[HTML][HTML] The use of discrete fracture networks for modelling coupled geomechanical and hydrological behaviour of fractured rocks

Q Lei, JP Latham, CF Tsang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a discussion of the state-of-the-art on the use of discrete fracture networks
(DFNs) for modelling geometrical characteristics, geomechanical evolution and …

Virtual and digital outcrops in the petroleum industry: A systematic review

A Marques Jr, RK Horota, EM De Souza… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The study of outcrop analogues of petroleum reservoirs is well established in the petroleum
industry through the use of digital outcrop models (DOMs). These models, which are also …

Svalbox Digital Model Database: A geoscientific window into the High Arctic

P Betlem, N Rodés, T Birchall, A Dahlin… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Digital outcrop models (DOMs) have revolutionized the way twenty-first century geoscientists
work. DOMs are georeferenced three-dimensional (3-D) digital representations of outcrops …

Rockfall analysis from UAV-based photogrammetry and 3D models of a cliff area

D Cirillo, M Zappa, AC Tangari, F Brozzetti, F Ietto - Drones, 2024 - mdpi.com
The application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, in
geological, geomorphological, and geotechnical studies has gained significant attention due …

Efficient removal of tar employing dolomite catalyst in gasification: Challenges and opportunities

S Varjani - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels are currently the dominant source of electricity and energy production around
the world. Biomass is one of the most referred renewable carbonaceous resource (s) that …

Structure, genesis and resources efficiency of dolomite: New insights and remaining enigmas

WK Cai, JH Liu, CH Zhou, J Keeling, UA Glasmacher - Chemical Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Dolomite can form as a major mineral component of marlstones and limestones and is an
important sink for magnesium in the marine environment. Dolomite is widely distributed in …

A review of existing methods used to evaluate the hydraulic conductivity of a fractured rock mass

A Shahbazi, A Saeidi, R Chesnaux - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
We review the existing methods for evaluating the hydraulic conductivity of a rock mass.
Rock mass permeability may be assessed using empirical, analytical and numerical …

Multiscale fracture network characterization and impact on flow: A case study on the Latemar carbonate platform

NJ Hardebol, C Maier, H Nick, S Geiger… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A fracture network arrangement is quantified across an isolated carbonate platform from
outcrop and aerial imagery to address its impact on fluid flow. The network is described in …

A comparison of terrestrial laser scanning and structure-from-motion photogrammetry as methods for digital outcrop acquisition

MW Wilkinson, RR Jones, CE Woods… - …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) has been used extensively in Earth Science for acquisition
of digital outcrop data over the past decade. Structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry …

Outcrops as guides to subsurface natural fractures: Example from the Nikanassin Formation tight-gas sandstone, Grande Cache, Alberta foothills, Canada

E Ukar, SE Laubach, JN Hooker - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Outcrop studies are essential for understanding subsurface fractures, because some key
attributes such as length and height distribution cannot be measured using wellbores …