scholarly journals Allocating Transmissivities from Constant Head Tests for the Development of DFN Models

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Howroyd ◽  
Kent Novakowski
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Fracture Network ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Fracture Spacing ◽  
Discrete Fracture ◽  
Scale Test ◽  
Fracture Transmissivity ◽  
Constant Head ◽  
A Site

Constant head tests are commonly used for field measurements of fracture transmissivity. As a bulk transmissivity is measured for each test section, it is frequently unclear how this transmissivity relates to the hydraulic properties of individual fractures. The goal of this study is to determine if constant head tests conducted at scales larger than the average fracture spacing can be used to generate discrete fracture network (DFN) models that describe transport. The methodology involved generating DFNs using measurements from constant head tests conducted at lengths both above and below the average fracture spacing at a site in Ontario, Canada. Transport predictions from DFNs produced from different scales of hydraulic tests were compared to determine if a method for proportioning larger-scale test results to obtain a DFN representative of the smaller-scale tests could be established. The results of this study indicate that the choice of method used to apportion bulk transmissivities has a significant impact on transport simulations, with a difference in mass arrival of over a factor of two at travel distances less than 50 m. While the most appropriate method is case specific, the error resulting from the choice needs to be considered when using DFN models.

scholarly journals Integration of photogrammetry from unmanned aerial vehicles, field measurements and discrete fracture network modeling to understand groundwater flow in remote settings: test and comparison with geochemical markers in an Alpine catchment

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 1203-1218
Author(s):  
Gilberto Binda ◽  
Andrea Pozzi ◽  
Davide Spanu ◽  
Franz Livio ◽  
Sara Trotta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Fracture Network ◽  
Discrete Fracture Network ◽  
Fracture Aperture ◽  
Fractured Aquifer ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Discrete Fracture ◽  
Geochemical Markers

AbstractFast and cost-effective techniques for hydrogeological modeling are of broad interest for water resources exploitation, especially in remote settings, where hydrogeological measurements are difficult to perform. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)-based techniques are potentially useful for these aims, but their application is still limited. In this study, a field-based approach and UAV-based approach are integrated for the computation of a discrete fracture network model of a fractured aquifer in the Central Alps. Then, calculated directions of the hydraulic conductivity components were compared with a geostatistical analysis of geochemical markers from sampled spring waters, to infer a conceptual model of groundwater flow. The comparison of field-based and UAV-based fracture measurements confirmed a good matching for fracture orientations and recognized a more reliable estimation of fracture dimensions for the UAV-based dataset. Nonetheless, an important variable for hydrogeological modeling—fracture aperture—is not measurable using UAV, as this requires field measurements. The calculated directions of the main conductivities fit well with the analyzed geochemical markers, indicating the presence of two partially separated fractured aquifers and describing their possible groundwater flow paths. The adopted integrated approach confirms UAV-based measurements as a potential tool for characterization of fracture sets as the input for hydrogeological modeling and for a fast and effective surveying tool, reducing time and cost for other following measurements.

Determination of Volumetric Joint Count Based on 3D Fracture Network and its Application in Engineering

2014 ◽  
Vol 580-583 ◽  
pp. 907-911
Author(s):  
Jin Liang Wu ◽  
Ji He
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Method ◽  
Fracture Network ◽  
Rock Masses ◽  
Fracture Spacing ◽  
The Monte Carlo Method ◽  
Discrete Fracture Networks ◽  
Discrete Fracture ◽  
Survey Line

Volumetric joint countis an important parameter to evaluate the development of fractures. It is a fundamental representative for the strength and permeability of rock masses. However, cannot be directly measured in field. In this study, an indirect method is applied for its estimation. The main procedures are as follows: firstly, the volumetric joint frequencyis assumed for th fracture set, and then a series of 3D stochastic discrete fracture networks (DFNs) are generated using the Monte Carlo method according to; secondly, a survey line is drawn perpendicular to the fracture set in the each fracture network generated, the fracture spacing is measured along the survey line, then the average fracture spacing and its variance coefficient are calculated from all the DFNs; thirdly, by repeating the above two steps for differentassumed, the relevant average fracture spacing and its variance coefficient are obtained, and two relation curves are built up between and the average fracture spacing (or its variance coefficient); fourth, the exactis estimated through this relation curve between and the average fracture spacing according to the exact fracture spacing measured in situ; finally,is calculated by summing the exactof all fracture sets up. In this study, this indirect method is applied in the rock masses of Xiaowan Hydropower Station. The result shows that the fracture spacing will reduce and its variation coefficient becomes stable asincreases.

Removal of nitrogen from coal gasification wastewater by nitrosofication and denitrosofication

1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junxin Liu ◽  
Weiguang Li ◽  
Xiuheng Wang ◽  
Hongyuan Liu ◽  
Baozhen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Test Results ◽  
New Process ◽  
Scale Test ◽  
Coal Gasification Wastewater ◽  
Total Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Biological Nitrogen ◽  
Bench Scale Test

In this paper, a study of a new process with nitrosofication and denitrosofication for nitrogen removal from coal gasification wastewater is reported. In the process, fibrous carriers were packed in an anoxic tank and an aerobic tank for the attached growth of the denitrifying bacteria and Nitrobacter respectively, and the suspended growth activated sludge was used in an aerobic tank for the growth of Nitrosomonas. A bench scale test has been carried out on the process, and the test results showed that using the process, 25% of the oxygen demand and 40% of the carbon source demand can be saved, and the efficiency of total nitrogen removal can increase over 10% as compared with a traditional process for biological nitrogen removal.

Predicting Roof Diaphragm and Endwall Stiffness From Full-Scale Test Results of a Metal-Clad, Post-Frame Building

1992 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 977-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. G. Gebremedhin ◽  
J. A. Bartsch ◽  
M. C. Jorgensen
Keyword(s):  
Full Scale ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Full Scale Test ◽  
Frame Building ◽  
Scale Test

scholarly journals Numerical simulation on the simultaneous stress interference of parallel multiple hydraulic fractures

2021 ◽  
pp. 014459872110019
Author(s):  
Weiyong Lu ◽  
Changchun He
Keyword(s):  
Principal Stress ◽  
Hydraulic Fracture ◽  
Stress Ratio ◽  
Fracture Network ◽  
Hydraulic Fractures ◽  
Fracture Spacing ◽  
Induced Stress ◽  
Minimum Principal Stress ◽  
Fracturing Process ◽  
Stress Ratios

During horizontal well staged fracturing, there is stress interference between multiple transverse fractures in the same perforation cluster. Theoretical analysis and numerical calculation methods are applied in this study. We analysed the mechanism of induced stress interference in a single fracture under different fracture spacings and principal stress ratios. We also investigated the hydraulic fracture morphology and synchronous expansion process under different fracture spacings and principal stress ratios. The results show that the essence of induced stress is the stress increment in the area around the hydraulic fracture. Induced stress had a dual role in the fracturing process. It created favourable ground stress conditions for the diversion of hydraulic fractures and the formation of complex fracture network systems, inhibited fracture expansion in local areas, stopped hydraulic fractures, and prevented the formation of effective fractures. The curves of the maximum principal stress, minimum principal stress, and induced principal stress difference with distance under different fracture lengths, different fracture spacings, and different principal stress ratios were consistent overall. With a small fracture spacing and a small principal stress ratio, intermediate hydraulic fractures were difficult to initiate or arrest soon after initiation, fractures did not expand easily, and the expansion speed of lateral hydraulic fractures was fast. Moreover, with a smaller fracture spacing and a smaller principal stress ratio, hydraulic fractures were more prone to steering, and even new fractures were produced in the minimum principal stress direction, which was beneficial to the fracture network communication in the reservoir. When the local stress and fracture spacing were appropriate, the intermediate fracture could expand normally, which could effectively increase the reservoir permeability.

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