Modeling Subsurface Petroleum Hydrocarbon Transport
This course focuses on modeling subsurface transport of petroleum hydrocarbons.
But in order to apply models to a problem, the problem itself must be understood.
So we will start by describing the factors that influence observed plumes in the subsurface.
These include
- the chemical,
- the biological, and
- the physical.
A second theme is that
the way that plumes are sampled and how data are interpreted influences how plumes are
perceived.
Perception can trump the real underlying contaminant distribution, because of problems
in sampling, analysis and interpretation. These factors become as important as the
real
phenomena. These ideas are illustrated by examples drawn from actual Agency case files.
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