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We describe a novel framework for estimating subsurface properties, such as rock permeability and porosity, from time-lapse observed seismic data by coupling full-waveform inversion, subsurface flow processes, and rock physics models. For…
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In this work, we develop a new algorithm to solve large-scale incompressible time-dependent fluid--structure interaction (FSI) problems using a matrix-free finite element method in arbitrary Lagrangian--Eulerian (ALE) frame of reference. We…
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