From fluid flow to coupled processes in fractured rock: Recent advances and new frontiers

HS Viswanathan, J Ajo‐Franklin… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

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 …

Stabilization of fault slip by fluid injection in the laboratory and in situ

F Cappa, MM Scuderi, C Collettini, Y Guglielmi… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Faults can slip seismically or aseismically depending on their hydromechanical properties,
which can be measured in the laboratory. Here, we demonstrate that fault slip induced by …

The seismo-hydromechanical behavior during deep geothermal reservoir stimulations: open questions tackled in a decameter-scale in situ stimulation experiment

F Amann, V Gischig, K Evans, J Doetsch, R Jalali… - Solid Earth, 2018 - se.copernicus.org
In this contribution, we present a review of scientific research results that address seismo-
hydromechanically coupled processes relevant for the development of a sustainable heat …

Exploring the effect of engineering parameters on the penetration of hydraulic fractures through bedding planes in different propagation regimes

Y Zheng, R He, L Huang, Y Bai, C Wang… - Computers and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bedding planes have a significant effect on the behaviour of hydraulic fracture height
growth, increasing the complexity of understanding hydraulic fractures. At the same time …

Influence of fracture scale heterogeneity on the flow properties of three‐dimensional discrete fracture networks (DFN)

JR De Dreuzy, Y Méheust… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
While permeability scaling of fractured media has been so far studied independently at the
fracture‐and network‐scales, we propose a numerical analysis of the combined effect of …

On the relationship between fault permeability increases, induced stress perturbation, and the growth of aseismic slip during fluid injection

F Cappa, Y Guglielmi, C Nussbaum… - Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fluid injections into the deep subsurface can, at times, generate earthquakes, but often, they
only produce aseismic deformations. Here we analyze the influence of fault …

Fault reactivation and induced seismicity during multistage hydraulic fracturing: Microseismic analysis and geomechanical modeling

F Zhang, Z Yin, Z Chen, S Maxwell, L Zhang, Y Wu - SPE Journal, 2020 - onepetro.org
This paper presents a case study of fault reactivation and induced seismicity during
multistage hydraulic fracturing in Sichuan Basin, China. The field microseismicity data …

Transient evolution of permeability and friction in a slowly slip** fault activated by fluid pressurization

F Cappa, Y Guglielmi, L De Barros - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
The mechanisms of permeability and friction evolution in a natural fault are investigated in
situ. During three fluid injection experiments at different places in a fault zone, we measured …

Estimating hydraulic conductivity of fractured rocks from high‐pressure packer tests with an Izbash's law‐based empirical model

YF Chen, SH Hu, R Hu, CB Zhou - Water Resources Research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
High‐pressure packer test (HPPT) is an enhanced constant head packer test for
characterizing the permeability of fractured rocks under high‐pressure groundwater flow …