Studying the effects of heterogeneity on dissolution processes using operator based linearization and high- resolution lidar data

Growing demand for cleaner energy sources has led to the comprehensive investigation of high-enthalpy carbonate reservoirs. These reservoirs are often chemically and mechanically altered and hence contain a large uncertainty in the spatial distribution of the reservoir parameters. The resulting discontinuity features commonly include complex...

Modeling of multiphase mass and heat transfer in fractured high-enthalpy geothermal systems with advanced discrete fracture methodology

Multiphase mass and heat transfer are ubiquitous in the subsurface within manifold applications. The presence of fractures over several scales and complex geometry magnifies the uncertainty of the heat transfer phenomena, which will significantly impact, or even dominate, the dynamic transport process. Capturing the details of fluid and heat...

An Advanced Discrete Fracture Methodology for Fast, Robust, and Accurate Simulation of Energy Production From Complex Fracture Networks

Fracture networks are abundant in subsurface applications (e.g., geothermal energy production, CO₂ sequestration). Fractured reservoirs often have a very complex structure, making modeling flow and transport in such networks slow and unstable. Consequently, this limits our ability to perform uncertainty quantification and increases...