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Furui Lab
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A lab that uses rock mechanics to make oil and gas development and geological CO2 storage safer.
AboutAbout the lab
Toward subsurface resource development in harmony with the global environment.
The Furui Lab studies technologies for developing and producing underground energy resources, drawing on rock mechanics (geomechanics).
Besides technologies to increase oil and natural gas production capacity, the lab also works on geological CO2 storage and underground hydrogen storage.
Using both experiments and simulation, the lab investigates phenomena such as sand production and cracking that occur when force is applied to underground rock.
The lab also conducts research on applying these technologies to the development of methane hydrate and geothermal energy.
Key terms
- Geomechanics
- A field of rock mechanics that studies how rock and strata deform and fail when force is applied.
- CO2 geological storage
- A technology that captures carbon dioxide emitted from factories and other sources and confines it deep underground.
- Hydraulic fracturing
- A technology that injects fluid into deep underground rock at high pressure to create fractures, making it easier to extract oil and natural gas.
NewsLab news
A student won the Poster Presentation Award in the Drilling Division at the JAPT Spring Meeting
A student won the Outstanding Presentation Award in the Drilling Division at the JAPT Spring Meeting
A student won the Outstanding Presentation Award in the Development and Production Division at the JAPT Spring Meeting
A student won first place at the IGS Student Presentation Contest
A student won the Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the JFES Symposium
ResearchResearch themes
Drawing on rock mechanics (geomechanics), the lab studies technologies to enhance the production capacity of oil and gas fields, as well as environmental technologies such as geological CO2 storage and underground hydrogen storage. It aims for research that contributes to both a stable energy supply and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
*Illustrative imageSand Production Control
When oil or gas is extracted from underground, the rock can fail and sand can flow into the wellbore, a phenomenon called "sand production." The lab studies how to predict and prevent it.
*Illustrative imageHydraulic Fracturing
Hydraulic fracturing injects fluid into underground rock at high pressure to create fractures, making it easier to extract oil and natural gas. The lab studies aspects such as how the fractures propagate.
*Illustrative imageDiversion Technology
Diversion technology is used in hydraulic fracturing to distribute fluid evenly. The lab studies the mechanism of plugging fractures with sand grains or resin, and its effects.
*Illustrative imageWormhole Formation in Acid Treatment
When acid is injected at a high flow rate, flow channels called "wormholes" form in the rock. The lab studies the mechanism by which they form, using numerical analysis and laboratory experiments.
MembersFaculty
The Furui Lab is made up of faculty members, and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorKenji Furui
- Assistant ProfessorVo Thanh Hung
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Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Onshore drilling rig at night” Julius A OBARO / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Sand Production Control: “Mt. Simon Sandstone (Middle Cambrian; Warren County core, Ohio, USA) 1” James St. John / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Hydraulic Fracturing: “Columnar jointing in the Alcantara Gorge, Sicily” Richard Allaway / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Diversion Technology: “Bobrowa tama na Kamienicy w Lubomierzu” Jakub Hałun / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Wormhole Formation in Acid Treatment: “Dolostone (Knox Dolomite, Upper Cambrian; Warren County core, Ohio, USA) 1” James St. John / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Ouchi Lab): “Oil pump in Baku” Gulustan / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Tokoro Lab): “Recycled Electronics - Circuit Boards ( )” Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Yamaguchi Lab): “Ore smelting furnace, Gedabey” Siemens Corporate Archives, Munich / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Ueda Lab): “NesjavellirPowerPlant edit2” Gretar Ívarsson / Public domain (cropped)
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