Subsurface sedimentary structure identification using deep learning: A review

C Zhan, Z Dai, Z Yang, X Zhang, Z Ma, HV Thanh… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The reliable identification of subsurface sedimentary structures (ie, geologic heterogeneity)
is critical in various earth and environmental sciences, petroleum reservoir engineering, and …

A review of spatial Markov models for predicting pre-asymptotic and anomalous transport in porous and fractured media

T Sherman, NB Engdahl, G Porta, D Bolster - Journal of Contaminant …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heterogeneity across a broad range of scales in geologic porous media often manifests in
observations of non-Fickian or anomalous transport. While traditional anomalous transport …

Stage‐wise stochastic deep learning inversion framework for subsurface sedimentary structure identification

C Zhan, Z Dai, MR Soltanian… - Geophysical research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The stochastic models and deep‐learning models are the two most commonly used
methods for subsurface sedimentary structures identification. The results from the stochastic …

CO₂ geological sequestration in heterogeneous binary media: Effects of geological and operational conditions

R Ershadnia, CD Wallace… - Advances in Geo-Energy …, 2020 - yandy-ager.com
Realistic representation of subsurface heterogeneity is essential to better understand and
effectively predict the migration and trapping patterns of carbon dioxide (CO2) during …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of the anisotropy of hydraulic conductivity through 3D fracture networks using the directional geological entropy

C Zhou, Z Ye, C Yao, X Fan, F Xiong - International Journal of Mining …, 2024 - Elsevier
With an extension of the geological entropy concept in porous media, the approach called
directional entrogram is applied to link hydraulic behavior to the anisotropy of the 3D fracture …

Evaluation of connectivity characteristics on the permeability of two‐dimensional fracture networks using geological entropy

Z Ye, X Fan, J Zhang, J Sheng, Y Chen… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A systematic approach has been developed to estimate the relationship between the
permeability and connectivity of two‐dimensional fracture networks, in which the network …

Investigation of REV scale and anisotropy for 2D permeable fracture Networks: The role of geological entropy

C Li, J Sheng, Z Ye, X Fan, Q Fan - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
To investigate the intrinsic association between geometrical properties and permeability of
anisotropic fractured media, a methodology of geological entropy is applied to anisotropic …

HYPPS: A hybrid geostatistical modeling algorithm for subsurface modeling

P Tahmasebi - Water Resources Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Dealing with complex and geologically realistic modeling of subsurface systems requires
detailed spatial data sets. Such a big data can be usually provided through an image …

Dispersion and mixing in three‐dimensional discrete fracture networks: Nonlinear interplay between structural and hydraulic heterogeneity

JD Hyman, J Jiménez‐Martínez - Water Resources Research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the relative impact of topological, geometric, and hydraulic heterogeneity on
transport processes in three‐dimensional fracture networks. Focusing on the two largest …

Mechanistic models supporting uncertainty quantification of water quality predictions in heterogeneous mining waste rocks: a review

M Muniruzzaman, D Pedretti - Stochastic Environmental Research and …, 2021 - Springer
Polluted drainage from weathering of sulfide-rich waste rock deposits can cause long-term
impairment to waterways and biodiversity near mining sites. Mechanistic models represent …