Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure
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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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 -
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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howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.15121/1358112},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1358112
Details
Data from Jan 31, 2012
Last updated May 23, 2017
Submitted Feb 7, 2013
Organization
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Contact
Pengcheng Fu
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, reservoir modeling, hydraulic shearing, hydraulic fracturing, fracture, reservoir stimulation, low pressure, stimulationDOE 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
