Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations
This report presents a series of numerical experiments investigating the relationships among near-well fracture complexity, in situ stress conditions, and wellbore deviation. Using a phase-field modeling approach, the study explores how factors such as stress regimes, wellbore orientation, and thermal cooling influence fracture propagation. The dataset includes a technical report detailing the modeling approach and findings, along with a repository of GEOS modeling input files. This work was conducted as part of Utah FORGE Project 2-2446, "Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity."
Citation Formats
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (2025). Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations [data set]. Retrieved from https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1709.
Cusini, Matteo, Fei, Fan. Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations. United States: N.p., 30 Jan, 2025. Web. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1709.
Cusini, Matteo, Fei, Fan. Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations. United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1709
Cusini, Matteo, Fei, Fan. 2025. "Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations". United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1709.
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Details
Data from Jan 30, 2025
Last updated Feb 11, 2025
Submitted Jan 31, 2025
Organization
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Contact
Matteo Cusini
925.758.3117
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Utah FORGE, phase field, numerical simulation, near wellbore fracture nucleation, EGS, near-well, fracture complexity, in situ stress, wellbore deviation, phase-field modeling, numerical solutions, fracture nucleation, GEOS modeling, stress regimes, fracture propagation, rock mechanics, technical reportDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080
