[HTML][HTML] Challenges and enablers for large-scale CO2 storage in chalk formations
The past two decades of research on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) seem to have
finally become fruitful as global leaders and energy-intensive industries are cooperating to …
finally become fruitful as global leaders and energy-intensive industries are cooperating to …
A hybrid numerical approach for hydraulic fracturing in a naturally fractured formation combining the XFEM and phase-field model
This paper presents a hybrid method for modeling hydraulic fracture propagation in an
unconventional shale formation with frictional and cemented natural fractures. The hybrid …
unconventional shale formation with frictional and cemented natural fractures. The hybrid …
[HTML][HTML] Hydraulic fracture height growth in layered rocks: Perspective from DEM simulation of different propagation regimes
L Huang, E Dontsov, H Fu, Y Lei, D Weng… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A propagating fluid driven fracture in a rock mass is expected to interact with geological
interfaces on a wide variety of length scales. The vertical growth of hydraulic fractures in …
interfaces on a wide variety of length scales. The vertical growth of hydraulic fractures in …
A framework for data-driven solution and parameter estimation of PDEs using conditional generative adversarial networks
Here we employ and adapt the image-to-image translation concept based on conditional
generative adversarial networks (cGAN) for learning a forward and an inverse solution …
generative adversarial networks (cGAN) for learning a forward and an inverse solution …
Fully coupled hydro-mechanical modeling of two-phase flow in deformable fractured porous media with discontinuous and continuous Galerkin method
Discrete fracture and matrix modeling of coupled flow and geomechanics is instrumental for
understanding flow in fractured media for various geoengineering applications such as …
understanding flow in fractured media for various geoengineering applications such as …
Xfem modeling of stress shadowing in multiple hydraulic fractures in multi-layered formations
One of the challenges of hydraulic fracturing operations is the determination of the fluid-
driven vertical fracture extent. Fracture breakout into overlaying or underlying formations …
driven vertical fracture extent. Fracture breakout into overlaying or underlying formations …
Enhancing high-fidelity nonlinear solver with reduced order model
We propose the use of reduced order modeling (ROM) to reduce the computational cost and
improve the convergence rate of nonlinear solvers of full order models (FOM) for solving …
improve the convergence rate of nonlinear solvers of full order models (FOM) for solving …
[HTML][HTML] Thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical coupling in chalk reservoirs: Impact on fluid flow and deformation during water injection
Reliable prediction of the rate-and fluid-dependent evolution of elasto-plastic strain in chalk
is essential to minimize the risk associated with sea-floor subsidence and subsurface …
is essential to minimize the risk associated with sea-floor subsidence and subsurface …
Triaxial deformation of the goldwyer gas shale at in situ stress conditions—part ii: viscoelastic creep/relaxation and frictional failure
To understand the geomechanical implications of long-term creep (time-dependent
deformation) response of gas shale, short-duration creep was recorded from laboratory …
deformation) response of gas shale, short-duration creep was recorded from laboratory …
[HTML][HTML] Finite element simulations of hydraulic fracturing: A comparison of algorithms for extracting the propagation velocity of the fracture
The finite element method is a powerful and general numerical method used to simulate
subsurface processes. In this paper, we take recent hydraulic fracturing propagation …
subsurface processes. In this paper, we take recent hydraulic fracturing propagation …