Three‐dimensional thermoporoelastic modeling of hydrofracturing and fluid circulation in hot dry rock

S Li, D Zhang - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Geothermal energy, featured as a renewable low‐carbon energy resource, exhibits great
potential in mitigating global warming. However, efficient mining of geothermal energy from …

A Generalized 3D-DDM for both Fracture-Type and Asymmetric Closed-Contour Problems: Modified Fully Analytical Approach and Applications

H Fan, S Li, C He, X Zhu, JB Colliat, J Shao - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The displacement discontinuity method (DDM) has been widely used for large-scale
engineering problems, eg, hydraulic fracturing related to metal mining and hydrocarbon …

Propagation of Hydraulic Fractures and Natural Fractures: The Bypassing Behavior in 3D Space

Y Wang, M Chen, T Guo, Z Wang, Z Qu, B Zhang - SPE Journal, 2025‏ - onepetro.org
The interaction between natural fractures (NFs) and hydraulic fractures (HFs) in 3D space
poses significant challenges to numerical simulation. The interaction behaviors between …

Sliding frictional characteristic of tight sandstone and its influence on the hydraulic fracture complexity

W Yan, T Wu, J Wu, M Ali, Y Li, H Cao - Geomechanics and Geophysics for …, 2023‏ - Springer
The complexity of the fracture network during hydraulic fracturing is closely related to the
frictional characteristics of the reservoir rock, which largely depends on the rock's …

Propagation prediction of asymmetrically originated fractures by use of displacement discontinuity method

Q Li, Q Wang, W Luo, H Lian, Y Peng… - Petroleum Science and …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
In existing fracture propagation simulation studies, the fracture propagation simulation is
based on the assumption that the fracture originates symmetrically with respect to the …