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Sensitivity analysis for joint inversion of ground-penetratingradar and thermal-hydrological data from a large-scale underground heatertest

Description: We describe a joint inversion approach that combinesgeophysical and thermal-hydrological data for the estimation of (1)thermal-hydrological parameters (such as permeability, porosity, thermalconductivity, and parameters of the capillary pressure and relativepermeability functions) that are necessary for predicting the flow offluids and heat in fractured porous media, and (2) parameters of thepetrophysical function that relates water saturation, porosity andtemperature to the dielectric constant… more
Date: June 25, 2007
Creator: Kowalsky, M. B.; Birkholzer, J.; Peterson, J.; Finsterle, S.; Mukhopadhya, Y. S. & Tsang, Y. T.
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Single-well experimental design for studying residual trapping of superciritcal carbon dioxide

Description: The objective of our research is to design a single-well injection-withdrawal test to evaluate residual phase trapping at potential CO{sub 2} geological storage sites. Given the significant depths targeted for CO{sub 2} storage and the resulting high costs associated with drilling to those depths, it is attractive to develop a single-well test that can provide data to assess reservoir properties and reduce uncertainties in the appraisal phase of site investigation. The main challenges in a sing… more
Date: June 15, 2010
Creator: Zhang, Y.; Freifeld, B.; Finsterle, S.; Leahy, M.; Ennis-King, J.; Paterson, L. et al.
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Transport of Radon Gas into a Tunnel at Yucca Mountain-Estimating Large-Scale Fractured Tuff Hydraulic Properties and Implications for the Operation of the Ventilation System

Description: Radon gas concentrations have been monitored as part of the operation of a tunnel (the Exploratory Studies Facility-ESF) at Yucca Mountain to ensure worker safety. The objective of this study was to examine the potential use of the radon data to estimate large-scale formation properties of fractured tuffs. This objective was examined by developing a numerical model, based upon the characteristics of the ESF and the Topopah Spring welded (TSw) tuff unit, capable of predicting radon concentration… more
Date: June 6, 2003
Creator: Unger, A.; Finsterle, S. & Bodvarsson, G.
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Optimizing multiphase aquifer remediation using ITOUGH2

Description: The T2VOC computer model for simulating the transport of organic chemical contaminants in non-isothermal multiphase systems has been coupled to the ITOUGH2 code which solves parameter optimization problems. This allows one to use nonlinear programming and simulated annealing techniques to solve groundwater management problems, i.e. the optimization of multiphase aquifer remediation. This report contains three illustrative examples to demonstrate the optimization of remediation operations by mea… more
Date: June 1, 1994
Creator: Finsterle, S. & Pruess, K.
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ITOUGH2 V3.2 verification and validation report

Description: This report describes the Verification and Validation (V and V) test cases performed to qualify ITOUGH2 V3.2. ITOUGH2 V3.2 was installed in a directory {approximately}/itough2v3.2 on a SUN ULTRA 1 workstation under UNIX Solaris 2. Instructions for installing ITOUGH2 can be found in file read.me and the user`s manual. This report is structured as follows: for each functional requirement, the corresponding design is described, which may include the mathematical model implemented in ITOUGH2 V3.2, … more
Date: June 1, 1998
Creator: Finsterle, S.
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Migration of Water Pulse Through Fractured Porous Media

Description: Contaminant transport from waste-disposal sites is strongly affected by the presence of fractures and the degree of fracture-matrix interaction. Characterization of potential contaminant plumes at such sites is difficult, both experimentally and numerically. Simulations of water flow through fractured rock were performed to examine the penetration depth of a large pulse of water entering such a system. Construction water traced with lithium bromide was released during the excavation of a tunnel… more
Date: June 6, 2001
Creator: Finsterle, S.; Fabryka-Martin, J. T. & Wang, J. S. Y.
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