TOUGH Symposium 2012 Program
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AGENDA
Sunday, September 16, 2012 |
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Icebreaker |
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6:00 PM |
Welcome Reception, Hotel Shattuck Plaza |
Monday, September 17, 2012, Morning Sessions |
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7:30 AM |
Registration, Building 50 Auditorium |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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8:30 |
WelcomeHorst Simon, Deputy Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) |
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8:40 |
Opening RemarksStefan Finsterle, Karsten Pruess |
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8:50 |
AnnouncementsTOUGH Symposium Organizing Committee |
Session I: Carbon Dioxide Storage I |
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Session Chairs: Edward Mehnert, Christine Doughty |
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9:00 |
Migration of Exsolved CO2 Following Depressurization of Saturated BrinesRonald W. Falta, Lin Zuo, Sally M. Benson |
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9:20 |
Comparison of a 2D TOUGHREACT Model of CO2 Injection into a Carbonate Reservoir with Chemical Data from a CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery ProjectMaurice Shevalier, Michale Nightingdale, Bernhard Mayer |
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9:40 |
Influence of Geological Parameters on CO2 Storage Prediction in Deep Saline Aquifer at Industrial ScaleSarah Bouquet, Dominique Bruel, Chantal de Fouquet |
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10:00 |
Impact of Data Uncertainty on Identifying Leakage Pathways in CO2 Geologic Storage Systems and Estimating their Hydrogeological Properties by Inverse ModelingYoojin Jung, Quanlin Zhou, Jens T. Birkholzer |
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10:20 |
Break |
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10:50 |
Modeling CO2 Injection at Cranfield, Mississippi: Investigation of Methane and Temperature EffectsChristine Doughty, Barry Freifeld |
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11:10 |
Expansion and Migration of Gaseous and Dissolved CO2 in a Site Specific Shallow AquiferCarla E. Wiegers, Dirk Schäfer, Ralf Köber, Andreas Dahmke |
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11:30 |
Assessing Pre-Injection In Situ Alteration of Wellbore Cement in a Site for CO2 Geological Storage: A Numerical ApproachFabrizio Gherardi, Pascal Audigane |
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11:50 |
Lunch |
Session II: Numerical Methods |
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Session Chairs: Emily Clearwater, Yu-Shu Wu |
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1:20 |
Adding Geology to the Equation: Towards Integrating Structural Geological Data into Inverse Modeling with iTOUGH2J. Florian Wellmann, Stefan Finsterle, Adrian Croucher |
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1:40 |
Innovative Tools for Continuum Discretization, Better Management of TOUGH2 Input Data and Analysis of the Numerical Simulation ResultsCarlo Cormio, Paolo Berry, Stefano Bondua, Villiam Bortolotti |
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2:00 |
Thermal-Hydrologic-Mechanical Model for Fracture Propagation, Fluid Flow, and Transport in Porous RockDaisuke Asahina, Jim Houseworth, Jens Birkholzer |
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2:20 |
Geophysical Data Improve Stability and Convergence of Hydrological Property Estimation: A Synthetic CO2 Injection StudyJoseph Doetsch, Michael B. Kowalsky, Stefan Finsterle, Christine Doughty, Jonathan B. Ajo-Franklin, Thomas M. Daley |
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2:40 |
Optimizing the Modeling Performance for Safety Assessments of Nuclear Waste Repositories by Approximating Two-Phase Flow and Transport by Single-Phase Transport SimulationsPhilipp Schädle, N. Hubschwerlen, H. Class |
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3:00 |
Break |
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3:30 |
Geothermal Model Calibration using a Global Minimization Algorithm Based on Finding Saddle Points as Well as Minima of the Objective FunctionManuel Plasencia Gutierrez, Andreas Pedersen, Andri Arnaldsson, Hannes Jónsson |
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3:50 |
iTOUGH2 Global Sensitivity Analysis Module: Applications to CO2 Storage SystemsHaruko M. Wainwright, Stefan Finsterle, Yoojin Jung, Quanlin Zhou, Jens T. Birkholzer |
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4:10 |
Reduced Order Models for Subsurface Flow in iTOUGH2George Pau, Yingqi Zhang, Stefan Finsterle |
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4:30 |
What’s New in iTOUGH2?Stefan Finsterle |
Poster Session and Reception |
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Session Chairs: Dorothee Rebscher, Haruko Wainwright, Michael Kowalsky, George Pau |
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5:30 – 8:00 |
LBNL Cafeteria |
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8:00 |
Shuttle Bus leaving for Hotel Shattuck Plaza and Downtown Berkeley BART |
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Morning Sessions |
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Session III: Geothermal |
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Session Chairs: Edda Aradottir, Micol Todesco |
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8:30 |
Improving the Treatment of Saline Brines in EWASG for the Simulation of Hydrothermal SystemsAlfredo Battistelli |
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8:50 |
The Deep Roots of Geothermal Systems in Volcanic Areas: Boundary Conditions and Heat Sources in Reservoir ModellingGunnar Gunnarsson, Edda S.P. Aradottir |
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9:10 |
Modeling the Ohaaki Geothermal SystemEmily K. Clearwater, Michael J. O’Sullivan, K. Brockbank, W. I. Mannington |
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9:30 |
Simulating Microhole-Based Heat Mining from Enhanced Geothermal SystemYingqi Zhang, Lehua Pan, Patrick Dobson, Ken Oglesby, Stefan Finsterle |
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9:50 |
Break |
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10:20 |
Enhanced Heat Transport Via Simmering Phenomena in Geothermal ModelsTom Brikowski |
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10:40 |
Towards Cleaner Geothermal Energy Utilization: Capturing and Sequestering CO2 and H2S Emissions from Geothermal Power PlantsEdda S.P. Aradottir, Ingvi Gunnarsson, Bergur Sigfússon, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Einar Gunnlaugsson, Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir, Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson, Eric Sonnenthal |
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11:00 |
Numerical Reservoir Model of the Takigami Geothermal Field, Oita, JapanSaeid Jalilinasrabady, Ryuichi Itoi, Hiroki Gotoh, Toshiaki Tanaka |
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11:20 |
Basin-Scale Geothermal Model Calibration using iTOUGH2Lynn B. Reid, J. Florian Wellmann |
Awards |
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11:40 |
Award CeremonyTOUGH Symposium Organizing Committee
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12:00 |
Lunch |
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Afternoon Sessions |
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Session IV: Hydrocarbon Recovery and Reservoir Processes |
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Session Chairs: Alfredo Battistelli, Matthew Reagan |
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1:00 |
Geochemical Reactive Transport Modeling in Oil & Gas Industry—Business Drivers, Challenges and SolutionsGuoxiang Zhang, Esra Inan-Villegas |
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1:20 |
Integrated Reactive Transport Modelling: Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Prediction of Diagenetic Impact on Reservoir QualityFiona Whitacker, Tatjana Gabellone, Graham Griffiths |
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1:40 |
Massively Parallel Simulation of Production from Field-Scale Oceanic Gas Hydrate DepositsMatthew T. Reagan, George J. Moridis, Katie L. Boyle, C. Matthew Freeman, Lehua Pan, Noel D. Keen, Jarle Husebo |
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2:00 |
Development of the T+M Coupled Flow-Geomechanical Simulator to Describe Fracture Propagation and Coupled Flow-Thermal-Geomechanical Processes in Tight/Shale Gas SystemsJihoon Kim, George J. Moridis |
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2:20 |
Modeling of Flow and Transport Induced by Production of Hydrofracture Stimulated Gas Wells Near the Rulison Nuclear TestRex A. Hodges, Clay Cooper, Ron Falta |
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2:40 |
The RealGas and RealGasH2O Options of the TOUGH+ Code for the Simulation of Coupled Fluid and Heat Flow in Tight/Shale Gas SystemsGeorge J. Moridis, C. Matthew Freeman, Stephen W. Webb, Stefan Finsterle |
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3:00 |
Break |
Session V: Carbon Dioxide Storage II |
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Session Chair: Ron Falta, Tim Tambach |
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3:30 |
Simulations of Upward Leakage of CO2 in Long-Column Flow Experiments: Effect of Lateral Boundary ConditionCurtis M. Oldenburg, Christine Doughty, Catherine A. Peters, Patrick F. Dobson |
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3:50 |
Comparison of Supercritical and Dissolved CO2 Injection SchemesCatherine M. Ruprecht, Ronald W. Falta |
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4:10 |
Behaviour of the CO2 Injection Well and the Near Wellbore During Carbon Dioxide Injection in Saline AquifersMohamed Azaroual, Laurent Andre, Yannick Peysson, Jacques Pironon, Daniel Broseta, Fabien Dedecker, Patrick Egermann, Jean Desroches, Joëlle Hy-Billiot |
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4:30 |
Development of an Advanced Thermal-Hydrologic-Mechanical Model for CO2 Storage in Porous and Fractured Saline AquifersPhilip H. Winterfeld, Yu-Shu Wu, Karsten Pruess, Curtis Oldenburg |
Banquet |
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6:00 |
Shuttle Bus Pick up at the Guest House and Hotel Shattuck |
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6:30 |
Banquet, Caffe Venezia, 1799 University Avenue, Berkeley |
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8:00 |
The Science Behind the Taming of the Deepwater Horizon Oil SpillPaul Hsieh
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9:00 |
Shuttle Bus leaving for the Guest House and Hotel Shattuck |
Wednesday, September 19, 2012, Morning Sessions |
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Session VI: Nuclear Waste |
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Session Chair: James Houseworth, Nicolas Hubschwerlen |
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8:30 |
Extension and Tuning of TOUGH2-MP EOS7R for the Assessments of Deep Geological Repositories for Nuclear Waste: Hydrogen, Arbitrarily Long Decay Chains, and Solubility LimitsThomas Kaempfer, Yury Mishin, Jürgen Brommundt, Jean Roger, Eloi Treille, Nicolas Hubschwerle |
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8:50 |
Multiphase Flow and Interaction Dynamics between Bentonite Clay and Fractured Crystalline RockBenoît Dessirier, Jerker Jarsjö, Andrew Frampton |
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9:10 |
T2GGM – A Coupled Gas Generation Model for Deep Geologic Disposal of Radioactive WasteJohn Avis, Paul Suckling, Nicola Calder, Robert Walsh |
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9:30 |
Probabilistic Analysis Based on Simulations of the Long-Term Gas Migration at Repository-Scale in a Geological Repository for High and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal in a Deep Clay FormationEloi Treille, Jacques Wendling, Laurent Trenty, Laurent Loth, Guillaume Pepin and Frédéric Plas |
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9:50 |
Break |
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10:20 |
Development and Application of a Chemical Osmosis Simulator Based on TOUGH2Mikio Takeda, Tsuyoshi Hiratsuka, Kazumasa Ito, Stefan Finsterle |
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10:40 |
3D Modeling of the Long-Term Behaviour of a Geological Repository for HLW and ILW-LL Nuclear Waste, Considering Heat, Gas, and Radionuclide Release and Transport – Optimizations that Allow for Detailed Large-Scale ModelingCarl Philipp Enssle, Jürgen Brommundt, Thomas U. Kaempfer, Gerhard Mayer, Jacques Wendling |
Session VII: Tips & Tricks |
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Session Chair: Karsten Pruess |
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11:00 |
Short Pop-Ups with TOUGH Tips and TricksAll Participants – sign up |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
Wednesday, September 19, 2012, Afternoon Sessions |
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Session VIII: Environmental Engineering |
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Session Chairs: Andrea Borgia, Julia Diessl |
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1:00 |
Importance of Overland Flow in Dentrification of Wastewater Applied to Rapid Infiltration BasinsMaryam Akhavan, Paul T. Imhoff, Scott Andres |
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1:20 |
Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Dual Phase Flow During Liquid Injection in a Coarse SandTryambak Kaushik, Milind V. Khire |
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1:40 |
Feasibility Analysis of Underground Compressed Air Energy Storage in Lined Rock Caverns using TOUGH-FLAC SimulatorHyung-Mok Kim, Jonny Rutqvist, Byung-Lee Choi |
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2:00 |
EOS7Rn−a New TOUGH2 Module for Simulating Radon Emanation and Transport in the SubsurfaceZakaria Saâdi, Didier Gay, Jérôme Guillevic, Roselyne Améon |
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2:20 |
On Parameterizing Heterogeneity and Incorporating Geophysical Measurements in Hydrogeophysical Inverse ModelingMichael B. Kowalsky, Michael Commer, Kennet H. Williams, Stefan Finsterle |
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2:40 |
Break |
Session IX: Carbon Dioxide Storage III |
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Session Chair: Fabrizio Gherardi, Mohamed Azaroual |
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3:00 |
Modeling the Geochemical Impact of an Injection of CO2 and Associated Reactive Impurities into a Saline ReservoirLaurent Andre, Mohamed Azaroual, Christian Bernstone, Andrea Wittek |
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3:20 |
Effect of Gas Field Production And CO2 Injection on Brine Flow and Salt PrecipitationTim Tambach, Daniël Loeve, Cor Hofstee, Willem-Jan Plug, Jos Maas |
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3:40 |
Near-Well Pressure Distribution of CO2-Injection in a Partially Penetrating WellEdward Mehnert, Roland T. Okwen |
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4:00 |
Simulation of CO2 Storage in Coal Seams: Coupling of TOUGH2 with the Solver for Mechanics CODE_ASTER®Annick Loschetter, Farid Smai, Sérigne Sy, André Burnol, Aurélien Leynet, Stéphane Lafortune, Alain Thoraval |
Session X: General |
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4:20 |
Numerical Modeling of NaCl-H2O Phase Separation in a Mid-Ocean Ridge Hydrothermal Vent FieldBenjamin Larson, Warwick Kissling, Christof Meile |
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4:40 |
To Seep or Not to Seep? Some Considerations Regarding Water Infiltration in Volcanic LakesMicol Todesco, Dmitri Rouwet, Massimo Nespoli, Raul A. Mora-Amador |
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5:00 |
Closing Remarks /AdjournTOUGH Committee |
POSTER SESSION
- Monday, September 17th, 5:30–8:00 PM
- LBNL Cafeteria
- Session Chairs: Dorothee Rebscher, Haruko Wainwright, Michael Kowalsky, George Pau


