Multiphase inverse modeling: An Overview
Inverse modeling is a technique to derive model-related parameters from a variety of observations made on hydrogeologic systems, from small-scale laboratory experiments to field tests to long-term geothermal reservoir responses. If properly chosen, these observations contain information about the system behavior that is relevant to the performance of a geothermal field. Estimating model-related parameters and reducing their uncertainty is an important step in model development, because errors in the parameters constitute a major source of prediction errors. This paper contains an overview of inverse modeling applications using the ITOUGH2 code, demonstrating the possibilities and limitations of a formalized approach to the parameter estimation problem.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., Earth Sciences Div., Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 674742
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-41638; CONF-980441-; ON: DE98054176; TRN: AHC29820%%197
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 16. geothermal program review, Berkeley, CA (United States), 1-2 Apr 1998; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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