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Helge Hellevang

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Norwegian
Email helge.hellevang@geo.uio.no
Phone +47-22857026
Room 226
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Visiting address Sem Sælands vei 1 Geologibygningen 0371 OSLO
Postal address Postboks 1047 Blindern 0316 OSLO

Academic Interests

  • General gas-water-rock interactions
  • Mineral carbonation

Current project

Geochemical modeling and experimental studies on increased oil recovery from heavy oil operations

Academic history

  • 2008-present Post Doc. at Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo. StatoilHydro Project on Geochemical modeling and experimental studies on increased oil recovery from heavy oil operations.
  • 2006-2008 Post Doc. at department of Earth Sciences and Center for Geobiology, University of Bergen. Gas-water-rock-bio interactions at hydrothermal conditions.
  • 2003-2006 PhD student. NRC Project Safe long-term storage of CO2 in aquifers. Research on interactions between CO2, aqueous solutions and minerals at Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen. The ACCRETE geochemistry code developed.
  • 2001-2002 Cand. Scient. (MSc) at Department of Geosciences. Title: Volcanic and petrological evolution of Late Ordovician oceanic crust: The Stavenes segment of the Solund-Stavfjord ophiolite.

Teaching

Tags: Geology, Geochemistry, Gas-fluid-rock interactions, CO2 storage

Publications

Papers

Helge Hellevang, 2008. On the forcing mechanism for the H2-driven deep biosphere International Journal of Astrobiology 7 (2), 157-167.

Helge Hellevang, Kvamme, B., 2007. An explicit and efficient algorithm to solve kinetically constrained CO2-water-rock interactions, 2006, WSEAS TRANSACTIONS on Mathematics, 6, 681-687

Furnes, H., Hellevang, B., Helge Hellevang, Robins, B., 2006. Evolution of lavas in the Late Ordovician/Early Silurian Solund-Stavfjord Ophiolite Complex, West Norway. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. VOL. 7, Q08011, doi:10.1029/2005GC001154.

Helge Hellevang, Per Aagaard, Eric H Oelkers, BjØrn Kvamme, 2005. Can dawsonite permanently trap CO2? Environ Sci Technol. v. 39:8281-7.

Furnes, H., Helge Hellevang, Hellevang, B., Skjerlie, K. P., Robins, B. and Dilek, Y. 2003. Volcanic evolution of oceanic crust in a Late Ordovician back-arc basin: The Solund-Stavfjord Ophiolite Complex, West Norway. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 4 (10), 1088, doi:10.1029/2003GC000572.

Invited lecture

The H2-driven deep biosphere. Astrobiology seminar at Albanova, Stochholm, 01.02.2008.

Recent Conference presentations

Pedersen, R.B., Thorseth, I.H., Olson, E., Helge Hellevang, Okland, I., Baumberger, T., Lilley, M., Bruvoll, V., Mjelde, R., Haflidason, H., 2007. Hydrothermal activity and core complex formation at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge: An overview of preliminary results of the H2DEEP expedition to the southern Knipovich Ridge at 73N. Presented at the AGU Fall Meeting, 10-14 December 2007, San Francisco, Ca, USA.

Pedersen R.B., Thorseth I.H., Knudsen H.P., Schander C. Butterfield D., Lelley M., Ona E., okland I, Hellevang B., and Helge Hellevang, 2007. The 71N vent fields at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge. EGU, Vienna, 15-20.4.2007.

Thorseth I.H., Krüber C., Helge Hellevang, and Pedersen R.B., 2007. Seafloor alteration of basaltic glass: Textures, geochemistry and endolithic microorganisms. EGU, Vienna, 15-20.4.2007.

Helge Hellevang, Kvamme, B, ACCRETE - An explicit algorithm to solve kinetically constrained CO2-water-rock interactions, Proceedings of the 4th WSEAS International Conference on HEAT and MASS TRANSFER (HMT'07), Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, January 17-19, 2007, 9 pages

Helge Hellevang, Kvamme, B, ACCRETE - An explicit algorithm to solve kinetically constrained CO2-water-rock interactions, For presentation on the 4th WSEAS International Conference on HEAT and MASS TRANSFER (HMT'07), Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, January 17-19, 2007.

Helge Hellevang, and Kvamme, B. 2006. ACCRETE Geochemistry solver for CO2-water-rock interactions. GHGT8, Trondheim, June 19-22, 2006.

  • Aker, Eyvind; Bjørnarå, Tore Ingvald; Braathen, Alvar; Brandvoll, Øyvind; Dahle, Helge K.; Nordbotten, Jan Martin; Aagaard, Per et al. (2011). SUCCESS: SUbsurface CO2 storage–Critical elements and superior strategy. Energy Procedia.  ISSN 1876-6102.  4, s 6117- 6124 . doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.02.619
  • Hellevang, Helge; Declercq, Julien & Aagaard, Per (2011). Why is Dawsonite Absent in CO2 Charged Reservoirs?. Oil & gas science and technology.  ISSN 1294-4475.  66(1), s 119- 135 . doi: 10.2516/ogst/2011002
  • Hellevang, Helge; Huang, Shanshan & Thorseth, Ingunn Hindenes (2011). The potential for low-temperature abiotic hydrogen generation and a hydrogen-driven deep biosphere. Astrobiology.  ISSN 1531-1074.  11(7), s 711- 724 . doi: 10.1089/ast.2010.0559
  • Khattri, Sanjay Kumar; Fladmark, Gunnar E; Hellevang, Helge & Kvamme, Bjørn (2011). Simulation of long-term fate of CO2 in the sand of Utsira. Journal of Porous Media.  ISSN 1091-028X.  14(2), s 149- 166
  • Pham, Van Thi Hai; Lu, P; Aagaard, Per; Zhu, Chen & Hellevang, Helge (2011). On the potential of CO2-water-rock interactions for CO2 storage using a modified kinetic model. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control.  ISSN 1750-5836.  5(4), s 1002- 1015 . doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.12.002
  • Hellevang, Helge; Declercq, Julien; Kvamme, Bjørn & Aagaard, Per (2010). The dissolution rates of dawsonite at pH 0.9 to 5 and temperatures of 22, 60 and 77 degrees C. Applied Geochemistry.  ISSN 0883-2927.  25(10), s 1575- 1586 . doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.08.007
  • Hellevang, Helge (2008). On the forcing mechanism for the H2-driven deep biosphere. International Journal of Astrobiology.  ISSN 1473-5504.  (7), s 157- 167 . doi: 10.1017/S1473550408004205
  • Hellevang, Helge & Kvamme, Bjørn (2007). An explicit and efficient algorithm to solve kinetically constrained CO2-water-rock interactions. WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics.  ISSN 1109-2769.  6(5), s 681- 687
  • Furnes, Harald; Hellevang, Bjarte; Hellevang, Helge & Robins, Brian (2006). Evolution of lavas in the Late Ordovician/Early Silurian Solund-Stavfjord Ophiolite Complex, West Norway. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems.  ISSN 1525-2027.  7(8; doi:10.1029/2005GC001154), s 1- 32 . doi: 10.1029/2005GC001154
  • Hellevang, Helge; Aagaard, Per; Oelkers, Erich & Kvamme, Bjørn (2005). Can dawsonite permanently trap CO2?. Environmental Science and Technology.  ISSN 0013-936X.  39, s 8281- 8287
  • Hellevang, Helge & Kvamme, Bjørn (2005). ACCRETE - Geochemistry solver for CO2 storage. Applied Geochemistry.  ISSN 0883-2927.

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  • Hellevang, Helge & Kvamme, Bjørn (2007). ACCRETE - An explicit algorithm to solve kinetically constrained CO2-water-rock interactions. Proceedings of the WSEAS CEA, CISST, FLUIDS, HMT, MABE 2007.  ISBN 9789608457584.

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  • Aagaard, Per; Hellevang, Helge; Alemu, Binyam Lema & Pham, Van Thi Hai (2011). On the potential for secondary carbonate growth in sedimentary basins.
  • Alemu, Binyam Lema; Aagaard, Per & Hellevang, Helge (2011). Effect of temperature and mineralogical composition on the reactivity of shale: A comparison study of potential caprock from two potential CO2 storage sites.
  • Bjørlykke, Knut; Hellevang, Helge & Aagaard, Per (2011). Konsekvensene av surere hav. Noen geokjemiske betraktninger av betydning for livet i havet. Biologen.  2, s 28- 34
  • Hellevang, Helge; Alemu, Binyam Lema & Aagaard, Per (2011). Mobilization of elements by CO2-mineral interactions.
  • Hellevang, Helge; Thyberg, Brit Inger & Jahren, Jens (2011). Albite precipitation in mudstones – comparison of natural and synthetic systems.
  • Huang, Shanshan; Hellevang, Helge & Thorseth, Ingunn Hindenes (2011). Hydrogen production from low temperature olivine alteration.
  • Pham, Van Thi Hai; Hellevang, Helge & Aagaard, Per (2011). On the potential for CO2 mineral storage in continental flood basalts.
  • Pham, Van Thi Hai; Maast, Tom Erik; Hellevang, Helge & Aagaard, Per (2011). Numerical modeling including hysteresis properties for CO2 storage in Tubåen formation, Snøhvit field, Barents Sea. Energy Procedia.  ISSN 1876-6102.  4, s 3746- 3753
  • Hellevang, Helge & Aagaard, Per (2010). Can carbonate precipitation rates be derived from dissolution rate data?. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.  ISSN 0016-7037.  74(12), s A396- A396
  • Hellevang, Helge & Aagaard, Per (2010). On the use of Transition-State-Theory (TST) to predict the potential for carbonate growth in sedimentary basins.
  • Hellevang, Helge; Declercq, Julien & Aagaard, Per (2010). Carbonation of forsterite at 10 to 18.5 bar PCO2and 85 to 150C –Comparisons of numerical simulations and laboratory experiments.
  • Hellevang, Helge; Pham, Van Thi Hai & Aagaard, Per (2010). Can carbonate precipitation rates be derived from dissolution rate data?.
  • Pham, Van Thi Hai; Hellevang, Helge & Aagaard, Per (2010). On the potential of carbonate formation during CO2 storage. The Utsira case revised.
  • Aagaard, Per; Austrheim, Håkon Olav & Hellevang, Helge (2009). CO2 sequestration in serpentinized peridotite - thermodynamic modelling of a natural occurence..
  • Aagaard, Per; Hellevang, Helge & Jahren, Jens (2009). Burial diagenesis of siliciclastic reservoirs and control on formation water chemistry. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.  ISSN 0016-7037.  73(13), s A1- A1
  • Aagaard, Per; Pham, Van Thi Hai & Hellevang, Helge (2009). A modeling study of the long-term mineral trapping in deep saline marine sands aquifers.
  • Hellevang, Helge; Declercq, Julien & Aagaard, Per (2009). Why is dawsonite absent in CO2 charged reservoirs?.
  • Hellevang, Helge; Sokalska, Ewa Teresa & Aagaard, Per (2009). Hydration of forsterite at 1 atm PCO2 and 80 to 120 degrees C - Comparisons of numerical simulations and laboratory experiments to understand the factors that govern the overall mineral transformation rate. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.  ISSN 0016-7037.  73(13), s A518- A518
  • Hellevang, Helge; Thorseth, Ingunn Hindenes & Pedersen, Rolf-Birger (2008). Can dissolving basaltic glass generate enough H2 to sustain a deep biosphere?.
  • Pedersen, Rolf Birger; Thorseth, Ingunn Hindenes; Knudsen, H.P; Schander, Christoffer; Butterfield, D.; Lelley, M.; Ona, E. et al. (2007). The 71N vent fields at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge.
  • Hellevang, Helge & Kvamme, Bjørn (2007). ACCRETE - An explicit algorithm to solve kinetically constrained CO2-water-rock interactions.
  • Hellevang, Helge & Kvamme, Bjørn (2006). ACCRETE – Geochemistry solver for CO2-water-rock interactions.
  • Hellevang, Helge & Kvamme, Bjørn (2006). Interactions between CO2, saline water and minerals during geological storage of CO2 .
  • Khattri, Sanjay Kumar; Hellevang, Helge; Fladmark, Gunnar E & Kvamme, Bjørn (2006). Numerical modelling of reactive transport at the Utsira.
  • Furnes, Harald; Hellevang, Helge; Hellevang, Bjarte; Skjerlie, Kjell Petter; Robins, Brian & Dilek, Y. (2004). Volcanic evolution of oceanic crust in a Late Ordovician back-arc basin: The Solund-Stavfjord Ophiolite Complex, W. Norway.
  • Hellevang, Helge; Kvamme, Bjørn & Aagaard, Per (2004). Can dawsonite permanently sequester CO2?.
  • Hellevang, Helge; Kvamme, Bjørn & Aagaard, Per (2004). The potential role of Dawsonite in long terms stabilisation of geological CO2 storage.

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