Dual Porosity Models of a Discharge Test

The research reported here is part of a general study aimed at determining when dual-porosity models should be preferred ahead of single porosity models for modeling geothermal systems. A discharge test of well, SKG9D, in Fushime, Japan, was simulated using both single and dual porosity (MINC) models and inverse modeling was used to estimate parameters such as permeability, porosity and initial pressure and gas saturation.