Modeling of hydraulic fracturing using a porous-media phase-field approach with reference to experimental data

2018 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 116-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousef Heider ◽  
Sönke Reiche ◽  
Philipp Siebert ◽  
Bernd Markert
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Phase Field ◽  
Field Approach

Fluid-Filled Fracture Propagation With a Phase-Field Approach and Coupling to a Reservoir Simulator

SPE Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (03) ◽  
pp. 0981-0999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Wick ◽  
Gurpreet Singh ◽  
Mary F. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Phase Field ◽  
Fracture Propagation ◽  
Heterogeneous Material ◽  
Propagation Model ◽  
Coupling Scheme ◽  
Field Approach ◽  
Coupling Approach ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Reservoir Simulator

Summary A quantitative assessment of hydraulic-fracturing jobs relies on accurate predictions of fracture growth during slickwater injection for single and multistage fracturing scenarios. This requires consistent modeling of underlying physical processes, from hydraulic fracturing to long-term production. In this work, we use a recently introduced phase-field approach to model fracture propagation in a porous medium. This approach is thermodynamically consistent and captures several characteristic features of crack propagation such as joining, branching, and nonplanar propagation as a result of heterogeneous material properties. We describe two different phase-field fracture-propagation models and then present a technique for coupling these to a fractured-poroelastic-reservoir simulator. The proposed coupling approach can be adapted to existing reservoir simulators. We present 2D and 3D numerical tests to benchmark, compare, and demonstrate the predictive capabilities of the fracture-propagation model as well as the proposed coupling scheme.

Modeling Refugee Movement Based on a Continuum Mechanics Phase-Field Approach of Porous Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 2061-2082
Author(s):  
Lynn Schreyer ◽  
Nikos Voulgarakis ◽  
Zachary Hilliard ◽  
Sergey Lapin ◽  
Loren Cobb
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Continuum Mechanics ◽  
Phase Field ◽  
Field Approach

On the hydraulic fracturing in naturally-layered porous media using the phase field method

2020 ◽  
Vol 266 ◽  
pp. 105306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoying Zhuang ◽  
Shuwei Zhou ◽  
Mao Sheng ◽  
Gengsheng Li
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Phase Field ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Phase Field Method ◽  
Layered Porous Media
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