Research areas

Reservoir characterization of tight sandstone
Reservoir characterization and modeling of fractured carbonates
Reservoir characterization of anhydrite top seals
Petrophysical laboratory work - Permeability and porosity measurements
LiDAR - Digitized fracture network detection

Responsibilities

Management of course diagenesis with PanTerra Geoconsultants BV
Management of field courses Scotland
Management of petrophysical lab permeability, porosity devices, spectral gamma ray
Supervision of BMBF mud volcano project
Project management fractured carbonates with Wintershall Holding GmbH

Experience

Management of course exercises Depositional Systems and Advanced Structural Geology WS16/17
Teaching field courses Scotland, Reservoir Geology in 2014, 2015
Training exercises for students with ColTop, FracaFlow and Petrel
Supervision of student assistants
Supervision of honors students
Oral- and poster presentations at international conferences

current projects
Title	Contact
Weltweiter Vergleich der Strategien zur Sicherung der Rohstoffversorgung	Prof. Dr. Christoph Hilgers
Digitalisierung, Robotertechnik, KI, autonome Systeme – Chancen für nachhaltigen zukünftigen Bergbau	Prof. Dr. Christoph Hilgers
ThinkTank Industrial Resources Strategies	Prof. Dr. Christoph Hilgers, Prof. Dr. Jochen Kolb
Reservoir quality in porous and fractured tight sandstones and carbonates	Ivy Becker Prof. Dr. Christoph Hilgers

Peer-reviewed publications

2022

Geographic Information System (GIS) as a basis for the next generation of hydrogeological models to manage the geothermal area Waiwera (New Zealand)
Kühn, M.; Präg, M.; Becker, I.; Hilgers, C.; Grafe, A.; Kempka, T.
2022. Advances in Geosciences, 58, 31–39. doi:10.5194/adgeo-58-31-2022

2020

Local availability of raw materials and increasing global demand – aspects of resilient resource strategies = Lokale Verfügbarkeit von Rohstoffen bei steigender globaler Nachfrage – Aspekte zu resilienten Ressourcenstrategien
Hilgers, C.; Becker, I.
2020. World of mining, surface & underground, 72 (5), 254–263
Geologische und STEEPLE-Aspekte zur überregionalen Verfügbarkeit von Rohstoffen zur Herstellung von Beton
Hilgers, C.; Becker, I.; Dehn, F.
2020. Beton, 70 (9), 232–240
Thermal UAS survey of reactivated hot spring activity in Waiwera, New Zealand
Präg, M.; Becker, I.; Hilgers, C.; Walter, T. R.; Kühn, M.
2020. Advances in geosciences, 54, 165–171. doi:10.5194/adgeo-54-165-2020

2019

Reservoir quality evolution of Upper Carboniferous (Westphalian) tight gas sandstones, Lower Saxony Basin, NW Germany
Becker, I.; Busch, B.; Koehrer, B.; Adelmann, D.; Hilgers, C.
2019. Journal of petroleum geology, 42 (4), 371–392. doi:10.1111/jpg.12742
Present-day stress control on fluid migration pathways: Case study of the Zechstein fractured carbonates, NW-Germany
Becker, I.; Müller, B.; Koehrer, B.; Jelinek, W.; Hilgers, C.
2019. Marine and petroleum geology, 103, 320–330. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.03.002
Porosity evolution of two Upper Carboniferous tight-gas-fluvial sandstone reservoirs: Impact of fractures and total cement volumes on reservoir quality
Busch, B.; Becker, I.; Koehrer, B.; Adelmann, D.; Hilgers, C.
2019. Marine and petroleum geology, 100, 376–390. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.10.051

2018

Correlating three Upper Permian Zechstein-2-Carbonate outcrops across the Eichsfeld-Altmark Swell – Facies, reservoir properties, and outcrop analogue potential
Becker, I.; Koehrer, B.; Hilgers, C.
2018. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 169 (4), 517–531. doi:10.1127/zdgg/2019/0167
Comparing fracture statistics from outcrop and reservoir data using conventional manual and t-LiDAR derived scanlines in Ca2 carbonates from the Southern Permian Basin, Germany
Becker, I.; Koehrer, B.; Waldvogel, M.; Jelinek, W.; Hilgers, C.
2018. Marine and petroleum geology, 95, 228–245. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.04.021

2017

Porosity and Permeability Variations in a Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoir Analouge, Westphalian D, Lower Saxony Basin, NW Germany : Influence of Depositional Setting and Diagenesis
Becker, I.; Wüstefeld, P.; Koehrer, B.; Felder, M.; Hilgers, C.
2017. Journal of petroleum geology, 40 (4), 363–389. doi:10.1111/jpg.12685

conference proceedings
Titel	Autoren	Tagung	Datum
Incorporation of New Technologies for Sustainable and Economical Mining Solutions	Becker I, Kolb J, Hilgers C	DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung	25.04.-26.04.2019
Structural and Diagenetic Controls on Reservoir Quality of Tight Formations	Becker I, Busch B, Koehrer B, Hilgers C	DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung	25.04.-26.04.2019
Developing an Exploration Strategy for Upper Carboniferous Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoirs	Becker I, Wüstefeld P, Koehrer B, Busch B, Hilgers C	EAGE	11.-14.Juni
Outcrop to Well - Transferability of Zechstein Ca2 Carbonates from the Eichsfeld-Altmark Swell to the North German Subsurface	Becker I, Koehrer B, Jelinek W, Hilgers C	DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung 2018	18./19. April
Comparison of open fractures in Ca2 carbonates from outcrop and well, using laser scans, image logs, and 3D-stress	Becker, I., Wüstefeld, P., Koehrer, B., Jelinek, W., and Hilgers, C.	EAGE Carbonates Workshop	2017
Digitally derived fracture network relationships in fractured Zechstein carbonate reservoirs from surface and well data	Becker, I., Wüstefeld, P., Koehrer, B., Jelinek, W., and Hilgers, C.	EAGE conference and exhibition	2017
Fracture network relationships in Ca2 carbonates from outcrop and well data in the Southern Permian Basin, Germany	Becker, I., Wüstefeld, P., Koehrer, B., Jelinek, W., and Hilgers, C.	DGMK Frühjahrstagung	2017
Reservoir heterogeneity of tight gas sandstones from observations of outcrop and subsurface data in the Lower Saxony Basin, Germany	Becker, I., Wüstefeld, P., Hilse, U., Manss, Y., Koehrer, B., and Hilgers, C.	DGMK Frühjahrstagung	2016
Sealing and leaching processes around normal faults in Upper Carboniferous tight gas sandstones from outcrop analog studies	Becker, I., Wüstefeld, P., Hilgers, C., and Koehrer, B.	Special Issue DRT Abstracts	2015
Reservoir heterogeneity in tight gas sandstones – Comparing outcrop analog studies with subsurface data	Becker, I., Wüstefeld, P., Hilgers, C., and Koehrer, B.	Student Technical Conference STC	2015
Reservoir heterogeneity in Upper Carboniferous tight gas sandstone reservoirs	Becker, I., Wüstefeld, P., Hilgers, C., and Koehrer, B.	Aachener Geotag	2015