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Impact of permeability anisotropy misalignment on flow rates predicted by hydrogeological models by Poulet, Thomas, Sheldon, Heather A., Kelka, Ulrich, Behnoudfar, Pouria

“…The notion of permeability is critical to compute underground fluid flow. In most cases rock permeability is anisotropic, due to physical processes including…”
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Realistic permeability distributions in faults and sediments: The key to predicting fluid flow in sedimentary basins by Sheldon, Heather A., Crombez, Vincent, Poulet, Thomas, Kelka, Ulrich, Kunzmann, Marcus, Kerrison, Emily

“…The permeability of faults and their sedimentary host rocks is a critical input for models of fluid flow in sedimentary basins. Permeability of sedimentary…”
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Recovery efficiency in high-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage systems by Sheldon, Heather A., Wilkins, Andy, Green, Christopher P.

“…Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) uses excess thermal energy to heat water which is stored in an aquifer until it is needed, at which time the hot water is…”
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Active fault and shear processes and their implications for mineral deposit formation and discovery by Micklethwaite, Steven, Sheldon, Heather A., Baker, Timothy

“…Mineralisation associated with fault, vein and shear zone systems can be related to processes that operated when those systems were active. Despite the…”
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Carbonate replacement as the principal ore formation process in the Proterozoic McArthur River (HYC) sediment-hosted Zn-Pb deposit, Australia by Spinks, Sam C, Pearce, Mark A, Liu, Weihua, Kunzmann, Marcus, Ryan, Chris G, Moorhead, Gareth F, Kirkham, Robin, Blaikie, Teagan, Sheldon, Heather A, Schaubs, Peter M, Rickard, William D. A

“…The McArthur River (HYC) Zn-Pb-Ag deposit in the Carpentaria Zn belt, northern Australia, is one of the world's largest and most studied sediment-hosted base…”
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Hydrothermal models of the Perth metropolitan area, Western Australia: implications for geothermal energy by Schilling, Oliver, Sheldon, Heather A., Reid, Lynn B., Corbel, Soazig

“…Hydrothermal simulations are used to provide insight into the subsurface thermal regime of the Perth metropolitan area (PMA) in Western Australia. High average…”
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Conforming Finite-Element Methods for Modeling Convection in an Incompressible Rock Matrix by Gross, Lutz, Poulet, Thomas, Sheldon, Heather A.

“…Coupled heat transport and fluid flow in porous rocks play a role in many geological phenomena, including the formation of hydrothermal mineral deposits, the…”
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Groundwater cooling of a supercomputer in Perth, Western Australia: hydrogeological simulations and thermal sustainability by Sheldon, Heather A, Schaubs, Peter M, Rachakonda, Praveen K, Trefry, Michael G, Reid, Lynn B, Lester, Daniel R, Metcalfe, Guy, Poulet, Thomas, Regenauer-Lieb, Klaus

“…Groundwater cooling (GWC) is a sustainable alternative to conventional cooling technologies for supercomputers. A GWC system has been implemented for the…”
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Investigating the influence of aquifer heterogeneity on the potential for thermal free convection in the Yarragadee Aquifer, Western Australia by Irvine, Dylan J., Sheldon, Heather A., Simmons, Craig T., Werner, Adrian D., Griffiths, Cedric M.

“…The potential for thermal convection in aquifers is strongly influenced by permeability. Permeability is highly heterogeneous within aquifers, and spatial…”
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The potential for convection and implications for geothermal energy in the Perth Basin, Western Australia by Sheldon, Heather A., Florio, Brendan, Trefry, Michael G., Reid, Lynn B., Ricard, Ludovic P., Ghori, K. Ameed R.

“…Convection of groundwater in aquifers can create areas of anomalously high temperature at shallow depths which could be exploited for geothermal energy…”
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Simulation of magmatic and metamorphic fluid production coupled with deformation, fluid flow and heat transport by Sheldon, Heather A.

“…A methodology for simulating magmatic and metamorphic fluid production coupled with mechanical deformation, fluid flow and heat transport is presented. The…”
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An analysis of the roles of stress, temperature, and pH in chemical compaction of sandstones by Sheldon, Heather A, Wheeler, John, Worden, Richard H, Cheadle, Michael J

“…Chemical compaction, also known as pressure solution, involves dissolution along grain contacts and transport of solute to the adjacent pore space by…”
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Numerical modelling of faulting and fluid flow in porous rocks: An approach based on critical state soil mechanics by Sheldon, H.A., Barnicoat, A.C., Ord, A.

“…The mechanical behaviour of porous rocks changes from localised, dilatant shear failure to distributed shear-enhanced compaction with increasing porosity,…”
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Faulting and fluid flow in porous rocks and sediments: implications for mineralisation and other processes by Barnicoat, A. C., Sheldon, H. A., Ord, A.

“…Faults in sedimentary rocks can act as fluid pathways or barriers to flow and display a range of deformation styles. These features can be explained by…”
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Assessing the Perth Basin geothermal opportunity: Preliminary results from simulations of heat transfer and fluid flow by Sheldon, Heather A., Poulet, Thomas, Wellmann, J. Florian, Regenauer-Lieb, Klaus, Trefry, Mike, Horowitz, Franklin G., Gessner, Klaus

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An analysis of the roles of stress, temperature, and pH in chemical compaction of sandstones @discussion and reply by Walderhaug, Olav, Oelkers, Eric H, Bjorkum, Per Arne, Sheldon, Heather A, Wheeler, John, Worden, Richard H, Cheadle, Michael J

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An Analysis of the Roles of Stress, Temperature, and pH in Chemical Compaction of Sandstones: Reply by Sheldon, H. A., Wheeler, J., Worden, R. H., Cheadle, M. J.

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