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  • Hydrogeology
  • Geological Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Background:

  • Accurate groundwater flow and solute transport modeling necessitates precise aquifer geometry representation.
  • Aquifer structure and connectivity are significantly influenced by geological faults, impacting flow paths and sealing mechanisms.
  • Robustly simulating groundwater flow around faults remains a complex challenge in hydrogeological studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel methodology for incorporating geological faults into groundwater flow models.
  • To utilize the unstructured grid capabilities of MODFLOW-USG and MODFLOW 6 for fault representation.
  • To demonstrate the impact of faults on aquifer connectivity and groundwater flow using a synthetic example.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a methodology employing non-neighbor connections between juxtaposed layers to represent fault geometries.
  • Utilized the unstructured grid (USG) features within MODFLOW-USG and the latest MODFLOW 6.
  • Applied the method to a synthetic fluvial aquifer model to illustrate fault representation and its effects.

Main Results:

  • The methodology successfully represented fault geometries and their influence on aquifer structure.
  • Demonstrated how faults can connect permeable channel features at different depths within a heterogeneous aquifer.
  • Visualized the significant impact of fault offset on groundwater flow patterns in the synthetic model.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method effectively integrates fault geometries into groundwater flow and solute transport models.
  • Accurate representation of faults is crucial for understanding groundwater connectivity and flow dynamics.
  • This approach enhances the reliability of hydrogeological models in complex geological settings.