Research5d ago
Surrogate Upscales Fracture Conductivity in 3D
A new surrogate model predicts the equivalent hydraulic conductivity tensor Keq from voxelized 3D fracture data. The approach cuts the cost of 3D numerical homogenization required for groundwater flow simulations. Practitioners can run large-scale upscaled models faster, enabling more realistic risk assessments of fractured reservoirs. The method integrates seamlessly into existing Monte Carlo workflows.