A. Geothermal Resource Assessment and Techno-Economics
Journal Publications
Bhattacharya, S., Wisian, K., Young, B., Ross, M., Khaled, M., Arasada, R.C., Wang, Q., Chapman, D., and Turan, A., 2025, An Integrated Geothermal Resource Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis in Presidio County of the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas, AAPG Bulletin, 30 p., DOI:10.1306/07092524128
Salles, V., Huang, D., Guo-Chin, Vallejo, K., Eichhubl, P., Bhattacharya, S., and Savvaidis, A., 2025, Assessment of Seismic Hazard Potential for a Geothermal Field: A Case Study in West Texas, The Seismic Record, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.1785/0320250006
Bhattacharya, S., Arasada, R.C., Young, B., Salles, V., Eichhubl, P, Savvaidis, A., Huang, D., Guo-Chin, and Wisian, K., 2024, Integrated Assessment of Hot Dry Rock (HDR) Geothermal Potential in the El Paso Region of Texas and New Mexico (under review), https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5132246
Arasada, R. and Bhattacharya, S., 2025, Comparative evaluation of machine learning to predict hydrothermal and EGS play fairways in the Rio Grande Rift of Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado (under review)
Conference Papers & Presentations
Bhattacharya, S., Eichhubl, P., Arasada, R., Wisian, K., Savvaidis, A., Huang, D., Salles, V., 2025, Deep Geothermal Potential in the El Paso Region of Texas, AGU-SEG Geothermal Workshop, Salt Lake City
Bhattacharya, S., Young, B., Turan, A., 2025, Characterization of Basement Rocks for the Next-Generation Geothermal Energy Exploration, IMAGE conference, Houston, Texas
Arasada, R., and Bhattacharya, S., 2025, Convolutional Neural Networks to Predict Hidden Hydrothermal Resources in the Rio Grande Rift Zone, IMAGE conference, Houston, Texas
Bhattacharya, S., Arasada, R., Liu, S., Young, B., Eichhubl, P., Chapman, D., and Wisian, K., 2025, Next-generation Geothermal Resource Assessment of the Rio Grande Rift Zone, SW Texas: Techno-economic Implications for Power Generation and Direct Use, IMAGE conference, Houston, Texas
Bhattacharya. S., Arasada, R., Young, B., and Eichhubl, P., 2025, Exploring Geothermal Resources in the Rio Grande Rift Region of Texas, GSA annual conference, San Antonio
Bhattacharya. S., Olariu, I., Young, B., Mawa, K., and Eichhubl, P., 2025, Opportunities for Conventional and Advanced Geothermal Resource Development in the Wilcox Group on the Texas Gulf Coast, GSA annual conference, San Antonio
Arasada, R., and Bhattacharya. S., 2025, Comparison of Various Basement Depth Determination Approaches from Potential Field Data: A Case Study from the Rio Grande Rift and Big Bend Regions of SW Texas, GSA annual conference, San Antonio
Arasada, R., and Bhattacharya, S., 2025, Machine Learning to Delineate Concealed Hydrothermal Resources in the Rio Grande Rift Zone of Southwestern United States, Geothermal Rising Conference, Vol. 49, Reno
Arasada, R., and Bhattacharya, S., 2025, Identifying prospective hydrothermal geothermal resources in the Rio Grande Rift Zone in the western U.S. using machine learning, AGU-SEG Geothermal Workshop, Salt Lake City
Bhattacharya. S., Young, B., Ross, M., Khaled, M., and Wisian, K., 2024, Integrated geologic and geophysical analysis of Presidio County, SW Texas: implications on hot dry rock geothermal development, presented at IMAGE conference, Houston, Texas
Bhattacharya, S., 2024, Techno-Economic Feasibility of Geothermal Development in the Gulf Coast and Trans-Pecos Region of Texas. IMAGE Conference, Houston.
Young, B., Khaled, M.S., Wisian, K., Ross, M., and Bhattacharya, S., 2024, Towards Accurate Geothermal Mapping: Analyzing BHT Correction Approaches and Impact on Project Economics. Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, 48, 2160–2174.
Khaled, M.S., Young, B., Turan, A., and Wisian, K. 2024, Harmonizing U.S. Heat Flow Data with IHFC Standards. SEG/AAPG IMAGE Conference, Houston.
Wisian, K., Ross, M., Bhattacharya, S., Khaled, M., Young, B., Chapman, D., Turan, A., 2024, Presidio County Texas Geothermal Assessment: A Prime Rural Use Case, Geothermal Rising Conference, Big Island, Hawaii
Babu, T., Ha, T., Pandey, V., Bhattacharya, S., and Verma, S., 2022, Seismic-attribute- assisted delineation of structural complexities of potential geothermal reservoirs in the SW- Netherlands, 5 pages, IMAGE, joint SEG and AAPG annual meeting, Houston, https://doi.org/10.1190/image2022-3751988.1
Bhattacharya, S., Wisian, K., Savvaidis, A., and Eros, M., 2022, Integrated subsurface characterization of a low-temperature geothermal test site, Gulf Coast, Texas, 5 pages, IMAGE, joint SEG and AAPG annual meeting, Houston, https://doi.org/10.1190/image2022-3745410.1
Honorable Mention of research poster presentation (2nd place) at the IMAGE conference, Houston
B. Dynamic Reservoir Simulation and Heat Management
Journal Publications
Liu, S., and Taleghani, A.D., 2026, Closed-Loop Geothermal Systems: Critical Review of Technologies, Performance Enhancement, and Emerging Solutions. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 225, 116177.
Mawa , K., Delshad, M., Marcos M.V.B., Bhattacharya, S., Eichhubl, P., 2025, Development of an Integrated Geological-Engineering Framework for Assessing the Heat Extraction Potential from the Geopressured Wilcox Reservoir on the Gulf Coast of Texas (under review), https://doi.org/10.31223/X51T81
Liu, S., Bhattacharya, S., and Hosseini, S., 2025, Comprehensive analysis of heat production from salt dome with closed-loop geothermal systems (under review)
Liu, S., Bhattacharya, S., and Hosseini, S., 2025, Evaluation of heat extraction from closed-loop geothermal systems in granite formations of Southwest Texas (under review)
Liu, S., and Taleghani, A.D., 2025, Engineering of Polymer Nanocomposites Using Acid-Functionalized Graphite Nanoplatelets for High-Temperature Sealing Purposes. Composites Part B: Engineering, 112772.
Ji, K., Taleghani, A.D., Liu, S., et al., 2025, Comprehensive Investigation on the Heat Extraction Performance of a Novel Enhanced Geothermal System Based on Mining Technology. Renewable Energy, 249, 123233.
Khaled, M.S., Wang, N., Ashok, P., van Oort, E., and Wisian, K., 2024, Real-time Prediction of Bottom-Hole Circulating Temperature in Geothermal Wells Using ML Models. Geoenergy Science & Engineering.
Conference Papers & Presentations
Liu, S., and Bhattacharya, S., 2025, Modeling of coaxial closed-loop geothermal systems in granites, AGU-SEG Geothermal Workshop, Salt Lake City
Liu, S., and Bhattacharya, S., Hosseini, S., 2025, Heat extraction from rock salt using closed-loop geothermal systems, AGU-SEG Geothermal Workshop, Salt Lake City
Liu, S., and Bhattacharya, S., 2025, Feasibility of Heat Production from Salt Domes using Next-Generation Geothermal Technologies: What has not worked and what can work? IMAGE conference, Houston, Texas
Liu, S., Bhattacharya, S., and Hosseini, S., 2025, Heat Extraction from Granites with Closed-loop Geothermal Systems and Sensitivity Studies, Geothermal Rising Conference, Vol. 49, Reno
Liu, S., Bhattacharya, S., and Hosseini, S., 2025, Feasibility of Heat Production from Salt Domes Using Next-generation Closed-loop Geothermal Systems, Society of Petroleum Engineers annual meeting, Houston
C. Policy, Strategy, Geothermal in Space, and Other Topics
Bhattacharya, S., Nash, S., and Garg, P., 2025, Geospatial Characterization of Thermal Heating and Cooling Demand in Texas: Role of Geothermal Energy. IMAGE Conference, Houston.
Wisian, K., Bhattacharya, S., and Richards, M., 2022, The Texas Geothermal Resource: Regions and Geologies Ripe for Development, Chapter 4, in J. Beards and B. Jones, edited Report on “The Future of Geothermal in Texas” https://doi.org/10.26153/tsw/44071
Wisian, K.W., Boul, P., 2022, Geothermal and Other Texas Strategic Interests – Space and Defense. The Mitchell Foundation.
Wisian, K.W., 2021, A Geothermal Strategy for Military Base Energy Independence. GRC Transactions.
