Improving enhanced geothermal systems performance using adaptive fracture conductivity

F Al Balushi, Q Zhang, AD Taleghani - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Maximizing heat extraction from enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) depends heavily on
an efficient heat sweeping or basically an effective circulation of water through fracture …

Digital rock analysis to estimate stress-sensitive rock permeabilities

F Al Balushi, AD Taleghani - Computers and Geotechnics, 2022 - Elsevier
Reservoir deformations due to stress changes may have a substantial impact on the
effective flow properties of reservoir rocks, which may potentially impact productivity and …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of 3D pore nanostructure and stress-dependent permeability of organic-rich shales in northern Guizhou Depression, China

X Jiang, S Deng, H Li, H Zuo - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The three-dimensional (3D) pore structures and permeability of shale are critical for
forecasting gas production capacity and guiding pressure differential control in practical …

Pore Space Deformation and Its Implications for Two‐Phase Flow Through Porous Media: A Micro‐Scale Experimental Investigation

R Wang, M Arshadi, A Zankoor… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pore space deformation may significantly affect the behavior of multiphase flow through
porous media, leading to changes in the effective permeability, relative permeability, and …

HYPROP measurements of the unsaturated hydraulic properties of a carbonate rock sample

T Lipovetsky, L Zhuang, WG Teixeira, A Boyd… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The unsaturated hydraulic properties provide important theoretical and practical information
about fluid flow in soils and rocks for a range of soil, environmental and engineering …

Experimental characterization of hydrodynamic properties of a deformable rock fracture

AH Haghi, R Chalaturnyk - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Characterization of stress-dependent single-phase and multiphase fluid transport in
fractured geo-materials is essential for a wide range of applications, including CO2 …

Control of gas cresting/coning in horizontal wells with tubing-deployed inflow control devices

M Irani, F Bashtani, A Kantzas - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently there are two approaches to capture the deliverability in wellbore/reservoir
interaction: finite-difference or finite-volume methods numerical packages (ie, CMG …

[HTML][HTML] Relative permeability evolution with thermo-poromechanical process during N2 and scCO2 injection in brine saturated Deadwood sandstone from Aquistore

A Haghi, R Chalaturnyk - International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2024 - Elsevier
This study delves into the intrinsic and multiphase flow properties, specifically steady-state
drainage relative permeability, of a subsurface Deadwood sandstone from the Aquistore CO …

Poromechanical controls on spontaneous imbibition in earth materials

AH Haghi, R Chalaturnyk, MJ Blunt, K Hodder… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Over the last century, the state of stress in the earth's upper crust has undergone rapid
changes because of human activities associated with fluid withdrawal and injection in …

A two-phase flow model coupled with geomechanics for simulating transient production behaviour in an unconventional reservoir by considering fracture geometry …

Y Zhang, D Yang - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
A robust and efficient two-phase flow model integrated with geomechanics has been
developed, validated, and subsequently utilized to investigate the transient flow …