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Numerical Modeling
Application of computational methods to solve complex problems that predict the behavior or the outcome of a real-world or physical system that evolves in space and time.
Geothermal Glossary
Word of the Week – Peak Load Generation
Peak Load Generation The amount of power required to maintain an electric grid for short-lived periods (e.g., morning, late afternoon and evening) in response to high demand. Thermal power plants that burn natural gas and hydroelectric dams are two common modes of...
Word of the Week – Perforation
Perforation The process of punching holes through the steel casing liner in a well in order to inject fluid into or produce fluid out of the reservoir rock. Perforations are achieved through deployment of a perforation gun, which is a string of explosive charges.
Word of the Week – Piezometric Surface
Piezometric Surface The imaginary surface to which groundwater rises under hydrostatic pressure in wells or springs.