An implicitly coupled hydro-geomechanical model for hydraulic fracture simulation with the discontinuous deformation analysis

In this article we present and verify an algorithm for modeling hydraulic fracturing in complex fracture geometries. The method is built upon an existing model which uses the discontinuous deformation analysis for simulation of rock mechanics and upon a finite volume fracture network model for simul...

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Published in:International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences (Oxford, England : 1997) Vol. 73; pp. 82 - 94
Main Authors: Morgan, William E., Aral, Mustafa M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2015
Subjects:
Algorithms
Computational fluid dynamics
Computer simulation
Discontinuous deformation analysis
Fluid flow
Fracture mechanics
Fracture network
Hydraulic fracturing
Hydraulics
Hydro-geomechanical model
Implicit coupling
Mathematical analysis
Rock mechanics
Implicit coupling
Hydro-geomechanical model
Fracture network
Discontinuous deformation analysis
Hydraulic fracturing
ISSN:1365-1609, 1873-4545
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Summary:In this article we present and verify an algorithm for modeling hydraulic fracturing in complex fracture geometries. The method is built upon an existing model which uses the discontinuous deformation analysis for simulation of rock mechanics and upon a finite volume fracture network model for simulation of compressible fluid flow in fractures. Improvements are made to the fluid, contact and coupling components of the existing algorithm to increase its accuracy and stability. The model is successfully benchmarked against the analytical solution for the opening profile of an internally pressurized Griffith fracture, and against the semi-analytical solution for the pressure and opening profile of a bi-wing hydraulic fracture propagating under conditions of no leakoff and no toughness. Additionally, the model is verified through comparison with the results of a hydraulic fracturing experiment that examined propagation of a high-viscosity fracturing fluid in an impermeable medium. Hydraulic fracturing was modeled using the discontinuous deformation analysis.Improvements were made to the existing model׳s fluid, contact and coupling logic.The algorithm was verified against two closed-form solutions and an experiment.
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ISSN:1365-1609
1873-4545
DOI:10.1016/j.ijrmms.2014.09.021