Paul Hsieh (Former Employee)
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 67
Estimating Hydraulic Parameters When Poroelastic Effects Are Significant Estimating Hydraulic Parameters When Poroelastic Effects Are Significant
For almost 80 years, deformation-induced head changes caused by poroelastic effects have been observed during pumping tests in multilayered aquifer-aquitard systems. As water in the aquifer is released from compressive storage during pumping, the aquifer is deformed both in the horizontal and vertical directions. This deformation in the pumped aquifer causes deformation in the adjacent...
Authors
S.J. Berg, P. A. Hsieh, W.A. Illman
Computer simulation of reservoir depletion and oil flow from the Macondo well following the Deepwater Horizon blowout Computer simulation of reservoir depletion and oil flow from the Macondo well following the Deepwater Horizon blowout
This report describes the application of a computer model to simulate reservoir depletion and oil flow from the Macondo well following the Deepwater Horizon blowout. Reservoir and fluid data used for model development are based on (1) information released in BP's investigation report of the incident, (2) information provided by BP personnel during meetings in Houston, Texas, and (3)...
Authors
Paul Hsieh
Book review: Fundamentals of rock mechanics Book review: Fundamentals of rock mechanics
No abstract available.
Authors
Paul A. Hsieh
Numerical models of caldera deformation: Effects of multiphase and multicomponent hydrothermal fluid flow Numerical models of caldera deformation: Effects of multiphase and multicomponent hydrothermal fluid flow
Ground surface displacement (GSD) in large calderas is often interpreted as resulting from magma intrusion at depth. Recent advances in geodetic measurements of GSD, notably interferometric synthetic aperture radar, reveal complex and multifaceted deformation patterns that often require complex source models to explain the observed GSD. Although hydrothermal fluids have been discussed as...
Authors
M. Hutnak, S. Hurwitz, S. E. Ingebritsen, P. A. Hsieh
Guide to the Revised Ground-Water Flow and Heat Transport Simulator: HYDROTHERM - Version 3 Guide to the Revised Ground-Water Flow and Heat Transport Simulator: HYDROTHERM - Version 3
The HYDROTHERM computer program simulates multi-phase ground-water flow and associated thermal energy transport in three dimensions. It can handle high fluid pressures, up to 1 ? 109 pascals (104 atmospheres), and high temperatures, up to 1,200 degrees Celsius. This report documents the release of Version 3, which includes various additions, modifications, and corrections that have been...
Authors
Kenneth L. Kipp, Paul A. Hsieh, Scott R. Charlton
Ground-Water Flow Model for the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho Ground-Water Flow Model for the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho
This report presents a computer model of ground-water flow in the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) aquifer in Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho. The aquifer is the sole source of drinking water for more than 500,000 residents in the area. In response to the concerns about the impacts of increased ground-water withdrawals resulting from recent and...
Authors
Paul A. Hsieh, Michael E. Barber, Bryce A. Contor, Akram Hossain, Gary S. Johnson, Joseph L. Jones, Allan H. Wylie
Non-USGS Publications**
Montgomery-Brown, E. K., Shelly, D. R., & Hsieh, P. A., 2019, Snowmelt-triggered earthquake swarms at the margin of Long Valley Caldera, California, Geophysical Research Letters, 46. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082254.
National Research Council. 2001. Conceptual Models of Flow and Transport in the Fractured Vadose Zone. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/10102.
Committee on Fracture Characterization and Fluid Flow, 1996, Rock Fractures and Fluid Flow, Contemporary Understanding and Applications: Washington D.C., National Academy Press, 551 p.
Poroelasticity simulation of ground-water flow and subsurface deformation; Simulation of deformation of sediments from decline of ground-water levels in an aquifer underlain by a bedrock step
Ritzi, R.W., Jr., Sorooshian, S., and Hsieh, P.A., 1991, The estimation of fluid flow properties from the response of water levels in wells to the combined atmospheric and earth tide forces: Water Resources Research, v. 27, no. 5, p. 883-893.
Barton, C.C., and Hsieh, P.A., 1989, Physical and hydrologic-flow properties of fractures, Field Trip Guidebook T385, 28th International Geologic Congress: American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C., 36 p.
Hsieh, P.A., Bredehoeft, J.D., and Farr, J.M, 1987, Determination of aquifer transmissivity from earth tide analysis: Water Resources Research, v. 23, no. 10, p. 1824-1832.
Hsieh, P.A., Neuman, S.P., and Simpson, E.S., 1983, Pressure testing of fractured rocks--a methodology employing three-dimensional cross-hole tests: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Topical Report NUREG/CR- 3213, 176 p.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 67
Estimating Hydraulic Parameters When Poroelastic Effects Are Significant Estimating Hydraulic Parameters When Poroelastic Effects Are Significant
For almost 80 years, deformation-induced head changes caused by poroelastic effects have been observed during pumping tests in multilayered aquifer-aquitard systems. As water in the aquifer is released from compressive storage during pumping, the aquifer is deformed both in the horizontal and vertical directions. This deformation in the pumped aquifer causes deformation in the adjacent...
Authors
S.J. Berg, P. A. Hsieh, W.A. Illman
Computer simulation of reservoir depletion and oil flow from the Macondo well following the Deepwater Horizon blowout Computer simulation of reservoir depletion and oil flow from the Macondo well following the Deepwater Horizon blowout
This report describes the application of a computer model to simulate reservoir depletion and oil flow from the Macondo well following the Deepwater Horizon blowout. Reservoir and fluid data used for model development are based on (1) information released in BP's investigation report of the incident, (2) information provided by BP personnel during meetings in Houston, Texas, and (3)...
Authors
Paul Hsieh
Book review: Fundamentals of rock mechanics Book review: Fundamentals of rock mechanics
No abstract available.
Authors
Paul A. Hsieh
Numerical models of caldera deformation: Effects of multiphase and multicomponent hydrothermal fluid flow Numerical models of caldera deformation: Effects of multiphase and multicomponent hydrothermal fluid flow
Ground surface displacement (GSD) in large calderas is often interpreted as resulting from magma intrusion at depth. Recent advances in geodetic measurements of GSD, notably interferometric synthetic aperture radar, reveal complex and multifaceted deformation patterns that often require complex source models to explain the observed GSD. Although hydrothermal fluids have been discussed as...
Authors
M. Hutnak, S. Hurwitz, S. E. Ingebritsen, P. A. Hsieh
Guide to the Revised Ground-Water Flow and Heat Transport Simulator: HYDROTHERM - Version 3 Guide to the Revised Ground-Water Flow and Heat Transport Simulator: HYDROTHERM - Version 3
The HYDROTHERM computer program simulates multi-phase ground-water flow and associated thermal energy transport in three dimensions. It can handle high fluid pressures, up to 1 ? 109 pascals (104 atmospheres), and high temperatures, up to 1,200 degrees Celsius. This report documents the release of Version 3, which includes various additions, modifications, and corrections that have been...
Authors
Kenneth L. Kipp, Paul A. Hsieh, Scott R. Charlton
Ground-Water Flow Model for the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho Ground-Water Flow Model for the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho
This report presents a computer model of ground-water flow in the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) aquifer in Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho. The aquifer is the sole source of drinking water for more than 500,000 residents in the area. In response to the concerns about the impacts of increased ground-water withdrawals resulting from recent and...
Authors
Paul A. Hsieh, Michael E. Barber, Bryce A. Contor, Akram Hossain, Gary S. Johnson, Joseph L. Jones, Allan H. Wylie
Non-USGS Publications**
Montgomery-Brown, E. K., Shelly, D. R., & Hsieh, P. A., 2019, Snowmelt-triggered earthquake swarms at the margin of Long Valley Caldera, California, Geophysical Research Letters, 46. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082254.
National Research Council. 2001. Conceptual Models of Flow and Transport in the Fractured Vadose Zone. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/10102.
Committee on Fracture Characterization and Fluid Flow, 1996, Rock Fractures and Fluid Flow, Contemporary Understanding and Applications: Washington D.C., National Academy Press, 551 p.
Poroelasticity simulation of ground-water flow and subsurface deformation; Simulation of deformation of sediments from decline of ground-water levels in an aquifer underlain by a bedrock step
Ritzi, R.W., Jr., Sorooshian, S., and Hsieh, P.A., 1991, The estimation of fluid flow properties from the response of water levels in wells to the combined atmospheric and earth tide forces: Water Resources Research, v. 27, no. 5, p. 883-893.
Barton, C.C., and Hsieh, P.A., 1989, Physical and hydrologic-flow properties of fractures, Field Trip Guidebook T385, 28th International Geologic Congress: American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C., 36 p.
Hsieh, P.A., Bredehoeft, J.D., and Farr, J.M, 1987, Determination of aquifer transmissivity from earth tide analysis: Water Resources Research, v. 23, no. 10, p. 1824-1832.
Hsieh, P.A., Neuman, S.P., and Simpson, E.S., 1983, Pressure testing of fractured rocks--a methodology employing three-dimensional cross-hole tests: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Topical Report NUREG/CR- 3213, 176 p.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.