Simulating the Evolution of Fluid Underpressures in the Great Plains, by Incorporation of Tectonic Uplift and Tilting, with a Groundwater Flow Model

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Correlation of sections of the paper with FE elements of the flow chart of the modeling process in Figure 13 that they refer to.

Section title	Flow chart of the modeling process Figure 13, Element #
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. The Geologic Setting
3. Methodology
3.1. Understanding the Geology and Quantifying Structural Changes
3.2. Assembling the present-day geofluid underpressure data
3.3. Creating and Calibrating the Hydrologic Model to Simulate	FE#’s ; (4b), (9), (2b), (4a), (5b); (2a),
Structurally Driven Underpressures	(4a), (5a), (7b), (7a)
3.3.1. Uplift, Deposition, And Erosion	FE#
3.3.2. Hydraulic Conductivity and Specific Storage	FE# (6), Appendix C, (2a), (8), (5a), (4b), (7a)
Darcy’s equation (2)	FE#’s: (4a), (5a), (4b), (7a)
3.3.3. Boundary Conditions (BCs) for the Sequence of	FE#’s: (2b), (4a), (8), (5b), (4b), (7a), (7b); FE’s: ,
Models	arrows of FE# (3)
3.3.4. Initial Heads for the Sequence of Models	FE#’s (3a), (3b), (3i); ’s under FE#’s
3.3.5. Transience While Running the Sequence of 9 MODFLOW	FE# (3), FE# (3a)
Models
3.3.6. Sensitivity Analysis
3.3.7. Model Limitations
4. Results and Discussion
5. Summary and Conclusions
A. Theoretical Basis of Underpressure
B. Expanded Geologic Setting
C. Permeability and Hydraulic Conductivity Values from Other Sources
Definitions of Terms
Acknowledgements
References