Review of discrete fracture network characterization for geothermal energy extraction

G Medici, F Ling, J Shang - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Geothermal reservoirs are highly anisotropic and heterogeneous, and thus require a variety
of structural geology, geomechanical, remote sensing, geophysical and hydraulic …

Physical laws meet machine intelligence: current developments and future directions

T Muther, AK Dahaghi, FI Syed, V Van Pham - Artificial Intelligence Review, 2023 - Springer
The advent of technology including big data has allowed machine learning technology to
strengthen its place in solving different science and engineering complex problems …

Physics-informed neural networks for solving nonlinear diffusivity and Biot's equations

T Kadeethum, TM Jørgensen, HM Nick - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
This paper presents the potential of applying physics-informed neural networks for solving
nonlinear multiphysics problems, which are essential to many fields such as biomedical …

[HTML][HTML] 储层裂缝综合表征与预测研究进展

刘敬寿, 丁文龙, 肖子亢, 戴俊生 - 地球物理学进展, 2019 - dzkx.org
裂缝性油气藏在世界石油和天然气的产量, 储量中均占有十分重要的地位. 天然裂缝一方面可以
显著改善储层的渗透性, 甚至可以为油气聚集提供一定的储集空间, 另一方面对储层的压裂改造 …

An integrated workflow for stress and flow modelling using outcrop-derived discrete fracture networks

K Bisdom, HM Nick, G Bertotti - Computers & Geosciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Fluid flow in naturally fractured reservoirs is often controlled by subseismic-scale fracture
networks. Although the fracture network can be partly sampled in the direct vicinity of wells …

The impact of different aperture distribution models and critical stress criteria on equivalent permeability in fractured rocks

K Bisdom, G Bertotti, HM Nick - Journal of Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting equivalent permeability in fractured reservoirs requires an understanding of the
fracture network geometry and apertures. There are different methods for defining aperture …

Digital rock analysis for accurate prediction of fractured media permeability

HL Ramandi, P Mostaghimi, RT Armstrong - Journal of Hydrology, 2017 - Elsevier
Determining the permeability of fractured rocks depends significantly on fracture geometry
and topology. To date, no practical approach has been proposed to produce realistic binary …

Integration of knowledge-based seismic inversion and sedimentological investigations for heterogeneous reservoir

A Shahbazi, MS Monfared, V Thiruchelvam… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2020 - Elsevier
Conventional geological modelling methods are not capable to provide precise and
comprehensive model of the subsurface structures, when dealing with insufficient data …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in comprehensive characterization and prediction of reservoir fractures

J LIU, W DING, Z XIAO, J DAI - Progress in Geophysics, 2019 - en.dzkx.org
Fractured oil and gas reservoirs occupy an important position in world's oil and gas output
and reserves. On the one hand, natural fractures can significantly improve the reservoir …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of reduction of doublet well spacing on the Net Present Value and the life time of fluvial Hot Sedimentary Aquifer doublets

CJL Willems, HM Nick, T Goense, DF Bruhn - Geothermics, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the impact of reduction of doublet well spacing, below the current West
Netherlands Basin standard of 1000–1500 m, on the Net Present Value (NPV) and the life …