Quantitative predictions of natural and induced phenomena in fractured rock is one of the
great challenges in the Earth and Energy Sciences with far‐reaching economic and …

Although there are some review papers on carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS),
hardly any of these reviews are focused on the role of CO 2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in …

Geothermal energy, featured as a renewable low‐carbon energy resource, exhibits great
potential in mitigating global warming. However, efficient mining of geothermal energy from …

Rock fractures are crucial conduits for fluid flow in fractured rock masses. Three-dimensional
(3D) discrete fracture network (DFN) modeling approach, which can explicitly characterize …

The traditional fracture criterion performs well when calculating crack propagation under
tensile conditions, but a zigzag crack propagation path was obtained under compression …

Simulation of complex fracture patterns in porous media can help understand and improve
hydraulic fracturing processes, with potential for significant impact on enhancing oil and gas …

Under mixed I-III loading, a crack frequently segments into several echelon-shaped
daughter cracks rotated towards the direction of principal stress. This phenomenon is called …

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 …

Fractured media have been extensively studied due to their significant impact on hydraulic
properties of subsurface systems. However, accurately modeling and simulating flow and …

The complexity of the physics of rock blasting is a longstanding modelling challenge. This
work presents in detail a three-dimensional, material non-linear finite element based model …