APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY:

Analysis of:

• geothermal reservoirs
• nuclear waste storage sites
• gas hydrate-bearing formations
• geologic carbon sequestration sites
• saline and freshwater aquifers (including the vadose zone)
• sites contaminated by radionuclides or volatile organic compounds

ADVANTAGES:

• Can be used to predict the location of geothermal reserviors
• Models multiphase fluid and heat flow through porous and fractured media
• Various modules can be linked to the core of TOUGH+ to describe different fluids and their compositions, or to simulate more complex, coupled processes

For more information or to license TOUGH + software go to:

http://esd.lbl.gov/TOUGHPLUS/

STATUS:

• Copyrighted. Available for licensing.

REFERENCE NUMBER: CR-1275. 2396

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• EMGeo: Risk Minimizing Software for Finding Offshore Fossil Fuels by Fluid Identification, CR-2418
• Gas Exploration Software for Reducing Uncertainty in Gas Concentration Estimates, IB-2343
• Geophysical Earth Modeling (GEM) Software, IB1613
• Software-Integrated System of Waterflood Surveillance and Control, IB-1588
• Wellbore Procedure Characterizes Groundwater Contamination, CR-1256