[HTML][HTML] Application of upscaling methods for fluid flow and mass transport in multi-scale heterogeneous media: A critical review

X Zhang, F Ma, S Yin, CD Wallace, MR Soltanian, Z Dai… - Applied energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Physical and biogeochemical heterogeneity dramatically impacts fluid flow and reactive
solute transport behaviors in geological formations across scales. From micro pores to …

An integrated experimental design framework for optimizing solute transport monitoring locations in heterogeneous sedimentary media

Z Dai, Z Ma, X Zhang, J Chen, R Ershadnia, X Luan… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study develops an integrated framework to guide the monitoring network optimization
and duration selection for solute transport in heterogeneous sand tank experiments. The …

Data‐worth analysis for heterogeneous subsurface structure identification with a stochastic deep learning framework

C Zhan, Z Dai, MR Soltanian… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reliable characterization of subsurface structures is essential for earth sciences and related
applications. Data assimilation‐based identification frameworks can reasonably estimate …

Upscaling dispersivity for conservative solute transport in naturally fractured media

S Jia, Z Dai, Z Zhou, H Ling, Z Yang, L Qi, Z Wang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Physical heterogeneities are prevalent features of fracture systems and significantly impact
transport processes in aquifers across different spatiotemporal scales. Upscaling solute …

CO2 Accounting and Risk Analysis for CO2 Sequestration at Enhanced Oil Recovery Sites

Z Dai, H Viswanathan, R Middleton, F Pan… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Using CO2 in enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) is a promising technology for emissions
management because CO2-EOR can dramatically reduce sequestration costs in the …

An Integrated Framework for Optimizing CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery

Z Dai, R Middleton, H Viswanathan… - … & Technology Letters, 2014 - ACS Publications
CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) is a technique for commercially producing oil from
depleted reservoirs by injecting CO2 along with water. Because a large portion of the …

Improved coupled Markov chain method for simulating geological uncertainty

JZ Zhang, ZQ Liu, DM Zhang, HW Huang, KK Phoon… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Geological uncertainty is common in nature due to complex depositional processes as one
layer appears to be randomly embedded in neighbouring layers. However, the geo …

Stage‐wise stochastic deep learning inversion framework for subsurface sedimentary structure identification

C Zhan, Z Dai, MR Soltanian… - Geophysical research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The stochastic models and deep‐learning models are the two most commonly used
methods for subsurface sedimentary structures identification. The results from the stochastic …

An integrated inversion framework for heterogeneous aquifer structure identification with single-sample generative adversarial network

C Zhan, Z Dai, J Samper, S Yin, R Ershadnia… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Generating reasonable heterogeneous aquifer structures is essential for understanding the
physicochemical processes controlling groundwater flow and solute transport better. The …

Simulation of industrial-scale CO2 storage: Multi-scale heterogeneity and its impacts on storage capacity, injectivity and leakage

H Deng, PH Stauffer, Z Dai, Z Jiao… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Heterogeneities in porosity and permeability of geological CO2 storage reservoirs and
surrounding strata have a significant influence on storage capacity, design of injection wells …