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Open AccessA New Simplified Discrete Fracture Model for Shearing of Intersecting Fractures and Faults
Shearing of fractures and faults is important because it can result in permeability change or even induce seismicity—both are keys for efficient and safe energy recovery and storage in Earth systems. Quantitat...
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Open AccessThermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling of Brine Migration in a Heated Borehole Test in Bedded Salt
This research paper focuses on the thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) modeling of brine migration in a heated borehole test conducted as part of the ongoing Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS) at the Waste Isola...
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Open AccessMicroscale THMC Modeling of Pressure Solution in Salt Rock: Impacts of Geometry and Temperature
Pressure solution, a mechanism that involves tight coupling between the geometry and thermal-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes, plays an important role in diagenesis. In this study, we make the first ...
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Creep Properties of Shale and Predicted Impact on Proppant Embedment for the Caney Shale, Oklahoma
The Caney shale is an emerging hydrocarbon play located in southwest Oklahoma, USA. Within the Caney shale exist facies which were initially dubbed “reservoir” and “ductile” based on evaluation of well logging...
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Open AccessMulti-scale Coupled Processes Modeling of Fractures as Porous, Interfacial and Granular Systems from Rock Images with the Numerical Manifold Method
The greatest challenges of rigorously modeling coupled hydro-mechanical processes in fractured rocks at different scales are associated with computational geometry. In addition, selections of continuous or dis...
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Special Issue “Observations of Coupled Processes in Fractured Geological Media at Various Space and Time”
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Modeling Three-Dimensional Fluid-Driven Propagation of Multiple Fractures using TOUGH-FEMM
In this paper, a new numerical simulation tool named TOUGH-FEMM is presented and applied to model three-dimensional (3D) hydraulic fracturing in porous rock. The fluid flow in both fractures and porous rock is...
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Coupled Processes Modeling in Rock Salt and Crushed Salt Including Halite Solubility Constraints: Application to Disposal of Heat-Generating Nuclear Waste
This paper presents numerical modeling of coupled thermal, hydraulic and mechanical processes in rock salt and crushed salt considering halite solubility constraints. The TOUGH-FLAC simulator is used, with a r...
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Failure Monitoring and Leakage Detection for Underground Storage of Compressed Air Energy in Lined Rock Caverns
Underground compressed air energy storage (CAES) in lined rock caverns (LRCs) provides a promising solution for storing energy on a large scale. One of the essential issues facing underground CAES implementati...
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A Discontinuous Cellular Automaton Method for Modeling Rock Fracture Propagation and Coalescence Under Fluid Pressurization Without Remeshing
We present a formulation of a discontinuous cellular automaton method for modeling of rock fluid pressure induced fracture propagation and coalescence without the need for remeshing. Using this method, modeler...
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An Approach for Modeling Rock Discontinuous Mechanical Behavior Under Multiphase Fluid Flow Conditions
In this paper, the two computer codes TOUGH2 and RDCA (for “rock discontinuous cellular automaton”) are integrated for coupled hydromechanical analysis of multiphase fluid flow and discontinuous mechanical beh...
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ISRM Suggested Method for Step-Rate Injection Method for Fracture In-Situ Properties (SIMFIP): Using a 3-Components Borehole Deformation Sensor
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Open AccessModeling of Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Processes with Links to Geochemistry Associated with Bentonite-Backfilled Repository Tunnels in Clay Formations
This paper presents simulation results related to coupled thermal–hydraulic–mechanical (THM) processes in engineered barrier systems (EBS) and clay host rock, in one case considering a possible link to geochem...
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Characterizing Excavation Damaged Zone and Stability of Pressurized Lined Rock Caverns for Underground Compressed Air Energy Storage
In this paper, we investigate the influence of the excavation damaged zone (EDZ) on the geomechanical performance of compressed air energy storage (CAES) in lined rock caverns. We conducted a detailed characte...
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Coupled Hydro-mechanical Processes Associated with Multiphase Flow in a Dual-continuum System: Formulations and an Application
Fractured rock has often been conceptualized as a dual-continuum system for many practical applications. This study proposes a systematic approach to deal with multiphase flow in a dual-continuum system. Consi...
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Probabilistic Analysis of Fracture Reactivation Associated with Deep Underground CO2 Injection
In the context of carbon capture and storage, deep underground injection of CO2 induces the geomechanical changes within and around the injection zone and their impact on CO2 storage security should be evaluated....
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Open AccessThe Geomechanics of CO2 Storage in Deep Sedimentary Formations
This paper provides a review of the geomechanics and modeling of geomechanics associated with geologic carbon storage (GCS), focusing on storage in deep sedimentary formations, in particular saline aquifers. T...
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Open AccessA New Coal-Permeability Model: Internal Swelling Stress and Fracture–Matrix Interaction
We have developed a new coal-permeability model for uniaxial strain and constant confining-stress conditions. The model is unique in that it explicitly considers fracture–matrix interaction during coal-deforma...