Selected Publications

The publications that follow are authored by Geocosm scientists or involve Geocosm's software systems.

2025

• J. Elliott, S. R. Forstner, Q. Wang, R. Corrêa, M. Shakiba S. A. Fulcher, N. J. Hebel B. T. Lee, S. T. Tirmizi, J. N. Hooke, A. Fall, J. E. Olson, and S. E. Laubach, 2025, Diagenesis is key to unlocking outcrop fracture data suitable for quantitative extrapolation to geothermal targets: Front. Earth Sci., 01 April 2025, Sec. Economic Geology, Volume 13 - 2025.  https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2025.1545052
• Guilkey, J., Lander, R., Bonnell, L., Matteo, E., and Mitchell, C., 2025, Numerical Simulations of Compaction of Salt Rubble for Use in Predictions of Fluid Transport Properties, Salt Mech XI.
• Lander, R., Matteo, E., Bonnell, L., Dewers , T., Mills, M., Guilkey, J., Mitchell , C., & Stormont, J. (2025). Rubble Characteristics Associated with Room Collapse at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Impact of Salt Clast Shapes and Size Distributions on the Depositional Pore System. InterPore Journal, 2(3), IPJ250825-3.
• Lander, R., Guilkey, J., Bonnell, L., Matteo, E., and Mitchell, C., 2025, A Step Toward Salt Pressure Solution in 3D Granular Packs, Salt Mech XI.
• Olivarius, M., Mathiesen, A., Lander, R. H., Bonnell, L. M., Vosgerau, H., Nielsen, L. H., and Weibel, R., 2025, Porosity-Permeability Prediction by Diagenetic Forward Modelling:  Case Study from Gassum Formation, Denmark:  European Geothermal Congress 2025.
• Ramírez, V., Jaramillo, Caracciolo, L., Lander, R., Bonnell, L., Ramírez, M., Dongo, C., Moreno, G. Janßen, M., Manrique, C., Ordoñez, P., Molina, F., Figueredo, D., Delgado, J., and Morales, S., 2025, Diagenetic forward modelling of beach sediments from the Colombian Caribbean Margin: Controlling factors on reservoir properties: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 181, 107487.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2025.107487

• Salisu, A. M., Bello, A. M., Amao, A. O., Lander, R. H., and Al-Ramadan, K., 2025, Experimental Study of Smectite Authigenesis and Its Subsequent Illitization: Insights from Modern Estuary Sediments: Journal of Sedimentary Research.  https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2024.135.

2024

• Janßen, M., Caracciolo, L., Bonnell, L. M., Lander, R. H., Adelhardt, P., Moldenhaur, L., Munnecke, A., van Geldern, R., and Stollhofen, H., 2024, From loose sand to sandstone: an experimental approach on early calcite precipitation in sands of siliciclastic and mixed carbonate-siliciclastic composition: PLOS ONE, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312479

• Lander, R. H., Cook, J., Guilkey, J., Kerimov, A., and Bonnell, L. M., 2024 , Digital Rock Advances from a Material Point Method Approach for Simulation of Frame Moduli and a Sedimentary Petrology Inspired Method for Creation of Synthetic Samples Through Simulation of Deposition and Diagenesis:  Geophysics, v. 89, p. MR11-MR-31.
• Salomon, E., Stollhofen, H., Caracciolo, L., Bonnell, L. M., Lander, R. H., and Kittel, M., 2024, Burial of a sand sea: Heterogeneous compaction and cementation of the Jurassic Etjo Formation, Namibia and what it tells:  Marine and Petroleum Geology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.107044

2023

• Heins, W. A., 2023, Burying carbon on the Gulf Coast:  First Break, v. 41, p. 71-77,  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/1365-2397.fb2023037
• Guilkey, J. E., Alsolaiman, O., Lander, R.,  Bonnell, L., and Cook, J., 2023, Cohesive Zones to Model Bonding in Granular Material with the Material Point Method, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 415, 116260
• Janssen, M., Caracciolo, L, Bonnell, L., Lander, R., Munnecke, A., Beltrán-Triviño, A., Muto, F., and Stollhofen, M., 2023, Climatic, depositional and environmental controls on early carbonate cementation in fluvial and shallow marine sandstones:  Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 156, 106433

2022

• Lander, R. H., Bonnell, L. M., Taylor, T. R., and Espejo, I., 2022, Reservoir Quality and Diagenesis of Deepwater Sandstones, in Deepwater Sedimentary Systems:  Science, Discovery, and Applications, Rotzien, J., Yeilding, C., Sears, R., Hernandez-Molina, J., and Catuneanu, O., (eds.):  Elsevier.
• Taylor, T. R., Lander, R. H., and Bonnell, L. M., 2022, Sandstone Petrography, Petrology, and Modeling:  SEPM Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology No. 13.

2021

• Guilkey, J., Lander, R., and Bonnell, L., 2021, A hybrid penalty and grid based contact method for the Material Point Method:  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 379, 113739.

2020

• Matteo, E. N., Mitchell, C., and Dewers, T. A., Lander, R. and Bonnell, L., 2020, Characterization of Permeability/Porosity Relationships as a Function of Rubble Pile Polydispersity during Room Closure at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, American Rock Mechanics Association, ARMA 20-1982.
• Olivarius, M., Tremosa, J., Mathiesen, A., Weibel, R., Dalgaard, M.T., Vosgerau, H., Nielsen, L.H., Whitehouse, M.J., Bonnell, L.M., and Lander, R.H., 2020, Estimation of Geothermal Reservoir Quality by Diagenesis Modelling of Gassum Formation Sandstones (abs):  34th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting, Oslo, Norway

2019

• S. E. Laubach, R. H. Lander, L. J. Criscenti, L. M. Anovitz, J. L. Urai, R. M. Pollyea, J. N. Hooker, W. Narr, M. A. Evans, S. N. Kerisit, J. E. Olson, T. Dewers, D. Fisher, R. Bodnar, B. Evans, P. Dove, L. M. Bonnell, M. P. Marder, and L. Pyrak‐Nolte, 2019, The role of chemistry in fracture pattern development and opportunities to advance interpretations of geological materials:  Reviews of Geophysics, v. 57, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019RG000671
• Nielsen, M. T., Olivarius, M., Weibel, R., Mathiesen, A., Tremosa, J., Bonnell, L., and Nielsen, L. H., 2019, Geothermal reservoir quality prediction from diagenesis modelling: European Geothermal Congress 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands, 11‐14 June 2019, p. 1-9.
• Reedlunn, Benjamin, Moutsanidis, Georgios, Baek, Jonghyuk, Huang, Tsung-Hui, Koester, Jacob, Matteo, Edward N., He, Xiaolong, Taneja, Karan, Wei, Haoyan, Bazilevs, Yuri, Chen, Jiun-Shyan, Mitchell, Chven Andreas Melissa, Lander, Robert, and Dewers, Thomas. Initial Simulations of Empty Room Collapse and Reconsolidation at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.2172/1592852.

2018

• Busch, B., C. Hilgers, R. H. Lander, L. M. Bonnell, and D. Adelmann, 2018, Reservoir quality and burial model evaluation by kinetic quartz and illite cementation modeling: Case study of Rotliegendes, north Germany: AAPG Bulletin, DOI: 10.1306/0503171605217075
• Worden, R. H., Armitage, P.J., Butcher, A. R., Churchill, J. M., Scoma, A. E., Hollis, C., Lander, R. H., and Omma, J. E.,  Petroleum reservoir quality prediction: overview and contrasting approaches from sandstone and carbonate communities:  From: Armitage, P. J., Butcher, A. R., Churchill, J. M., Csoma, A. E., Hollis, C., Lander, R. H., Omma,J.E. & Worden, R. H. (eds):  Reservoir Quality of Clastic and Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Modelling and Prediction.Geological Society, London, Special Publications,435, http://doi.org/10.1144/SP435.21#2018

2017

• English, K. L., J. M. English, L. M. Bonnell, R. H. Lander, C. Hollis, J. Redfern, C. Guidham, J. Garnham, and R. Y. Cherif, 2017, Controls on reservoir quality in exhumed basins – An example from the Ordovician sandstone, Illizi Basin, Algeria: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 80, DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.11.011

2016

• Lander, R. H., 2016, The message is the medium, in M. Hall, E. Bianco, and K. Turner (eds.), 52 Things You Should Know about Rock Physics, Agile Libre, p. 96-97.
• Wojcik, K. M., Espejo, I. S., Kalejaiye, A. M., and O. K. Umahi, 2016, Bright spots, dim spots: Geologic controls of direct hydrocarbon indicator type, magnitude, and detectability, Niger Delta Basin:  Interpretation, Vol. 4, No. 3 (August 2016); p. SN45–SN69.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/INT-2016-0062.

2015

• Lander, R. H., and Laubach, S. E., 2015, Insights into rates of fracture growth and sealing from a model for quartz cementation in fractured sandstones: GSA Bulletin, v. 127/3-4, p. 516-538.
• Taylor, T. R., M. G. Kittridge, P. Winefiled, L. T. Bryndzia, and L. M. Bonnell, 2015, Reservoir quality and rock properties modeling – Triassic and Jurassic sandstones, greater Shearwater area, UK Central North Sea:  Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 65, p. 1-21.

2014

• Tobin, R.C., Schwarzer, D., 2014. Effects of sandstone provenance on reservoir quality preservation in the deep subsurface: experimental modelling of deepwater sand in the Gulf of Mexico. Special Publication 386. In: Scott, R.A., Smyth, H.R., Morton, A.C., Richardson, N. (Eds.), Sediment Provenance Studies in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production. Geological Society of London, pp. 27e47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/SP386.17.

2012

• Lander RH, Dræge A, Bonnell LM. 2012. Predicting rock properties away from well control with coupled diagenesis and rock physics models. Presentations made at the AAPG Annual Convention, April 22–25, 2012; Long Beach, California; American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, Oklahoma. AAPG Search and Discovery Article 90142.

2010

• Ajdukiewicz, J. M. and R. H. Lander, 2010, Sandstone reservoir quality prediction: The state of the art: AAPG Bulletin, v. 94, p. 1083-1091.
• Becker, S.P., Eichhubl, P. Laubach, S.E., Reed, R.M., Lander, R.H., and Bodnar, R.J., 2010, A 48 m.y. history of fracture opening, temperature, and fluid pressure: Cretaceous Travis Peak Formation, East Texas basin. Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 122, no. 7/8, p. 1081-1093.
• Gale, J.F., Lander, R.H., Reed, R.M., and Laubach, S.E., 2010, Modeling fracture porosity evolution in dolostone. Journal of Structural Geology, v. 32, no. 9, p. 1201-1211.
• Lander, R. H., and Bonnell, L. M., 2010, A model for fibrous illite nucleation and growth in sandstones, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 94, p. 1161-1187.
• Laubach, S. E., Eichhubl, P., Hilgers, C., and Lander, R. H., 2010, Structural Diagenesis: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 32, no. 12, p. 1866-1872.
• Laubach, S.E.,R.M. Reed, R.H. Lander, 2010, Fracture with crack-seal texture and porosity, depth 6,274 m, Wyoming (Photograph of the month), Journal of Structural Geology, v. 32, no. 12, p. 1865. doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2010.10.003
• Makowitz, A., Lander, R.H., Milliken, K.L., 2010, Chemical diagenetic constraints on the timing of gouge development, Pine Mountain overthrust, Eastern Kentucky. Journal of Structural Geology 32, no. 12, p. 1923-1932.
• Taylor, T. R.; Giles, M. R.; Hathon, L. A.; Diggs, T. N.; Braunsdorf, N. R.; Birbiglia, G. V.; Kittridge, M. G.; Macaulay, C. I.; Espejo, I. S., Sandstone diagenesis and reservoir quality prediction: Models, myths, and reality, AAPG Bulletin, v. 94, no. 8 (August 2010), pp. 1093-1132.
• Tobin, R.C., McClain, T., Lieber, R.B., Ozkan, A., Banfield, L.A., Marchand, A.M.E., McRae, L.E., 2010. Reservoir quality modeling of tight-gas sands in Wamsutter field: integration of diagenesis, petroleum systems, and production data. Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Bull. 94, 1229e1266. http://dx.doi.org/10.1306/04211009140.

2009

• Lander, R. H., W. Solano-Acosta, A. R. Thomas, R. M. Reed, M. Kacewicz, L. M. Bonnell, and J. Hooker, 2009, Simulation of fault sealing from quartz cementation within cataclastic deformation zones, AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90091, 2009 AAPG Hedberg Research Conference, May 3-7, 2009 - Napa, California, U.S.A.
• Olson, J. E, Laubach, S. E., and Lander, R. H., 2009, Natural fracture characterization in tight gas sandstones: Integrating mechanics and diagenesis. AAPG Bulletin, v. 93, no. 11, p. 1535-1549.

2008

• Lander, R. H., Larese, R. E., Bonnell, L. M., 2008, Toward more accurate quartz cement models: The importance of euhedral versus noneuhedral growth rates: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 92, p. 1537-1563.

2007

• Olson, J. E., Laubach, S. E., and Lander, R. L., 2007, Combining diagenesis and mechanics to quantify fracture aperture distributions and fracture pattern permeability: In Lonergan, L., Jolley, R.J., Sanderson, D.J., Rawnsley, K., eds., Fractured Reservoirs, Geological Society of London Special Publication 270, p. 97-112.

2006

• Makowitz, A., Lander, R. H., and Milliken, K.L., 2006, Diagenetic modeling to assess the relative timing of quartz cementation and brittle grain process during compaction: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 90, p. 873-885.
• Laubach, S. E., Lander, R. H., Bonnell, L. M., Olson, J. E., and Reed, R. M., 2006, Opening histories of fractures in sandstone: Geological Society Special Publications, 2004, Vol. 231, p.1-9

2005

• Thomas, A., J. Jones, D. Balcer, T. Himes, L. O’Mahoney, and L. M. Bonnell, 2005, Jurassic Cotton Valley Reservoir Quality, Eastern Offshore Gulf of Mexico: Chlorite Coatings and the Porosity Preservation Story Found Below 20,000 ft.:  Houston Geological Society Bulletin, v 48, p. 55-57.

2004

• Laubach, S.E., Reed, R.M., Olson, J.E., Lander, R.H., and Bonnell, L.M., 2004b, Coevolution of crack-seal texture and fracture porosity in sedimentary rocks: Cathodoluminescence observations of regional fractures. Journal of Structural Geology, v. 26, p. 967–982, doi: 10 .1016 /j .jsg .2003 .08 .019
• Taylor, T. R., R. Stancliffe, C. Macaulay, and L. Hathon, 2004, High temperature quartz cementation and the timing of hydrocarbon accumulation in the Jurassic Norphlet Sandstone, offshore Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A., in J. M. Cubitt, W. A. England, and S. R. Larter, eds., Understanding petroleum reservoirs; toward an integrated reservoir engineering and geochemical approach: Geological Society (London) Special Publication 237, p. 257–278.

2003

• Morantes, J. M., 2003, Quartz cementation modeling and reservoir quality of the Upper Cretaceous sandstones in Carito field, north Monagas, Venezuela: Master’s thesis, University of Texas at Austin, 183 p.

2002

• Bloch, S., R. H. Lander, and L. M. Bonnell, 2002, Anomalously high porosity and permeability in deeply buried sandstone reservoirs: Origin and predictability: AAPG Bulletin, v. 86, p. 301–328.
• Helset, H. M., R. H. Lander, J. C. Matthews, P. Reemst, and L. M. Bonnell, 2002, The role of diagenesis in the formation of fluid overpressures in clastic rocks: Norwegian Petroleum Society Special Publications, v. 11, p. 37-50.

2000

• Walderhaug, O., Lander, R.H., Bjørkum, P.A., Oelkers, E.H., Bjørlykke, K., and Nadeau, P.H., 2000, Modeling quartz cementation and porosity in reservoir sandstones—Examples from the Norwegian continental shelf, in Worden, R.H., and Morad, S., eds., Quartz Cementation in Sandstones. International Association of Sedimentologists Special Publication 29, p. 39–49

1999

• Lander, R. H., and O. Walderhaug, 1999, Porosity prediction through simulation of sandstone compaction and quartz cementation: AAPG Bulletin, v. 83, p. 433–449.
• Perez, R.J., Chatellier, J.I., Lander, R.H., 1999. Use of quartz cementation kinetic modeling to constrain burial histories; examples from the Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela, vol. 5. Revista Latino-Americana de Geoquimica Organica, pp. 39-46.

1993

• Chu, T., L. M. Bonnell, and T. F. Anderson, 1993, Speciation and isotopic composition of sulfur in the Oxford Clay Formation (Jurassic, U.K.): Chemical Geology, v. 107, p. 443-445.
• Lander, R. H. and R. L. Hay, 1993, Hydrogeologic control on zeolite diagenesis of the White River sequence:  Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 105, p. 361-376.

1992

• Evanoff, E., D. R. Prothero, R. H. Lander, 1992, Eocene-Oligocene climatic change in North America: The White River Formation near Douglas, east-central Wyoming, in D. R. Prothero and W. A. Berggren (eds), Eocene-Oligocene Climatic and Biotic Evolution, Princeton University Press.

1991

• Lander, R. H., S. Bloch, S. Mehta, and C. D. Atkinson, 1991, Burial diagenesis of paleosols in the giant Yacheng gas field, People's Republic Of China: Bearing on illite reaction pathways: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 61, p. 256-268.
• Hay, R. L., S. G. Guldman, J. C. Matthews, R. H. Lander, M. E. Duffin, and T. K. Kyser, 1991, Clay mineral diagenesis in Core Km-3 of Searles Lake, California: Clays and Clay Minerals, v. 39, p. 84-96.