Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation Coupling Flow and Geomechanics /

• Main Authors: McClure, Mark W. (Author), Horne, Roland N. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
• Subjects: Geology, economic.; Geology, Structural.; Hydraulic engineering.; Energy.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Economic Geology.; Structural Geology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00383-2

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 behavi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction.-Discrete Fracture Network Modeling.-Review of Stimulation Models
• References.-Methodology
• Governing and Constitutive Equations
• Initial Conditions
• Methods of Solution
• Spatial Domain
• Special Stimulation Topics.-References.-Results
• Simulation and Discretization Details
• Model A: Small Test Problem
• Models B and C: Large Test Problems
• Model D: Testing the Strain Penalty Method
• Hierarchical Matrix Decomposition.-References
• Discussion
• Model A
• Model B
• Model C
• Model D
• Hierarchical Matrix Decomposition
• Extension of the Model to Three Dimensions.-References.-Conclusions.