Aquifer Modeling Using Geostatistics to Include Regional, Qualitative Heterogeneity Information

Climatic changes and extremities make Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) an increasingly attractive and practical water management tool. Homogeneous models will be insufficient for predicting the recovery potential of a particular aquifer or for predicting problems with flow barriers. This study generates many heterogeneous models using geostatistics without traditional reservoir data (wells/seismic). These models are used in a sensitivity analysis to determine the most influential flow structures; this analysis can then be used to design an informative geophysical survey. Lastly, ASR activities are simulated to evaluate the local aquifer's potential for groundwater storage and recovery.