1. An approach to hydraulic fracture in geomaterials through a porous brittle damage material model
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Gianluca Caramiello, Andrea Montanino, Gabriele Della Vecchia, and Anna Pandolfi
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Brittle damage ,Recursive faulting ,Poromechanics ,Multiscale simulation ,Hydraulic fracturing ,Mechanics of engineering. Applied mechanics ,TA349-359 ,Systems engineering ,TA168 - Abstract
Abstract A coupled hydromechanical code based on a distributed brittle damage material model has been developed in order to simulate hydraulic fracturing processes. As specific feature, the code does not assume the development of a discrete number of sharp cracks but considers a diffused damage that takes place under overall confinement of the system. The code is validated against a laboratory test reproducing the local effects of a hydraulic fracturing procedure. The numerical model of the laboratory test is then used to conduct a parametric analysis where the influence of the principal hydromechanical parameters on the hydraulic fracturing performance is assessed. Finally, the code is applied to simulate multiple hydraulic fracturing interventions in a large scale shale reservoir. In all applications considered, the model shows a good predictive capability in terms of damage extension.
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- 2018
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