Dynamics of hydrofracturing and permeability evolution in layered reservoirs

Dynamics of hydrofracturing and permeability evolution in layered reservoirs

A coupled hydro-mechanical model is presented to model fluid driven fracturing in layered porous rocks. In the model the solid elastic continuum is described by a discrete element approach coupled with a fluid continuum grid that is used to solve Darcy based pressure diffusion. The model assumes por...

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Main Authors: Irfan eGhani, Daniel eKoehn, Renaud eToussaint, Cees w Passchier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Keywords: hydrofractures1
reservoirs2
simulation3
fluid pressure4
stress5
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphy.2015.00067/full

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