Year Type Reference Keyword
2022 Journal Markale I., Velasquez-Parra A., Alcolea A., Jiménez-Martínez J. (2022). Mixing Controlled Adsorption at the LiquidSolid Interfaces in Unsaturated Porous Media. Transport in Porous Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01747-x Groundwater, Contaminated aquifers; Multiphase flow
2021 Conference proc. Castilla R.*, Dyer B., Bethmann F., Alcolea A., Christe F., Serbeto F., Meier P., Hertrich M. (2021). Preliminary analysis of hydraulic shear stimulations in the Bredretto Lab: The link with natural fractures. Proceedings 19th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Geneva 2021. Deep geothermal, Geophysics, Well-logging, seismic risk
2021 Journal Dahrabou A., Valley B., Meier P., Brunner Ph., Alcolea A. (2021) A systematic methodology to calibrate wellbore failure models, estimate the in-situ stress tensor and evaluate wellbore cross-sectional geometry. International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences 149 (2022) 104935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104935. Deep geothermal, Geophysics, Well-logging, Inverse Problem, Software Development
2020 Conference proc. Meier P. *, Bethmann F., Zingg O., Alcolea A., Ollinger D., Tormann T., Castilla R. (2021) Understanding the Pohang EGS Reservoir and the Need for Advanced Traffic Light Systems. Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2020+1. Reykjavik, Iceland. Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2020 Conference proc. Alcolea A. *., Meier P., Vilarrasa V., Olivella S, Carrera J. (2021). Geomechanical analysis of the hydraulic stimulations in borehole PX2 at Pohang EGS site, South Korea. Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2020+1. Reykjavik, Iceland Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2020 Conference proc. Meier P.*, Guinot F., Bethmann F., Faschingbauer R., Alcolea A., Liautaud F., Thanourey J., Schott T., Carrera J., Vilarrasa V., Genter A., Cuenot N., Mouchot J., Saar M., Kong X.-Z., Bracke R., Wittig V., Nardini I., Müller-Ruhe W., Schindler D., Zucker A., Amann F., Rausch T., Wienzek A., Buchner A., Molliet A., McMath D., Schnettler-Kristensen P., Hallundbaek S., Hallundbaek J. (2021). ZoDrEx, an European Endeavour for Optimising Zonal Isolation, Drilling and Exploitation of EGS Projects. Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2020+1. Reykjavik, Iceland. Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2020 Journal Jiménez-Martínez J.J., Alcolea A., Straubhaar J. A., Renard Ph. Impact of phases distribution on mixing and reactions in unsaturated porous media. Advances in Water Resources 144 (2020) 103697. Groundwater, Contaminated aquifers; Multiphase flow
2019 Journal Alcolea A., Contreras S., Hunink J., García-Aróstegui J.L., Jiménez-Martínez J.J. Hydrogeological modelling for the watershed management of the Mar Menor coastal lagoon (Spain). Science of the Total Environment 663 (2019) 901–914. Groundwater, Contaminated aquifers
2019 Journal Alcolea A., Becker J.K., Marschall P. An automated procedure for the detailed analysis of geophysical well-logs. In: NORRIS, S., NEEFT, M. & VAN GEET, M. (eds) Multiple Roles of Clays in Radioactive Waste Confinement. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 482, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP482.9 Geophysics, Well-logging, Inverse Problem, Software Development
2019 Journal Alcolea A., Kuhlmann U., Marschall P. 3D modelling of the Excavation Damaged Zone around HLW/ILW tunnels and shafts using a Marked Point Process technique. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment 17 (2019) 29–46 Radioactive waste disposal, THM modelling
2019 Conference proc. Meier P. *, Zingg O., Bethmann F., Alcolea A., Ollinger D., Tormann T, Castilla R. Understanding the Pohang EGS reservoir and the need for advanced traffic light systems. Third Schatzalp Workshop on Induced Seismicity. Davos 2019 Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2019 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Meier P., Vilarrasa V., Olivella O., Carrera J. Hydromechanical modelling of the stimulations in borehole PX2 (Pohang; South Korea). Third Schatzalp Workshop on Induced Seismicity. Davos 2019 Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2019 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Garitte B., Marschall P., Firat-Lüthi B. FE modelling Task Force and current status of data collection Mont Terri Technical meeting February 2019 Radioactive waste disposal, THM modelling
2017 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Becker J. Automatic interpretation of geophysical well logs. 15th Swiss Geosciences Meeting 2017. Davos, Switzerland, November 2017 Geophysics, Well-logging, Inverse Problem, Software Development
2017 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Becker J. Automatic interpretation of geophysical well logs. 15th Swiss Geosciences Meeting 2017. Davos, Switzerland, November 2017 Geophysics, Well-logging, Inverse Problem, Software Development
2017 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Becker J., Marschall P. An automated procedure for the detailed analysis of geophysical well logs. ClayConf 2017. Davos, Switzerland, October 2017 Geophysics, Well-logging, Inverse Problem, Software Development
2017 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Kuhlmann U., Marschall P. 3D modelling of the Excavation Damaged Zone around HLW/ILW tunnels and shafts using a Marked Point Process technique. ClayConf 2017. Davos, Switzerland Radioactive waste disposal, THM modelling
2017 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Kuhlmann U., Marschall P. 3D modelling of the Excavation Damaged Zone around HLW/ILW tunnels and shafts using a Marked Point Process technique. ClayConf 2017. Davos, Switzerland Radioactive waste disposal, THM modelling
2016 Journal Marschall P., Giger S., de La Vaissière R., Shao H., Leung H., Nussbaum Ch., Trick Th., Lanyon G.W., Senger R., Lisjak A., Alcolea A. (2016). Hydro-mechanical evolution of the EDZ as transport path for radionuclides and gas: insights from a dedicated experimental programme in the Mont Terri URL. Swiss Journal of Geosciences – Springer. doi: 10.1007/s00015-016-0246-z Radioactive waste disposal, THM modelling
2016 Journal Alcolea A., Kuhlmann U., Marschall P., Lisjak A., Grasselli G., Mahabadi O., de La Vaissière R., Leung H., Shao H. (2016). A pragmatic approach to abstract the EDZ around tunnels of a geological radioactive waste repository. Application to the HG-A experiment in Mont Terri. In: Norris, S., Bruno, J., Van Geet, M. & Verhoef, E. (eds) Radioactive Waste Confinement: Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443, http://doi.org/10.1144/SP443.8. Radioactive waste disposal, THM modelling
2015 Journal Pool M., Carrera J., Alcolea A. (2015). A comparison of deterministic and stochastic approaches for regional scale inverse modelling on the Mar del Plata aquifer. Journal of Hydrology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.09.064. Groundwater, Geostatistical inverse problem, RPPM
2015 Conference proc. Meier P.*, Alcolea A., Bethmann F. Lessons Learned from Basel: New EGS Projects in Switzerland Using Multistage Stimulation and a Probabilistic Traffic Light System for the Reduction of Seismic Risk. Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2015, Melbourne, Australia, 19-25 April 2015. Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2015 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Kuhlmann U., Marschall P., Lisjak A., Grasselli G., Mahabadi O., de La Vaissière R., Leung H., Shao H. A pragmatic methodology to abstract the EDZ around tunnels of a geological radioactive waste repository - Application to the HG-A experiment in Mont Terri. ClayConf 2015. Brussels, Belgium, March 2015. Radioactive waste disposal, THM modelling
2014 Journal Gischig V., Wiemer S., Alcolea A. (2014). Balancing reservoir creation and seismic hazard in enhanced geothermal systems. Geophys. J. Int. 198, 1585–1598. Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2014 Conference proc. Alcolea A., Kuhlmann U. Hydraulic Conductance of the EDZ around Underground Structures of a Geological Repository for Radioactive Waste. Proceedings of the 4th EAGE Shale Workshop, Porto, Portugal, April 2014. Radioactive waste disposal, THM modelling
2014 Conference proc. Alcolea A., Bethmann F, Meier P.*. Implementation of a probabilistic traffic light system for the reduction of seismic hazard associated with an EGS project using a hydraulic multistage stimulation in the Commune Haute-Sorne (République et Canton du Jura, Switzerland). Deep Geothermal days, Paris (2014) Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2013 Journal De Simone S., Vilarrasa V., Carrera J., Alcolea A., Meier P. (2013). Thermal coupling may control mechanical stability of geothermal reservoirs during cold water injection. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 64(1), pp. 117-126. Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2013 Book chapter Renard Ph., Alcolea A., Ginsbourger D. (2013) Stochastic versus deterministic approaches. In Environmental models: finding simplicity in complexity. DOI: 10.1002/9781118351475.ch8 Geostatistical inverse problem
2013 Conference proc. Meier P.*, Alcolea A. Geotermia profunda al Norte de los Alpes. Congreso sobre aspectos tecnológicos hidrogeológicos de la Geotermia, AIH-GE, Barcelona, 18-19 Abril 2013 Deep geothermal
2013 Conference proc. De Simone, S.*, V. Vilarrasa, J. Carrera, A. Alcolea, P. Meier. Modeling the effects of hydraulic stimulation on geothermal reservoirs. European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2013, Vienna, Austria, 07 – 12 April 2013. Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2013 Conference proc. De Simone, S.*, V. Vilarrasa, J. Carrera, A. Alcolea, P. Meier. Fracture instability caused by cold water injection. European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2012, Vienna, Austria, 07 – 12 April 2013. Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2013 Conference proc. De Simone, S.*, V. Vilarrasa, J. Carrera, A. Alcolea, P. Meier. Thermo-Hydro-mechanical modeling of hidraulic simulation in a deep geothermal reservoir. Congreso sobre aspectos tecnológicos hidrogeológicos de la Geotermia, AIH-GE, Barcelona, 18-19 april 2013(poster presentation). Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2012 Conference proc. Schill E.*, Klingler P., Abdelfettah Y., Alcolea A. The role of lithological and structural changes for geothermal projects in the area of Basel. Stanford Geothermal Workshop 2012, Stanford (USA), 2012. Deep geothermal
2011 Conference proc. De Simone S.*, Vilarrasa V., Carrera J., Alcolea A., Meier P. Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical simulation of Geothermal Reservoir Stimulation. 4th Workshop of CODE_BRIGHT, Barcelona (Spain), 2011. Deep geothermal, seismic risk, THM modelling
2011 Conference proc. Papafotiou A.*, Senger R., Alcolea A., Lanyon G. W., Ewing J. Modeling Approaches for Evaluating the Effects of Heterogeneity on Two-Phase Flow Associated With the Migration of Waste-Generated Gas From SF/HLW- and L/ILW Repositories in Low-Permeability Formations. ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B. Reims, France, September 25–29, 2011 Radioactive waste disposal, THM modelling
2011 Book chapter Carrera J., Pool M., Abarca E., Hidalgo J.J., Slooten L.J., Vazquez-Suñe E., Sanz E., Gámez D., Alcolea A. (2011). Principios y conceptos básicos sobre intrusion marina y gestión de acuíferos costeros. In Cuatro décadas de investigaciñón y formación en aguas subterráneas. Libro Homenaje al Profesor Emilio Custodio. ISBN: 978-84-938046-1-9. Groundwater, Saltwater intrusion
2010 Journal Riva M., Guadagnini A. , De Gaspari F., Alcolea A. (2010), Exact sensitivity matrix and influence of the number of pilot points in the geostatistical inversion of moment equations of groundwater flow, Water Resour. Res., 46, W11513, DOI:10.1029/2009WR008476. Groundwater, Geostatistical inverse problem
2010 Journal Alcolea A., Renard Ph. (2010), Blocking Moving Window algorithm: Conditioning multiple-point simulations to hydrogeological data, Water Resour. Res., 46, W08511, doi:10.1029/2009WR007943. Groundwater, Geostatistical inverse problem, RPPM
2010 Conference proc. Bertone F.*, Boris D., Alcolea A., Renard Ph., Mariethoz G. Using a stochastic approach to reduce risks in groundwater resources development: a case study in Sur, Oman. XXXVIII IAH Congress, Krakow (Poland), 2010. Groundwater, Geostatistical inverse problem, RPPM
2010 Conference proc. De Gaspari* F., Riva M., Alcolea A., Guadagnini A. Computationally efficient inversion of steady-state stochastic moment equations of groundwater flow, XVIII International Conference on Water Resources, CMWR, J. Carrera (Ed.), proceedings on CD-ROM, Barcelona (Spain), 2010. Numerical methods, Inverse problem, Software development
2010 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Renard Ph. The Blocking Moving Window algorithm. Conditioning multiple point simulations to connectivity and head data, XVIII International Conference on Water Resources, CMWR, J. Carrera (Ed.), proceedings on CD-ROM, Barcelona (Spain), 2010. Numerical methods, Inverse problem, Software development
2009 Journal Silva O., Carrera J., Kumar S., Dentz M., Alcolea A., Willmann M. (2009): A general real-time formulation for multi-rate mass transfer problems, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 1399-1411. Contaminated aquifers, matrix diffusion
2009 Journal Hendricks Franssen H.J., Alcolea A., Riva M., Bakr M., van der Wiel N., Stauffer F., Guadagnini A. (2009), A comparison of seven methods for the inverse modelling of groundwater flow. Application to the characterisation of well catchments, Advances in Water Resources, doi:10.1016 /j.advwatres.2009.02.011. Groundwater, Geostatistical inverse problem, RPPM
2009 Journal Alcolea A., Renard Ph., Mariethoz G., Bertone F. (2009). "Reducing the impact of a desalination plant using stochastic modeling and optimization." Journal of Hydrology, 365(3-4): 275-288. Groundwater, Geostatistical inverse problem, RPPM
2009 Conference proc. Glenz D.*, Renard Ph., Perrochet P., Alcolea A., Vogel A. A synthesis of available data to analyze the interaction between the Rhône River and its alluvial aquifer. Poster presentation. 7th Swiss GeoScience Meeting, Neuchâtel (Switzerland), 2009. Groundwater, Surface water
2009 Conference proc. Hendricks Franssen H.J.*, Alcolea A., Riva M., Bakr M., van de Wiel N., Stauffer F. , Guadagnini A. A comparison of seven inverse methods for modelling 2D steady-state groundwater flow and mass transport in mildly to strongly heterogeneous synthetic aquifers, Congress of the European Geosciences Union, Vienna (Austria), 2009. Numerical methods, Inverse problem
2008 Journal Alcolea A., Carrera J., Medina A. (2008). Regularized pilot points method for reproducing the effect of small scale variability. Application to simulations of contaminant transport. Journal of Hydrology, 355(1-4): 76-90. Contaminated aquifers, Geostatistical inverse problem, RPPM
2008 Conference proc. Alcolea A*., Renard Ph. The blocking moving window sampler. Conditioning MP simulations to non-local hydrological data. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), 2008. Groundwater, Inverse problem, Numerical methods
2008 Conference proc. Alcolea A*., Renard Ph. The blocking moving window sampler. Conditioning MP simulations to non-local hydrological data. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), 2008. Groundwater, Inverse problem, Numerical methods
2008 Conference proc. Alcolea A., Renard Ph.*, Mariethoz G. Coupling geostatistical inversion and optimization techniques for the management of coastal aquifers. GEOSTATS , Santiago de Chile, 2008. Groundwater, Inverse problem, Numerical methods
2007 Journal Alcolea A., Castro E., Barbieri M., Carrera J., Bea S. A. (2007). "Inverse Modeling of Coastal Aquifers Using Tidal Response and Hydraulic Tests." Ground Water 45(6): 711–722. Groundwater, Geostatistical inverse problem, RPPM
2007 Conference proc. Renard Ph., Mariethoz G.*, Alcolea A. A direct sequential co-simulation algorithm and its application in hydrogeophysics. Poster presentation. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), 2007. Geostatistical inverse problem, Numerical methods
2007 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Renard Ph., Cornaton F., Comunian A., Kerrou J., Mariethoz G. The hydrogeological compiler. A step towards Groundwater Integrated Modeling (GIM). Poster presentation. Congress of the European Geosciences Union, Vienna (Austria), 2007. 2nd best poster award. Numerical methods, Software development
2007 Conference proc. Carrera J.*, Willmann M., Sanchéz-Vila X., Dentz M., Alcolea A. The path from stochastic theory to applications in groundwater transport. Congress of the European Geosciences Union, Vienna (Austria), 2007. Numerical methods, Software development, Contaminated aquifers
2007 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Renard Ph., Mariethoz G. Geophysics in hydrogeological inverse problem: hero or villain?. Poster presentation. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), 2007. Geostatistical inverse problem, Numerical methods, Software development
2006 Journal Alcolea A., Carrera J., Medina A. (2006). "Inversion of heterogeneous parabolic-type equations using the pilot points method." International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 51(9-10): 963-980. Groundwater, Geostatistical inverse problem, RPPM
2006 Journal Alcolea A., Carrera J., Medina A. (2006). "Pilot points method incorporating prior information for solving the groundwater flow inverse problem." Advances in Water Resources 29: 1678–1689. Groundwater, Geostatistical inverse problem, RPPM
2006 Journal Carrera J., Alcolea A., Medina A., Hidalgo J., Slooten, L. J. (2005). "Inverse problem in hydrogeology." Hydrogeology Journal 13: 206-222. Geostatistical inverse problem
2006 Ph.D. Dissertation Regularized Pilot Points Method for the characterization of heterogeneity Geostatistical inverse problem, Numerical methods
2006 Conference proc. Barbieri M.*, Alcolea A., Bea S.A., Carrera J., Castro E. Geostatistical modelling of a coastal aquifer using the response to tidal fluctuations as calibration data. SWIM, Sardinia (Italy), 2006. Groundwater, Geostatistical inverse problem, RPPM
2006 Conference proc. Carrera, J.*, P. Gouze, M. Willmann, Y. Méléan, M. Dentz, T. Le Borgne, A. Alcolea, X. Sànchez-Vila. Memory Functions to Represent Transport Through Heterogeneous Media: Can They Make Physical Sense?. AGU Fall Meeting 2006, San Francisco, USA, 11-15 December 2006 Contaminated aquifers, matrix diffusion, Numerical methods
2006 Conference proc. Trinchero P.*, Castro A., Sanchez-Vila X., Alcolea A. Interpretation of hydraulic and tracer tests in highly heterogeneous fractured media by geostatistical inversion. SWIM, Sardinia (Italy), 2006. Geostatistical inverse problem, Groundwater, Contaminated aquifers
2006 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Carrera J., Medina A. Regularized Pilot Points Method for reproducing small scale variability of hydraulic conductivity. Application to contaminant transport. Poster Presentation. AGU Joint Assembly, Baltimore (USA), 2006. Numerical methods, Software development, Contaminated aquifers
2005 Conference proc. Weinzettel P.,* Alcolea A., Vives L., Medina A., Usunoff E. Metodología de modelación en la zona no saturada. Aplicación a la cuenca del arroyo azul. ALSHUD Meeting, Buenos Aires (Argentina), 2005. Groundwater, Inverse problem, Numerical methods
2005 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Carrera J., Medina A. Pilot Points Method for the Characterization of Heterogeneous Fields: Hero or Villain?. Poster presentation. AGU Fall meeting. San Francisco (USA) , 2005. Best poster award. Numerical methods, Software development
2003 Book chapter Alcolea A., A. Medina (2003). Groundwater flow in porous media. In Encyclopedia of life support systems (EOLSS), Unesco Series, number 20, 19 pages. eBook publication. Groundwater
2002 Conference proc. Alcolea A.,* Jódar J., Medina A., Carrera J. Geostatistical inverse problem: a modified technique for characterizing heterogeneous fields. GEOENV, Barcelona (Spain), 2002. Geostatistical inverse problem, Numerical methods, Software development
2001 Book chapter Alcolea A., Ayora C., Bernet O., Bolzicco J., Carrera J., Cortina J. L., Coscera G., de Pablo J., Domenech C., Galache J., Gibert O., Knudby C., Mantecon R., Manzano M., Saaltink M., Silgado A. (2001). Barrera geoquimica. In Boletin Geologico y Minero(Special edition "Las aguas y los suelos tras el accidente de Aznalcollar"): 229-257. Contaminated aquifers, Inverse problem
2001 Journal Carrera J., Medina A., Vives L., Alcolea A., Marcuello A., Jodar J., Benet I., Saaltink M., Vazquez-Suñe E., Sanchez-Vila X., Sendros D., Ramajo H. (2001). "Modelació del flux i transport de soluts en medis porosos." TERAFLOP, Journal of CESCA, Special Centre for Super Computation of Catalonia 61: 29-30 Numerical methods, Software development
2000 Conference proc. Medina A., Alcolea A., Carrera J. Modelos de flujo y transporte en la geosfera: el código TRANSIN4. IV Jornadas de I+D en gestión de residuos radiactivos. Barcelona 2000 Numerical methods, Inverse problem, Software development
1999 Master's Thesis A hybrid Marquardt Simulated Annealing method for solving the groundwater inverse problem. Groundwater, Inverse problem, Numerical methods
1999 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Galarza G. Estimación de parámetros empíricos asociados a funciones no lineales. First Integrated World Congress on Groundwater Fortaleza (Brazil), 1999. Groundwater, Inverse problem, Numerical methods
1999 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Carrera J., Medina A. A Hybrid Marquardt-Simulated Annealing method for solving the groundwater inverse problem. Model Care ’99, Zurich (Switzerland), 1999. Geostatistical inverse problem, Numerical methods
1999 Conference proc. Alcolea A.*, Medina A. Estimación de parámetros específicos asociados a funciones no lineales. International Congress of Numerical Methods in Engineering, Sevilla (Spain), 1999. Numerical methods, Inverse Problem, Software development