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Book Synopsis Modelling the Evolution of Natural Fracture Networks by : Michael John Welch
Download or read book Modelling the Evolution of Natural Fracture Networks written by Michael John Welch and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-18 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents and describes an innovative method to simulate the growth of natural fractural networks in different geological environments, based on their geological history and fundamental geomechanical principles. The book develops techniques to simulate the growth and interaction of large populations of layer-bound fracture directly, based on linear elastic fracture mechanics and subcritical propagation theory. It demonstrates how to use these techniques to model the nucleation, propagation and interaction of layer-bound fractures in different orientations around large scale geological structures, based on the geological history of the structures. It also explains how to use these techniques to build more accurate discrete fracture network (DFN) models at a reasonable computational cost. These models can explain many of the properties of natural fracture networks observed in outcrops, using actual outcrop examples. Finally, the book demonstrates how it can be incorporated into flow modelling workflows using subsurface examples from the hydrocarbon and geothermal industries. Modelling the Evolution of Natural Fracture Networks will be of interest to anyone curious about understanding and predicting the evolution of complex natural fracture networks across large geological structures. It will be helpful to those modelling fluid flow through fractures, or the geomechanical impact of fracture networks, in the hydrocarbon, geothermal, CO2 sequestration, groundwater and engineering industries.
Book Synopsis Modeling Fluid Migration Through Physically-based Fracture Networks by : Carl Edward Renshaw
Download or read book Modeling Fluid Migration Through Physically-based Fracture Networks written by Carl Edward Renshaw and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation by : Mark W. McClure
Download or read book Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation written by Mark W. McClure and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation describes the development and testing of a model that couples fluid-flow, deformation, friction weakening, and permeability evolution in large, complex two-dimensional discrete fracture networks. The model can be used to explore the behavior of hydraulic stimulation in settings where matrix permeability is low and preexisting fractures play an important role, such as Enhanced Geothermal Systems and gas shale. Used also to describe pure shear stimulation, mixed-mechanism stimulation, or pure opening-mode stimulation. A variety of novel techniques to ensure efficiency and realistic model behavior are implemented, and tested. The simulation methodology can also be used as an efficient method for directly solving quasistatic fracture contact problems. Results show how stresses induced by fracture deformation during stimulation directly impact the mechanism of propagation and the resulting fracture network.
Book Synopsis Fractal Modeling of Natural Fracture Networks. Final Report, June 1994--June 1995 by :
Download or read book Fractal Modeling of Natural Fracture Networks. Final Report, June 1994--June 1995 written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recovery from naturally fractured, tight-gas reservoirs is controlled by the fracture network. Reliable characterization of the actual fracture network in the reservoir is severely limited. The location and orientation of fractures intersecting the borehole can be determined, but the length of these fractures cannot be unambiguously determined. Fracture networks can be determined for outcrops, but there is little reason to believe that the network in the reservoir should be identical because of the differences in stresses and history. Because of the lack of detailed information about the actual fracture network, modeling methods must represent the porosity and permeability associated with the fracture network, as accurately as possible with very little apriori information. Three rather different types of approaches have been used: (1) dual porosity simulations; (2) 'stochastic' modeling of fracture networks, and (3) fractal modeling of fracture networks. Stochastic models which assume a variety of probability distributions of fracture characteristics have been used with some success in modeling fracture networks. The advantage of these stochastic models over the dual porosity simulations is that real fracture heterogeneities are included in the modeling process. In the sections provided in this paper the authors will present fractal analysis of the MWX site, using the box-counting procedure; (2) review evidence testing the fractal nature of fracture distributions and discuss the advantages of using their fractal analysis over a stochastic analysis; (3) present an efficient algorithm for producing a self-similar fracture networks which mimic the real MWX outcrop fracture network.
Book Synopsis Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation by : Mark McClure
Download or read book Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation written by Mark McClure and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation describes the development and testing of a model that couples fluid-flow, deformation, friction weakening, and permeability evolution in large, complex two-dimensional discrete fracture networks. The model can be used to explore the behavior of hydraulic stimulation in settings where matrix permeability is low and preexisting fractures play an important role, such as Enhanced Geothermal Systems and gas shale. Used also to describe pure shear stimulation, mixed-mechanism stimulation, or pure opening-mode stimulation. A variety of novel techniques to ensure efficiency and realistic model behavior are implemented, and tested. The simulation methodology can also be used as an efficient method for directly solving quasistatic fracture contact problems. Results show how stresses induced by fracture deformation during stimulation directly impact the mechanism of propagation and the resulting fracture network.
Book Synopsis Discrete Element Modeling of Rock Deformation, Fracture Network Development and Permeability Evolution Under Hydraulic Stimulation by :
Download or read book Discrete Element Modeling of Rock Deformation, Fracture Network Development and Permeability Evolution Under Hydraulic Stimulation written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key challenges associated with the EGS reservoir development include the ability to reliably predict hydraulic fracturing and the deformation of natural fractures as well as estimating permeability evolution of the fracture network with time. We have developed a physics-based rock deformation and fracture propagation simulator by coupling a discrete element model (DEM) for fracturing with a network flow model. In DEM model, solid rock is represented by a network of discrete elements (often referred as particles) connected by various types of mechanical bonds such as springs, elastic beams or bonds that have more complex properties (such as stress-dependent elastic constants). Fracturing is represented explicitly as broken bonds (microcracks), which form and coalesce into macroscopic fractures when external and internal load is applied. The natural fractures are represented by a series of connected line segments. Mechanical bonds that intersect with such line segments are removed from the DEM model. A network flow model using conjugate lattice to the DEM network is developed and coupled with the DEM. The fluid pressure gradient exerts forces on individual elements of the DEM network, which therefore deforms the mechanical bonds and breaks them if the deformation reaches a prescribed threshold value. Such deformation/fracturing in turn changes the permeability of the flow network, which again changes the evolution of fluid pressure, intimately coupling the two processes. The intimate coupling between fracturing/deformation of fracture networks and fluid flow makes the meso-scale DEM- network flow simulations necessary in order to accurately evaluate the permeability evolution, as these methods have substantial advantages over conventional continuum mechanical models of elastic rock deformation. The challenges that must be overcome to simulate EGS reservoir stimulation, preliminary results, progress to date and near future research directions and opportunities will be discussed. Methodology for coupling the DEM model with continuum flow and heat transport models will also be discussed.
Book Synopsis Geomechanical Controls on Fracture Development in Chalk and Marl in the Danish North Sea by : Michael John Welch
Download or read book Geomechanical Controls on Fracture Development in Chalk and Marl in the Danish North Sea written by Michael John Welch and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-08-23 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes new discoveries on fracturing in chalk. Based on studies on the Danish North Sea, this book shows how observations from outcrop analogues, core and seismic data can be used to characterize the density, distribution and geometry of natural fractures in chalk and marl. Laboratory experiments on chalk samples reveal the controls on the geomechanical properties of chalk and thus on the growth of natural fractures. Finally, various modeling techniques are employed to investigate the mechanical deformation in the chalk structures of the Danish North Sea and to predict fracture distribution and geometry in the subsurface. An understanding of fracture density, distribution and geometry is essential for planning efficient fluid extraction or injection strategies and CO2 sequestration. This book provides the necessary knowledge.
Book Synopsis Static Conceptual Fracture Modeling by : Ronald A. Nelson
Download or read book Static Conceptual Fracture Modeling written by Ronald A. Nelson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modelling of flow in naturally fractured reservoirs is quickly becoming mandatory in all phases of oil and gas exploration and production. Creation of a Static Conceptual Fracture Model (SCFM) is needed as input to create flow simulations for today and for prediction of flow into the future. Unfortunately, the computer modelers tasked with constructing the gridded fracture model are often not well versed in natural fracture characterization and are often forced to make quick decisions as to the input required by the software used to create these models. Static Conceptual Fracture Modelling: Preparing for Simulation and Development describes all the fracture and reservoir parameters needed to create the fracture database for effective modelling and how to generate the data and parameter distributions. The material covered in this volume highlights not only natural fracture system quantification and formatting, but also describes best practices for managing technical teams charged with creating the SCFM. This book will become a must on the shelf for all reservoir modelers.
Book Synopsis Characterisation and Modelling of Natural Fracture Networks by : Qinghua Lei
Download or read book Characterisation and Modelling of Natural Fracture Networks written by Qinghua Lei and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fractal Modeling of Natural Fracture Networks by :
Download or read book Fractal Modeling of Natural Fracture Networks written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Virginia University will implement procedures for a fractal analysis of fractures in reservoirs. This procedure will be applied to fracture networks in outcrops and to fractures intersecting horizontal boreholes. The parameters resulting from this analysis will be used to generate synthetic fracture networks with the same fractal characteristics as the real networks. Recovery from naturally fractured, tight-gas reservoirs is controlled by the fracture network. Reliable characterization of the actual fracture network in the reservoir is severely limited. The location and orientation of fractures intersecting the borehole can be determined, but the length of these fractures cannot be unambiguously determined. Because of the lack of detailed information about the actual fracture network, modeling methods must represent the porosity and permeability associated with the fracture network, as accurately as possible with very little a priori information. In the sections following, the authors will (1) present fractal analysis of the MWX site, using the box-counting procedure; (2) review evidence testing the fractal nature of fracture distributions and discuss the advantages of using the fractal analysis over a stochastic analysis; and (3) present an efficient algorithm for producing a self-similar fracture networks which mimic the real MWX outcrop fracture network.
Book Synopsis Fractal modeling of natural fracture networks by : Martin V. Ferer
Download or read book Fractal modeling of natural fracture networks written by Martin V. Ferer and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Adaptive Analysis of Damage and Fracture in Rock with Multiphysical Fields Coupling by : Yongliang Wang
Download or read book Adaptive Analysis of Damage and Fracture in Rock with Multiphysical Fields Coupling written by Yongliang Wang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book mainly focuses on the adaptive analysis of damage and fracture in rock, taking into account multiphysical fields coupling (thermal, hydro, mechanical, and chemical fields). This type of coupling is a crucial aspect in practical engineering for e.g. coal mining, oil and gas exploration, and civil engineering. However, understanding the influencing mechanisms and preventing the disasters resulting from damage and fracture evolution in rocks require high-precision and reliable solutions. This book proposes adaptive numerical algorithms and simulation analysis methods that offer significant advantages in terms of accuracy and reliability. It helps readers understand these innovative methods quickly and easily. The content consists of: (1) a finite element algorithm for modeling the continuum damage evolution in rocks, (2) adaptive finite element analysis for continuum damage evolution and determining the wellbore stability of transversely isotropic rock, (3) an adaptive finite element algorithm for damage detection in non-uniform Euler–Bernoulli beams with multiple cracks, using natural frequencies, (4) adaptive finite element–discrete element analysis for determining multistage hydrofracturing in naturally fractured reservoirs, (5) adaptive finite element–discrete element analysis for multistage supercritical CO2 fracturing and microseismic modeling, and (6) an adaptive finite element–discrete element–finite volume algorithm for 3D multiscale propagation of hydraulic fracture networks, taking into account hydro-mechanical coupling. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable reference guide for researchers, postgraduates and undergraduates majoring in engineering mechanics, mining engineering, geotechnical engineering, and geological engineering.
Book Synopsis Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development - Invited Lectures by : Sérgio A. B. da Fontoura
Download or read book Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development - Invited Lectures written by Sérgio A. B. da Fontoura and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development. Invited Lectures contains the Invited and Keynote Lectures and the prestigious ISRM Award Lectures (the Leopold Muller Award Lecture by professor Peter K. Kaiser and the Manuel Rocha Award Lecture by Dr. Quinghua Lei), as presented at the 14th ISRM International Congress (ISRM 2019, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, 13-19 September 2019). Starting in 1966 in Lisbon, Portugal, the International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM) holds its Congress every four years, where relevant themes related to rock mechanics and rock engineering are discussed. This volume covers topics ranging from fundamental research in rock mechanics, laboratory and experimental field studies, to petroleum, mining and civil engineering applications, and is a must-read for academics, engineers and students involved in rock mechanics and engineering. Proceedings in Earth and geosciences - Volume 5 The ‘Proceedings in Earth and geosciences’ series contains proceedings of peer-reviewed international conferences dealing in earth and geosciences. The main topics covered by the series include: geotechnical engineering, underground construction, mining, rock mechanics, soil mechanics and hydrogeology.
Book Synopsis Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development - Full Papers by : Sergio A.B. Fontoura
Download or read book Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development - Full Papers written by Sergio A.B. Fontoura and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 3791 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development contains the proceedings of the 14th ISRM International Congress (ISRM 2019, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, 13-19 September 2019). Starting in 1966 in Lisbon, Portugal, the International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM) holds its Congress every four years. At this 14th occasion, the Congress brings together researchers, professors, engineers and students around contemporary themes relevant to rock mechanics and rock engineering. Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development contains 7 Keynote Lectures and 449 papers in ten chapters, covering topics ranging from fundamental research in rock mechanics, laboratory and experimental field studies, and petroleum, mining and civil engineering applications. Also included are the prestigious ISRM Award Lectures, the Leopold Muller Award Lecture by professor Peter K. Kaiser. and the Manuel Rocha Award Lecture by Dr. Quinghua Lei. Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development is a must-read for academics, engineers and students involved in rock mechanics and engineering. Proceedings in Earth and geosciences - Volume 6 The ‘Proceedings in Earth and geosciences’ series contains proceedings of peer-reviewed international conferences dealing in earth and geosciences. The main topics covered by the series include: geotechnical engineering, underground construction, mining, rock mechanics, soil mechanics and hydrogeology.
Book Synopsis Discrete Fracture Network Modeling and Simulation Using EDFM by : Joseph Alexander Leines Artieda
Download or read book Discrete Fracture Network Modeling and Simulation Using EDFM written by Joseph Alexander Leines Artieda and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent advances in fracture network characterization have identified high degrees of heterogeneity and permeability anisotropy in conventional reservoirs and complex fracture network generation after well stimulation in unconventional reservoirs. Traditional methods to model such complex systems may not capture the key role of fracture network geometry, spatial distribution, and connectivity on well performance. Because of the ubiquitous presence of natural fractures in conventional and unconventional reservoirs, it is key to provide efficient tools to model them accurately. We extend the application of the embedded discrete fracture model (EDFM) to study the influence of natural fractures represented by discrete fracture network (DFN) models on well performance. Current state-of-the-art modeling technologies have been able to describe natural fracture systems as a whole, without providing flexibility to extract, vary, and group fracture network properties. Our developed implementations analyze fracture network topology and provide advanced mechanisms to model and understand fracture network properties. The first application features a numerical model in combination with EDFM to study water intrusion in a naturally fractured carbonate reservoir. We developed a workflow that overcomes conventional methods limitations by modeling the fracture network as a graph. This representation allowed to identify the shortest paths that connect the nearby water zone with the well perforations, providing the mechanisms to obtain a satisfactory history match of the reservoir. Additionally, we modeled a critically-stressed carbonate field by modeling faults interactions with natural fractures. Our workflow allowed to discretize the hydraulic backbone of the field and assess its influence on the entire field gas production. Our next application applies a connectivity analysis using an efficient and robust collision detection algorithm capable of identifying groups of connected or isolated natural fractures in an unconventional reservoir. This study uses numerical models in combination with EDFM to analyze the effect of fracture network connectivity on well production using fractal DFN models. We concluded that fracture network connectivity plays a key role on the behavior of fractured reservoirs with negligible effect of non-connected fractures. Finally, we performed assisted history matching (AHM) using fractal methods to characterize in a probabilistic manner the reservoir properties and to offer key insights regarding spatial distribution, number, and geometry of both hydraulic and natural fractures in unconventional reservoirs. In this work, we provided computational tools that constitute the foundations to conduct advanced modeling using DFN models in conjunction with EDFM in several reservoir engineering areas such as well-interference, water intrusion, water breakthrough, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) efficiency characterization, and fracture network connectivity assessments. The benefits of our work extend to conventional, unconventional, and geothermal reservoirs
Book Synopsis Evolutionary Process of a Steep Rocky Reservoir Bank in a Dynamic Mechanical Environment by : Luqi Wang
Download or read book Evolutionary Process of a Steep Rocky Reservoir Bank in a Dynamic Mechanical Environment written by Luqi Wang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To prevent the collapse of dangerous rock masses on steep rocky reservoir banks which can cause casualties and property loss, it is essential to design and conduct practical experiments to quantify the evolution processes of the reservoir banks and control such dangerous rock masses. Using the Jianchuandong Dangerous Rock Mass project as a case study, this book generalizes the mechanical model of the project to show how improved equipment can be used to measure the mechanical state transition under the continuous action of axial pressure. It details a series of experiments to study the evolution of a severely steep rocky reservoir bank, which comprehensively consider the influence of hydraulic coupling, dry-wet cycles, axial pressure, and time-dependent effects. The results support a new method for determining the stability of dangerous rock masses on reservoir banks. Combines engineering principles, real data, experimental methods and results Provides a complete research method for investigating hydrogeology failure processes The book suits practitioners in hydropower engineering, engineering geology, and disaster protection.
Book Synopsis Advances in the study of natural fractures in deep and unconventional reservoirs by : Lei Gong
Download or read book Advances in the study of natural fractures in deep and unconventional reservoirs written by Lei Gong and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-05-08 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
