Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure

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This paper documents our effort to use a fully coupled hydro-geomechanical numerical test bed to study using low hydraulic pressure to stimulate geothermal reservoirs with existing fracture network. In this low pressure stimulation strategy, fluid pressure is lower than the minimum in situ compressive stress, so the fractures are not completely open but permeability improvement can be achieved through shear dilation. We found that in this low pressure regime, the coupling between the fluid phase and the rock solid phase becomes very simple, and the numerical model can achieve a low computational cost. Using this modified model, we study the behavior of a single fracture and a random fracture network.

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TY - DATA AB - This paper documents our effort to use a fully coupled hydro-geomechanical numerical test bed to study using low hydraulic pressure to stimulate geothermal reservoirs with existing fracture network. In this low pressure stimulation strategy, fluid pressure is lower than the minimum in situ compressive stress, so the fractures are not completely open but permeability improvement can be achieved through shear dilation. We found that in this low pressure regime, the coupling between the fluid phase and the rock solid phase becomes very simple, and the numerical model can achieve a low computational cost. Using this modified model, we study the behavior of a single fracture and a random fracture network. AU - Fu, Pengcheng A2 - Johnson, Scott M. A3 - Carrigan, Charles R. DB - Geothermal Data Repository DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory DO - 10.15121/1358112 KW - geothermal KW - reservoir modeling KW - hydraulic shearing KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - fracture KW - reservoir stimulation KW - low pressure KW - stimulation LA - English DA - 2012/01/31 PY - 2012 PB - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory T1 - Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/1358112 ER -
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Fu, Pengcheng, et al. Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 31 January, 2012, Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1358112.
Fu, P., Johnson, S., & Carrigan, C. (2012). Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.15121/1358112
Fu, Pengcheng, Scott M. Johnson, and Charles R. Carrigan. Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, January, 31, 2012. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1358112
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}, url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/169}, year = {2012}, howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.15121/1358112}, note = {Accessed: 2025-05-03}, doi = {10.15121/1358112} }
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Submitted Feb 7, 2013

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Pengcheng Fu

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Pengcheng Fu

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Scott M. Johnson

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Charles R. Carrigan

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

DOE Project Details

Project Name Stimulation of Complex Fracture Systems in Low Pressure Reservoirs for Development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Project Lead Eric Hass

Project Number AID 19979

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