Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre
Dr Xiangyan Ren
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Biography
Dr Xiangyan Ren is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the UQ Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre. Xiangyan’s work focus on numerical simulations for mid- and late-life CSG field production and abandonment, as well as brine injection modelling.
Xiangyan specialises in coupled THM simulations in unconventional reservoirs, including reservoir stimulation, gas and thermal production, and injection-induced fault slip. Xiangyan’s research aims to enhance the safe and efficient development of unconventional energy resources.
Dr Ren holds a Ph.D in Engineering from Chongqing University and has visiting experience at the University of Aberdeen.
Associated research themes
Areas of expertise
- Modelling and simulation
- Oil and gas extraction
- Hydrogeology
- Petroleum and reservoir engineering
- Geomechanics and resources geotechnical engineering
Highlighted publications
Su, X., Ren, X., Zhou, L., Chen, J. and Wei, X. (2025). Experimental and model study on the time-dependent permeability of rock fractures induced by mechanical creep. International Journal of Geomechanics, 23(11), GMENG-8568. doi: 10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-8568.
Chen, Y., Zhou, L., Peng, Y. and Ren, X*. (2023). Numerical study on the effectiveness of directional wells with multiple hydraulic slots for enhanced gas recovery in deep coal seams. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 9, 138. doi: 10.1007/s40948-023-00676-3.
Zhou, L., Ren, X., Zhou, P., Li, H. and Gan, Q. (2022). Numerical study on induced seismicity through hydraulic fracturing in the deep heat mining project in Basel, Switzerland using a pseudo-dynamic model and fully hydro-mechanical coupling. Geothermics, 105, 102538. doi: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2022.102538.
Ren, X., Zhou, L., Zhou, J., Lu, Z. and Su, X. (2020). Numerical analysis of heat extraction efficiency in a multilateral-well enhanced geothermal system considering hydraulic fracture propagation and configuration. Geothermics, 87, 101834. doi: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2020.101834.
Ren, X., Zhou, L., Li, H. and Lu, Y. (2019). Three-dimensional numerical investigation of the propagation path of a two-cluster fracture system in horizontal wells. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 173, 1222-1235. doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2018.10.105.