TOUGH3 Category

Infinite Acting Aquifer

I have a TOUGH3 model (EOS7C) that is showing signs that the model extent is not wide enough in the East and South directions (pressures increasing over time).…

Invitation for TOUGH4 testing

TOUGH4 is the next generation of TOUGH codes, featuring numerous advancements and enhanced modeling capabilities. More information can be obtained from the following webpage: https://lbl-2.gitbook.…

TOUGH3 Installation Fails Due to BLAS Package URL Change

I am writing to seek your assistance with an issue I encountered during the installation of TOUGH3. The installation process fails due to a recent change in the URL of the BLAS package,…

Mass balance assessment with TOUGH3

I am looking to validate the observed mass balance agains the theoretical (initial + source/sink - migration form domain into boundary cells) in a TOUGH3 with Neumann boundary conditions.…

TOUGH3 installation issue

I realized many people have difficulty in compilation of TOUGH3. After polishing the installation cmake scripts and reorganizing the installation package, compilation of TOUGH3 should be more easy,…

How to debug tough3 correctly

I want to debug this code. When configuring tough3-eco2n, the command used is"/configure.sh --build-type=DEBUG --eos=eco2n --no-x11 --petsc-dir=/home/zhigao/petsc-3.17.…

How should the enthalpy be correctly specified when simulating the process of air injection into an aquifer using TOUGH3/EOS3?

Hi I am currently attempting to conduct a simulation for CAESA, specifically modeling the process of air injection into an aquifer. Due to persistent convergence issues,…

possibly bug in viscosity calculation in TOUGH3_EWASG

Dear developers, First of all, I would like to say thank you for developing this excellent codes. Here I am reporting a tiny bug I found in viscosity calculation in TOUGH3 EWASG,…

TOUGH3 output and ext2

Hello all, I am using the famous ext2.exe file to extract data from TOUGH3-eos3 output file but it is not working (although it works perfectly fine with my TOUGH2 outputs).…

Use of AMRES in TOUGH3

It appears that the `AMRES` parameter is defunct in TOUGH3 (see Main_Comp.f90). However, I am having issues of exceesive residuals which break PETSc. Are there any plans to implement a fix for…

T2Well/ECO2N mesh software recommendation

Hi everyone! I'm new to using T2Well/ECO2N and was wondering which meshing software you recommend for creating an anticline structure with different layers? I've been exploring MeshMaker, PetraSim,…

Request for Location of newhyster.xls File for Hysteresis Graphs

Hello everyone, I am currently working with the hysteresis(IRP=12, 13) in the TOUGH3 simulator as described in the Hysteresis User's Guide (https://tough.lbl.gov/assets/docs/Hysteresis_Users_Guide.…

Need Help Generating VTK Files for Vector Visualization in ParaView

Hi everyone, I'm having trouble generating VTK files for my vectors to visualize them in ParaView with Tough3. I haven't been able to create a proper VTK file,…

Format of file where pressure changes over time

Hello Everyone, I am working on another model where pressures will change over time. I am looking through the manuals for the TOUGH code and am wondering if you could direct me to a specific location…

closed loop borehole + reservoir capability

Hello community, I am new to TOUGH family. I want to simulate a closed-loop geothermal heat exchanger (eg: similar to U-tube) coupled to reservoir modeling.…

TOUGH3 installation on PC updates: Install Ubuntu Terminal and then install TOUGH3

If the operating system is Windows 10, a better option than Cygwin is Ubuntu Terminal. Updated instruction for TOUGH3 installation on Ubuntu Terminal can be found here (Installation File,…

TOUGH3/ECO2M input problems

Dear TOUGH community, I am using TOUGH3/ECO2M for modeling two injection scenarios: i) liquid CO2 (5C, 100 bar) and ii) SC-CO2 (35C, 100 bar) at the wellhead at constant temperature.…

Assistance Needed with Methane Volume Quantification in EOS7C Model

Hello, I am currently using EOS7C to model the development of a gas bubble gas beneath a low-permeability hillslope. With initial guidance from a previous forum question answered by@Alfredo…

Commingled injection well modeling

Hi, I am trying to model a commingled injection well which is a well completed through multilayers (5 layers in my model). Every layer in my model is represented by a single grid block in the Z…

How to read and visualize MESH file using PyVista

I have created a Cartesian grid model using Mesh Maker which is given the attached MESH file. How to read MESH file and visualize the grid model using PyVista?

TOUGH3-FLAC3D Coupling - Binary Files Generation

Have someone been working on the Tough3-Flac3D coupling detailed documentation?. Or the Tough2-Flac3D to have a deeper idea of how the Tough source code can be modified in the two subroutines (CYCIT,…

Eorror Compling TOUGH3 with PETSC in WSL

I have installed fortran compliers (gcc, gfortran, g++ (version9.5)) and configured petsc according to kenny's instruction (https://tough.forumbee.com/t/g9h57pf/tough3-installation-issue).…

How to extrat the results from OUTPUT in TOUGH3

I am currently conducting a large-scale simulation (over 1 million grids). I found that the OUTPUT_ELEMENT.csv file is missing some time steps and results for certain elements.…

Coupled reservoir-wellbore model initialization (using T2Well)

Hello everyone, I have started using T2Well to simulate coupled reservoir-wellbore problems recently. While initializing the numerical model, I find the following problem;…

What is the role of each code file in TOUGH3 ?

I want to modify the code to apply different k/k0 and phi/phi0 relationships for faults and rocks in TOUGH3-eco2n. Which part of the code should I modify?…