrov, Alexandre. (1997) Memory Effects in Rocks. Academy of Mining Sciences
    Academic monograph

Part of book/report

  • Lavrov, Alexandre. (2017) Coupling in hydraulic fracturing simulation. Elsevier
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Teaching

Courses

  • GEOL3095 - Master's Thesis in Geology
  • TGB4212 - Advanced Rock Mechanics
  • GEOL3093 - Special Course for the Master's Thesis
  • GEOL3092 - Special Course for the Master's Thesis
  • GEOL1007 - Solid Mechanics for Geologists
  • TGB4570 - Engineering Geology, Specialization Project
  • GB8306 - Numerical Modelling for Rock Engineering
  • TGB4260 - Numerical Modelling for Rock Engineering
  • TGB4945 - Engineering Geology, Master's Thesis

Outreach

2023

  • Lecture
    Haghgouei, Hadi; Nermoen, Anders; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2023) Numerical investigation of wellbore damage due to drill string lateral vibration in carbon capture and storage. Trondheim Carbon Capture and Storage , Trondheim 2023-06-19 - 2023-06-21

2021

  • Academic lecture
    Bergmo, Per Eirik Strand; Raphaug, Martin Hagen; Lavrov, Alexandre; Emmel, Benjamin; Bjørkvik, Bård Johan Arnt. (2021) Design and construction of a tiltable, one-meter HeleShaw cell for two phase flow in fractures. DISCO2Store, Discontinuities in CO2 Storage Reservoirs DISCO2Store, 2nd online scientific Seminar (WP5) , Online 2021-10-28 - 2021-10-28

2020

  • Poster
    Gawel, Kamila; Edvardsen, Laura; Jafariesfad, Narjes; Lavrov, Alexandre; Lange, Torstein. (2020) Electrochemical cleaning of steel surfaces. DECHEMA Eurocorr 2020 , Digitaø 2020-09-07 - 2020-09-10
  • Poster
    Lædre, Sigrid; Gawel, Kamila; Edvardsen, Laura; Jafariesfad, Narjes; Lavrov, Alexandre; Lange, Torstein. (2020) Electrochemical cleaning of steel surfaces. EUROCORR 2020 2020-09-07 - 2020-09-11

2019

  • Academic lecture
    Taheri, Amir; Ytrehus, Jan David; Taghipour, Ali; Lund, Bjørnar; Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin. (2019) USE OF TRACER PARTICLES FOR TRACKING FLUID INTERFACES IN PRIMARY CEMENTING. ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering , Glasgow 2019-06-09 - 2019-06-14
  • Poster
    Taheri, Amir; Ytrehus, Jan David; Lund, Bjørnar; Torsæter, Malin; Lavrov, Alexandre; Taghipour, Ali. (2019) EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE USE OF PARTICLES FOR TRACKING THE INTERFACES IN PRIMARY CEMENTING. Trondheim CCS Conference- TCCS-10 , Trondheim 2019-06-17 - 2019-06-19
  • Poster
    Lothe, Ane Elisabet; Emmel, Benjamin; Lavrov, Alexandre; Cerasi, Pierre. (2019) A Review of Fault Modelling Approaches. EAGE Fifth International Conference on Fault and Top Seals , Palermo 2019-09-08 - 2019-09-12

2018

  • Academic lecture
    Torsæter, Malin; Stroisz, Anna Magdalena; Øia, Thomas; Panduro, Elvia Anabela Chavez; Gawel, Kamila; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2018) Experimental investigation of electrophoresis-stimulated bonding enhancement at steel-cement interfaces. EURASEM 18th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM2018) , Brussel 2018-07-01 - 2018-07-05
  • Academic lecture
    Torsæter, Malin; Stroisz, Anna Magdalena; Panduro, Elvia Anabela Chavez; Gawel, Kamila; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2018) Electric Casing: A concept enhancing well integrity. Offshore North Sea (ONS) , Stavanger 2018-08-27 - 2018-08-30
  • Academic lecture
    Cerasi, Pierre; Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin; Ytrehus, Jan David; Taheri, Amir. (2018) Enhancing CO2 well integrity by improving primary cement jobs. GHGT-14 , Melbourne 2018-10-23 -
  • Poster
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin. (2018) OpenCement: Initiative to develop an open-source well-cementing simulator. SINTEF SINTEF Petroleum Conference 2018 , Trondheim 2018-03-20 - 2018-03-21
  • Poster
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Skorpa, Ragnhild; Gawel, Kamila; Torsæter, Malin; Panduro, Elvia Anabela Chavez. (2018) Electrophoresis to improve cement-steel bonding in well construction. INTERPORE , New Orleans 2018-05-14 - 2018-05-17
  • Poster
    Rongved, Mats; Bauer, Andreas; Lavrov, Alexandre; Larsen, Idar; Lothe, Ane Elisabet; Cerasi, Pierre. (2018) Along-fault permeability modelling with modified discrete element method(MDEM). CO2 Geonet CO2Geonet Open Forum , San Servolo 2018-04-23 - 2018-04-25
  • Poster
    Rongved, Mats; Cerasi, Pierre; Lavrov, Alexandre; Bauer, Andreas. (2018) Using modified discrete elements to model fault reactivation. SINTEF SINTEF Petroleum Conference 2018 , Trondheim 2018-03-20 - 2018-03-21

2017

  • Academic lecture
    Torsæter, Malin; Gawel, Kamila; Todorovic, Jelena; Stroisz, Anna Magdalena; Skorpa, Ragnhild; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2017) Ensuring integrity of shale gas wells in Europe. TNO M4ShaleGas Final Conference - Novel insights from a shale gas research project , Krakow 2017-10-18 - 2017-10-19
  • Poster
    Torsæter, Malin; Opedal, Nils van der Tuuk; Todorovic, Jelena; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2017) The importance of drilling-induced damage for well integrity. NCCS NCCS Consortium Days , Trondheim 2017-11-28 - 2017-11-29
  • Academic lecture
    Lavrov, Alexandre. (2017) Stiff cement, soft cement: Nonlinearity, arching effect, hysteresis, and irreversibility in CO2-well integrity. 9th Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage (TCCS-9) , Trondheim 2017-06-12 - 2017-06-14
  • Poster
    Cerasi, Pierre; Bauer, Andreas Kurt Marcel; Lavrov, Alexandre; Holt, Rune Martin; Bohloli, Bahman; Skurtveit, Elin. (2017) Stress Path and Hysteresis effects on Integrity of CO2Storage Sites (SPHINCSS). CLIMIT, Forskningsrådet og Gassnova CLIMIT Summit i Oslo , Oslo 2017-03-07 - 2017-03-08
  • Academic lecture
    Torsæter, Malin; Todorovic, Jelena; Lavrov, Alexandre; Gawel, Kamila; Lund, Halvor; Munkejord, Svend Tollak. (2017) Ensuring Well Integrity During CO2 Injection. CLIMIT Summit 2017-03-07 - 2017-03-08
  • Academic lecture
    Torsæter, Malin; Gawel, Kamila; Lavrov, Alexandre; Bjørge, Ruben; Panduro, Elvia Anabela Chavez; Todorovic, Jelena. (2017) Safe plugging of wells penetrating CO2 storage sites. SINTEF Energy Research The 9th Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage , Trondheim 2017-06-12 - 2017-06-14
  • Academic lecture
    Aursand, Peder; Hammer, Morten; Lavrov, Alexandre; Lund, Halvor; Munkejord, Svend Tollak; Torsæter, Malin. (2017) Well integrity: The effect of material parameters and intermittent flow on thermal stresses. SINTEF Energy Research The 9th Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage , Trondheim 2017-06-12 - 2017-06-14

2016

  • Poster
    Bao, Kai; Lavrov, Alexandre; Nilsen, Halvor Møll. (2016) Numerical Modelling of Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow in Fractures and Porous Media. The European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers 15th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery (ECMOR XV) , Amsterdam 2016-08-29 - 2016-09-01
  • Academic lecture
    Lavrov, Alexandre. (2016) From fracture gradient to spectrum of lost-circulation pressures: A paradigm shift? . 13th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies , Lausanne 2016-11-14 - 2016-11-18
  • Poster
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Panduro, Elvia Anabela Chavez; Torsæter, Malin. (2016) Synchrotron study of cement hydration: Towards computed tomography analysis of interfacial transition zone. 13th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies , Lausanne 2016-11-14 - 2016-11-18
  • Academic lecture
    Torsæter, Malin; Todorovic, Jelena; Lavrov, Alexandre; Gawel, Kamila; Lund, Halvor; Roy, Pratanu. (2016) Avoiding Damage of CO2 Injection Wells Caused by Temperature Variations. 13th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies , Lausanne 2016-11-14 - 2016-11-18
  • Poster
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin. (2016) Effect of rheology on annular sealing: from placement to failure . SPE SPE Bergen One Day Seminar , Bergen 2016-04-20 - 2016-04-20
  • Academic lecture
    Gawel, Kamila; Lavrov, Alexandre; Stroisz, Anna Magdalena; Torsæter, Malin; Bakheim, Sigurd; Walle, Lars Erik. (2016) Testing cement interfaces: Three-point bending test of a bi-material beam. 17th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM 17) , Rhodos 2016-07-03 - 2016-07-07
  • Academic lecture
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Larsen, Idar; Bauer, Andreas. (2016) Coupling a fracturing code to a transient reservoir simulator: a hands-on approach. American Rock Mechanics Association - ARMA 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium , Houston 2016-06-26 - 2016-06-29
  • Lecture
    Todorovic, Jelena; Gawel, Kamila; Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin. (2016) Integrity of Downscaled Well Models Subject to Cooling. Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE Bergen One Day Seminar , Bergen 2016-04-20 - 2016-04-20
  • Academic lecture
    Holt, Rune Martin; Gheibi, Sohrab; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2016) Where does the stress path lead? Irreversibility and hysteresis in reservoir geomechanics. American Rock Mechanics Association - ARMA 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium , Houston 2016-06-26 - 2016-06-29

2015

  • Academic lecture
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Todorovic, Jelena; Torsæter, Malin. (2015) Numerical study of tensile thermal stresses in a casing-cement-rock system with heterogeneities (ARMA 15-110). American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium , San Francisco 2015-06-28 - 2015-07-01
  • Academic lecture
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Todorovic, Jelena; Torsæter, Malin. (2015) Impact of voids on mechanical stability of well cement. SINTEF Energy AS The 8th Trondheim Conference on Capture, Transport and Storage (TCCS-8) , Trondheim 2015-06-16 - 2015-06-18
  • Academic lecture
    Gheibi, Sohrab; Holt, Rune Martin; Vilarrasa, Victor; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2015) Stress path evolution associated with CO2 storage reservoirs. AGU (American Geophysical Union) AGU Fall Meeting , San Francisco 2015-12-14 - 2015-12-18
  • Poster
    Lavrov, Alexandre. (2015) Dynamics of stresses and fractures in reservoir and cap rock under production and injection. The eighth Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage (TCCS-8) , Trondheim 2015-06-16 - 2015-06-18
  • Academic lecture
    Lavrov, Alexandre. (2015) Effect of eccentric annulus, washouts and breakouts on well cementing quality. The eighth Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage (TCCS-8) , Trondheim 2015-06-16 - 2015-06-18

2014

  • Academic lecture
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Larsen, Idar; Holt, Rune Martin; Bauer, Andreas; Pradhan, Srutarshi. (2014) Hybrid FEM/DEM simulation of hydraulic fracturing in naturally-fractured reservoirs. American Rock Mechanics Association - ARMA 48th US Rock Mechanics / Geomachanics Symposium , Minneapolis 2014-06-01 - 2014-06-04
  • Poster
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin; Todorovic, Jelena; Cerasi, Pierre. (2014) Leakage through microannuli in wells. Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE Cementing, Filling the Gap , Lyon 2014-03-25 - 2014-03-27
  • Academic lecture
    Lavrov, Alexandre. (2014) Mechanics of fractured rocks with hybrid finite-element/discrete-element method. NTNU Rose meeting , Trondheim 2014-05-05 -
  • Academic lecture
    Lavrov, Alexandre. (2014) Physics and mechanics of mud losses in naturally-fractured rocks. SPE SPE Advanced Technology Workshop - Lost Circulation: Challenges and Solutions , Dubai 2014-05-20 - 2014-05-20
  • Academic lecture
    Lavrov, Alexandre. (2014) WRAP UP: Mechanisms of lost circulation. SPE SPE Advanced Technology Workhop "Lost Circulation: Chellenges and Solutions" , Dubai 2014-05-22 - 2014-05-22
  • Academic lecture
    Cerasi, Pierre; Stroisz, Anna Magdalena; Walle, Lars Erik; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2014) Laboratory testing of shale rock speciments to assess thermal fracturing risk in caprock surrounding injection wells. American rock Mechanics Association - ARMA 48th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium , Minneapolis 2014-06-01 - 2014-06-04
  • Academic lecture
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Torsæter, Malin; Albawi, Ali; Todorovic, Jelena; Opedal, Nils van der Tuuk; Cerasi, Pierre. (2014) Near-well integrity and thermal effects: A computational road from laboratory to field scale (ARMA 14-7109). ARMA 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium Proceedings , Minneapolis 2014-06-01 - 2014-06-04
  • Academic lecture
    Torsæter, Malin; Todorovic, Jelena; Opedal, Nils van der Tuuk; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2014) Leak path development in CO2 wells. American Geophysical Union AGU Fall Meeting , San Francisco 2014-12-15 - 2014-12-19
  • Poster
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Stroisz, Anna Magdalena; Walle, Lars Erik; Stenebråten, Jørn; Torsæter, Malin; Vrålstad, Torbjørn. (2014) Investigation of near-well stability in a CO2 injection scenario. Society of Petroleum Engineers the SPE "Well Cementing, Filling the Gaps" Applied Technology , Lyon 2014-03-25 - 2014-03-27

2013

  • Poster
    Lavrov, Alexandre; Cerasi, Pierre. (2013) Numerical modeling of tensile thermal stresses in rock around a cased well caused by injection of a cold fluid. ARMA 47th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium , San Francisco 2013-06-23 - 2013-06-26
  • Academic lecture
    Lye, Kjetil Olsen; Dyken, Christopher; Seland, Johan Simon; Bjørnson, Finn Olav; Busklein, Jan Ove; Coudert, Térence. (2013) Effective memory layout and accesses for the SPH method on the GPU. SPHERIC Workshop 2013 , Trondheim 2013-06-04 - 2013-06-06
  • Academic lecture
    Pakozdi, Csaba; Lavrov, Alexandre; Lund, Bjørnar; Bjønnes, Erik W; Bjørnson, Finn Olav; Olsen, Jan Erik. (2013) Comparison of SPH and VOF simulations with experimental measured wave-induced impact loads due to Green Water Events. 8th SPHERIC Workshop , Trondheim 2013-06-04 - 2013-06-06

2012

  • Academic lecture
    Pakozdi, Csaba; Stansberg, Carl Trygve; Lavrov, Alexandre; Lund, Bjørnar; Bjønnes, Erik W; Bjørnson, Finn Olav. (2012) Use of Complex Intel Boundary Conditionas For Accelerated Studies of Green Water Events. SPHERIC @ Prato 7th international SPHERIC workshop , Prato 2012-05-29 - 2012-05-31

2008

  • Academic lecture
    Skjetne, Paal; Lavrov, Alexandre. (2008) Simulation of mud loss using coupled CFD and DEM. SINTEF/NTNU 6th International Conference on CFD in Oil & Gas, Metallurgical and Process Industries, Abstract , SINTEF/NTNU, Trondheim NORWAY 2008-06-10 - 2008-06-12

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