Andreas leads the Formation Physics group, a team with strong expertise in geomechanics and rock physics. He is responsible for SINTEF’s projects on sand production and chalk stability. He has managed projects on CO2 storage, fracturing, injectivity, and sand production. Andreas served on the strategic task group for OG21 (the national strategy for oil and gas), is a member of the American Rock Mechanics Association and the Norwegian Petroleum Society and chairs the Norwegian National Committee
Competence and research areas
- Sand production
- Chalk production, chalk influx, and chalk stability
- Well integrity
- Fracturing, borehole stability, and in-situ stress measurement
- Salt precipitation and injectivity for CO2 storage
- Geothermal energy
- Optical fibers for experimental measurements and subsurface monitoring
- Experimental geomechanics
Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreasnicolasberntsen/
ResearchGate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andreas-Berntsen/
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2772-5955
