Fractured rock stress–permeability relationships from in situ data and effects of temperature and chemical–mechanical couplings
J Rutqvist - Crustal Permeability, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter reviews field data on stress‐induced permeability changes in fractured rock;
describes the estimation of fractured rock stress‐permeability relationships through model …
describes the estimation of fractured rock stress‐permeability relationships through model …
Improved oil recovery IOR pilot projects in the Bakken formation
HB Todd, JG Evans - SPE Rocky Mountain Petroleum Technology …, 2016 - onepetro.org
Unconventional formations such as the Eagle Ford, Niobrara and Bakken have made a
significant impact on the oil industry over the last decade, but primary recovery factors are …
significant impact on the oil industry over the last decade, but primary recovery factors are …
Quantitative visualization methods for continuous evolution of three-dimensional discontinuous structures and stress field in subsurface rock mass induced by …
Discontinuous structures such as pores, fractures, joints, and faults govern the physical and
mechanical behavior of subsurface rock masses in underground engineering applications …
mechanical behavior of subsurface rock masses in underground engineering applications …
Relationships between permeability, porosity and effective stress for low-permeability sedimentary rock
As the effective stress increases, low-permeability rock undergoes fairly small porosity
changes, but significant decrease in the permeability. Empirical relationships based on …
changes, but significant decrease in the permeability. Empirical relationships based on …
A water retention curve and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity model for deformable soils: consideration of the change in pore-size distribution
This paper presents a hysteretic water retention curve (WRC) and unsaturated hydraulic
conductivity model for deformable soils based on the change in pore-size distribution (PSD) …
conductivity model for deformable soils based on the change in pore-size distribution (PSD) …
Joint opening or hydroshearing? Analyzing a fracture zone stimulation at Fenton Hill
In this study, we analyze a deep hydraulic stimulation of a fracture zone that was conducted
as part of the classical Fenton Hill Hot Dry Rock Program in the 1970s. At the time, it was …
as part of the classical Fenton Hill Hot Dry Rock Program in the 1970s. At the time, it was …
[HTML][HTML] Modelling anisotropic adsorption-induced coal swelling and stress-dependent anisotropic permeability
To investigate the anisotropy of coal swelling, this study proposes an effective stress model
for saturated, adsorptive fractured porous media by considering gas adsorption induced …
for saturated, adsorptive fractured porous media by considering gas adsorption induced …
On the cubic law and variably saturated flow through discrete open rough-walled discontinuities
MA Dippenaar, JL Van Rooy - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Fracture flow is fairly well documented with the widespread application of, for instance, the
cubic law and assumed smooth parallel plate model. Geometrical intricacies such as …
cubic law and assumed smooth parallel plate model. Geometrical intricacies such as …
Long-term thermal effects on injectivity evolution during CO2 storage
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is likely to reach the bottom of injection wells at a colder temperature
than that of the storage formation, causing cooling of the rock. This cooling, together with …
than that of the storage formation, causing cooling of the rock. This cooling, together with …
A three-dimensional hydro-mechanical model for simulation of dilatancy controlled gas flow in anisotropic claystone
Dilatancy controlled gas flow is characterized by a series of gas pressure-induced dilatant
pathways in which the pathway aperture is a function of the effective stress within the solid …
pathways in which the pathway aperture is a function of the effective stress within the solid …