Geological realism in hydrogeological and geophysical inverse modeling: A review
Scientific curiosity, exploration of georesources and environmental concerns are pushing
the geoscientific research community toward subsurface investigations of ever-increasing …
the geoscientific research community toward subsurface investigations of ever-increasing …
Uncertainty and risk evaluation during the exploration stage of geothermal development: A review
JB Witter, WJ Trainor-Guitton, DL Siler - Geothermics, 2019 - Elsevier
Quantifying and representing uncertainty for geothermal systems is often ignored, in
practice, during the exploration phase of a geothermal development project. We propose …
practice, during the exploration phase of a geothermal development project. We propose …
Next generation three-dimensional geologic modeling and inversion
Abstract Existing three-dimensional (3-D) geologic systems are well adapted to high data-
density environments, such as at the mine scale where abundant drill core exists, or in …
density environments, such as at the mine scale where abundant drill core exists, or in …
Monte Carlo simulation for uncertainty estimation on structural data in implicit 3-D geological modeling, a guide for disturbance distribution selection and …
Three-dimensional (3-D) geological structural modeling aims to determine geological
information in a 3-D space using structural data (foliations and interfaces) and topological …
information in a 3-D space using structural data (foliations and interfaces) and topological …
Uncertainty reduction through geologically conditioned petrophysical constraints in joint inversion
We have developed a joint geophysical inversion workflow that aims to improve subsurface
imaging and decrease uncertainty by integrating petrophysical constraints and geologic …
imaging and decrease uncertainty by integrating petrophysical constraints and geologic …
Reservoir modeling and simulation for geothermal resource characterization and evaluation
MJ O'Sullivan, JP O'Sullivan - Geothermal power generation, 2025 - Elsevier
Three simple methods for geothermal resource estimation—power density, stored heat, and
exergy—are reviewed and their shortcomings are discussed. The conclusion is that …
exergy—are reviewed and their shortcomings are discussed. The conclusion is that …
[HTML][HTML] Drillhole uncertainty propagation for three-dimensional geological modeling using Monte Carlo
Abstract Monte Carlo Uncertainty Estimation (MCUE) is an emerging heuristic uncertainty
propagation method designed to provide reliable and time/cost efficient estimates of …
propagation method designed to provide reliable and time/cost efficient estimates of …
A new process sensitivity index to identify important system processes under process model and parametric uncertainty
A hydrological model consists of multiple process level submodels, and each submodel
represents a process key to the operation of the simulated system. Global sensitivity analysis …
represents a process key to the operation of the simulated system. Global sensitivity analysis …
Advances in subsurface modeling using the TOUGH suite of simulators
The TOUGH suite of nonisothermal multiphase flow and transport simulators is continually
updated to improve the analysis of complex subsurface processes through numerical …
updated to improve the analysis of complex subsurface processes through numerical …
iTOUGH2: A multiphysics simulation-optimization framework for analyzing subsurface systems
S Finsterle, M Commer, JK Edmiston, Y Jung… - Computers & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract iTOUGH2 is a simulation-optimization framework for the TOUGH suite of
nonisothermal multiphase flow models and related simulators of geophysical, geochemical …
nonisothermal multiphase flow models and related simulators of geophysical, geochemical …