My research interests concern the physics of fluid flow and deformation in porous media. Specifically, my research focus is on modeling coupled hydromechanical processes that occur as a consequence of the exploitation and management of subsurface energy resources. Significant applications include land subsidence prediction due to water or hydrocarbon extraction, and fluid injection in deep geologic formations for underground gas storage, deformation mitigation or geological carbon sequestration purposes.
Accuracy and convergence properties of the fixed-stress iterative solution of two-way coupled poromechanicsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICSCastelletto, N., White, J. A., Tchelepi, H. A.2015; 39 (14): 1593-1618
The effect of graph partitioning techniques on parallel Block FSAI preconditioning: a computational studyNUMERICAL ALGORITHMSJanna, C., Castelletto, N., Ferronato, M.2015; 68 (4): 813-836
A coupled MFE poromechanical model of a large-scale load experiment at the coastland of VeniceCOMPUTATIONAL GEOSCIENCESCastelletto, N., Gambolati, G., Teatini, P.2015; 19 (1): 17-29
3D geomechanical modeling for CO2 geological storage in faulted formations. A case study in an offshore northern Adriatic reservoir, ItalyINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GREENHOUSE GAS CONTROLTeatini, P., Castelletto, N., Gambolati, G.2014; 22: 63-76
Multiphysics modeling of CO2 sequestration in a faulted saline formation in ItalyADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCESCastelletto, N., Teatini, P., Gambolati, G., Bossie-Codreanu, D., Vincke, O., Daniel, J., Battistelli, A., Marcolini, M., Donda, F., Volpi, V.2013; 62: 570-587
Geological CO2 sequestration in multi-compartment reservoirs: Geomechanical challengesJOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTHCastelletto, N., Gambolati, G., Teatini, P.2013; 118 (5): 2417-2428
II cycle compressibility from satellite measurementsGEOTECHNIQUEFerronato, M., Castelletto, N., Gambolati, G., Janna, C., Teatini, P.2013; 63 (6): 479-486
Can natural fluid pore pressure be safely exceeded in storing gas underground?ENGINEERING GEOLOGYCastelletto, N., Ferronato, M., Gambolati, G., Janna, C., Marzorati, D., Teatini, P.2013; 153: 35-44
Thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of fluid geological storage by Godunov-mixed methodsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERINGCastelletto, N., Ferronato, M., Gambolati, G.2012; 90 (8): 988-1009
A geomechanical transversely isotropic model of the Po River basin using PSInSAR derived horizontal displacementINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCESJanna, C., Castelletto, N., Ferronato, M., Gambolati, G., Teatini, P.2012; 51: 105-118
A new hydrogeologic model to predict anthropogenic uplift of VeniceWATER RESOURCES RESEARCHTeatini, P., Castelletto, N., Ferronato, M., Gambolati, G., Tosi, L.2011; 47
Geomechanical response to seasonal gas storage in depleted reservoirs: A case study in the Po River basin, ItalyJOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACETeatini, P., Castelletto, N., Ferronato, M., Gambolati, G., Janna, C., Cairo, E., Marzorati, D., Colombo, D., Ferretti, A., Bagliani, A., Bottazzi, F.2011; 116
Numerical Modeling of Rock/Casing Interaction in Radioactive-Marker Boreholes of the Northern Adriatic Basin, ItalySPE RESERVOIR EVALUATION & ENGINEERINGCastelletto, N., Ferronato, M., Gambolati, G., Janna, C., Teatini, P.2010; 13 (6): 906-913
A fully coupled 3-D mixed finite element model of Biot consolidationJOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICSFerronato, M., Castelletto, N., Gambolati, G.2010; 229 (12): 4813-4830
Can Venice be raised by pumping water underground? A pilot project to help decideWATER RESOURCES RESEARCHCastelletto, N., Ferronato, M., Gambolati, G., Putti, M., Teatini, P.2008; 44 (1)