Browsing Fakultät für Geowissenschaften und Geographie (inkl. GAUSS) by Referee "Sauter, Martin Prof. Dr."
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Seismically induced hydrologic responses: A comprehensive field, experimental and modeling study
(2025-01-07)Seismically induced hydrologic phenomena have been observed and documented for thousands of years. The studies of these phenomena are scientifically significant, providing a new perspective in understanding the interplay ... -
Static and Dynamic Reservoir Characterization of the Heterogeneous Upper Jurassic Carbonate Reservoir Beneath the German Alpine Foreland Basin: A case study on a Premature Thermal Breakthrough Southeast of Munich
(2024-11-12)This study investigates the causes of an unexpected Premature Thermal Breakthrough (PTB) in a geothermal doublet located southeast of Munich. The PTB occurred after only three years of operation, which contradicts previous ... -
Lower Cretaceous Geothermal Reservoirs in the North German Basin
(2023-10-02)This thesis contributes to the strategic effort to make Germany’s energy supply more sustainable. The primary focus of this study was to enhance and update the geological knowledge of the Mesozoic deep geothermal sandstone ... -
Impact of climate change on recharge and vadose-phreatic storage dynamics of a Mediterranean karst aquifer: Quantitative approach for the management of a complex groundwater resource
(2023-04-11)The Mediterranean basin will be severely affected by global warming and decreased average rainfall and is often portrayed as the most prominent climate change hotspot. At the same time, the Mediterranean basin is endowed ... -
Numerical simulation of permeability heterogeneity in single- and two-phase flow systems to assess the performance of enhanced geothermal system
(2022-11-09)The development of Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) technology leads to the possibility of an extensive application of geothermal energy, which is attractive because of its ability to reduce CO2 emissions and dependence ... -
Pore- and core-scale studies for development of the Kinetic Interface Sensitive tracer – A novel reactive tracer technique to measure the fluid-fluid interfacial area for dynamic two-phase flow in porous media
(2022-11-04)Fluid-Fluid Interfacial Area (FIFA) is an important parameter relevant in numerous geological applications where two phases of fluids exist and interphase reactive mass transfer can happen. For example, in geological storage ... -
Hydrochemical and environmental isotope study of the geothermal water in Mae Chan (North) and Ranong (South) geothermal areas in Thailand
(2021-05-28)The exploration and development of geothermal resources in Thailand have been investigated for electricity generation since 1946. In total, 112 hot springs are manifested which mostly scattered at the granite body from the ... -
Th-U series radionuclides in the characterization of geothermal reservoirs (Bruchsal, SW Germany)
(2020-10-08)A sophisticated analysis of naturally occurring nuclides has the potential to support geothermal energ\ e[ploitation during various stages of a project·s life c\cle. One possible methodological approach is based on the ... -
Automated data processing and numerical methods for travel-time based hydraulic tomography
(2020-08-13)Travel time based hydraulic tomography is a useful and promising technique for reconstructing the spatial distribution of aquifer hydraulic properties (e.g., hydraulic diffusivity). Simultaneous Iterative Reconstruction ... -
Preferential flow dynamics in the vadose zone of fractured and fractured-porous media: Development of a parallelized multi-scale Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics model
(2020-03-23)The main objective of this thesis is the development of a smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) model to study preferential flow dynamics in partially saturated porous-fractured media at core- and micro scale. The research ... -
Structural control on fluid migration in inverted sedimentary basins
(2019-04-30)Analogue studies in earth sciences are crucial for the understanding of various geological environments that may serve as future storage sites for carbon dioxide captured at an industrial scale. The feasibility of CCS pilot ... -
Conceptual Planning of Managed Aquifer Recharge in the Context of Integrated Water Resources Management for a semi-arid and a tropical Case Study in Palestine and Brazil: A new Integrated MAR Planning Approach.
(2018-08-07)This thesis focuses on the development, application and evaluation of new integrative approach for the planning of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) concepts in the context of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The ... -
Identification and quantification of the effects of flow regime and matrix-conduit interaction in the characterization of karst aquifers
(2018-03-13)In addition to alluvial aquifers, karst aquifers are counted among the most important groundwater resources. Besides the high benefit of karstic springs, they also pose risks to the user or people living close to those ... -
Single-well tracer push-pull method development for subsurface process characterization
(2016-12-07)Geological inherent knowledge, hydraulic test and geophysical methods can estimate most of the stimulated georeservoir properties. The transport effective parameters such as fracture aperture and effective porosity cannot ... -
Fault zones in potential geothermal reservoir rocks in the Upper Rhine Graben: Characteristics, permeability implications, and numerical stress field models
(2016-07-26)Fault zones in carbonate successions of the Middle Triassic Muschelkalk are potential target structures of hydrothermal projects in the Upper Rhine Graben (URG). A mixed-method approach was applied to make assumptions on ... -
Development and application of a modelling approach for distributed karst aquifer characterization and groundwater residence time derivation
(2016-01-19)Spring protection in karst aquifers is particularly challenging since their high complexity thwarts their characterization by traditional field investigated methods. Especially the properties of the highly conductive conduit ... -
The role of fault zones on structure, operation and prospects of geothermal reservoirs - A case study in Lahendong, Indonesia
(2015-05-27)Expiration of fossil fuels and climate irregularities directs the energy demands towards renewable energy sources for the energy supply in future. In this frame, geothermal energy gives a substantial contribution to the ... -
Investigations on groundwater dewatering by using vertical circulation wells: Numerical simulation method development and field validation
(2015-03-06)Construction dewatering is a common engineering problem encountered at construction and mining sites. Successful site dewatering requires proper design and implementation of groundwater lowering techniques depending on ... -
Organische Spurenstoffe als Indikatoren zur Charakterisierung komplexer Grundwassersysteme
(2015-02-10)Conventional hydrogeological methods (e.g. water level contour maps, hydrographs, pumping tests) can only provide limited information for the basic characterization of complex aquifers, namley catchment delineation, deriving ... -
Improved tracer techniques for georeservoir applications
(2015-01-26)For an efficient and sustainable use of georeservoirs, optimal reservoir management procedures are required. Such procedures often rely on tracer tests. Due to in-situ interactions between the tracer and the reservoir, ...