Rapid inverse modeling of pressure interference tests using trajectory-based traveltime and amplitude sensitivities

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  He, Zhong ^a,b   Datta Gupta, Akhil ^a   Vasco, D W ^c  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COSTS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC MODELS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

AMPLITUDE SENSITIVITIES; HIGH RESOLUTION SUBSURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; HYDRAULIC TOMOGRAPHY; PRESSURE INTERFERENCE TESTS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

AQUIFERS; COSTS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC MODELS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 33646532435     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003783     Document Type: Article

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