A review of hydraulic fracturing simulation
Along with horizontal drilling techniques, multi-stage hydraulic fracturing has improved shale
gas production significantly in past decades. In order to understand the mechanism of …
gas production significantly in past decades. In order to understand the mechanism of …
Numerical methods for hydraulic fracture propagation: A review of recent trends
Abstract Development of numerical methods for hydraulic fracture simulation has
accelerated in the past two decades. Recent advances in hydraulic fracture modeling and …
accelerated in the past two decades. Recent advances in hydraulic fracture modeling and …
Investigating hydraulic fracturing complexity in naturally fractured rock masses using fully coupled multiscale numerical modeling
F Zhang, B Damjanac, S Maxwell - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2019 - Springer
Naturally fractured rock mass is highly inhomogeneous and contains geological
discontinuities at various length scales. Hydraulic fracture stimulation in such a medium …
discontinuities at various length scales. Hydraulic fracture stimulation in such a medium …
[HTML][HTML] Exploring the influence of rock inherent heterogeneity and grain size on hydraulic fracturing using discrete element modeling
The effects of rock inherent heterogeneity and grain size on hydraulic fracture initiation and
propagation for different propagation regimes are investigated through two dimensional …
propagation for different propagation regimes are investigated through two dimensional …
Hydraulic fracture propagation in naturally fractured reservoirs: Complex fracture or fracture networks
HY Wang - Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
All reservoirs are fractured to some degree. Depending on the density, dimension,
orientation and the cementation of natural fractures and the location where the hydraulic …
orientation and the cementation of natural fractures and the location where the hydraulic …
Fully coupled simulation of a hydraulic fracture interacting with natural fractures with a hybrid discrete‐continuum method
A hybrid discrete‐continuum numerical scheme is developed to study the behavior of a
hydraulic fracture crossing natural fractures. The fully coupled hybrid scheme utilizes a …
hydraulic fracture crossing natural fractures. The fully coupled hybrid scheme utilizes a …
A 2D, fully-coupled, hydro-mechanical, FDEM formulation for modelling fracturing processes in discontinuous, porous rock masses
This paper presents a new, fully-coupled, hydro-mechanical (HM) formulation for a finite-
discrete element method computer code. In the newly-developed, hydraulic solver, fluid flow …
discrete element method computer code. In the newly-developed, hydraulic solver, fluid flow …
Acceleration of a 2D/3D finite-discrete element code for geomechanical simulations using General Purpose GPU computing
This paper presents a novel implementation of a hydro-mechanically coupled, finite-discrete
element method (FDEM) optimized to exploit the computing parallelism of graphics …
element method (FDEM) optimized to exploit the computing parallelism of graphics …
Numerical analysis of the dynamic evolution of mining-induced stresses and fractures in multilayered rock strata using continuum-based discrete element methods
In this study, the continuum-based discrete element method (CDEM) was adopted to
simulate the evolution of mining-induced stress and fracturing during roadway tunnelling …
simulate the evolution of mining-induced stress and fracturing during roadway tunnelling …
Stress transfer from opening hydraulic fractures controls the distribution of induced seismicity
Understanding the dominant physical processes that cause fault reactivation due to fluid
injection is vital to develop strategies to avoid and mitigate injection‐induced seismicity …
injection is vital to develop strategies to avoid and mitigate injection‐induced seismicity …