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Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation
describes the development and testing of a model that couples
fluid-flow, deformation, friction weakening, and permeability
evolution in large, complex two-dimensional discrete fracture
networks. The model can be used to explore the behavior of
hydraulic stimulation in settings where matrix permeability is low
and preexisting fractures play an important role, such as Enhanced
Geothermal Systems and gas shale. Used also to describe pure shear
stimulation, mixed-mechanism stimulation, or pure opening-mode
stimulation. A variety of novel techniques to ensure efficiency and
realistic model behavior are implemented, and tested. The
simulation methodology can also be used as an efficient method for
directly solving quasistatic fracture contact problems. Results
show how stresses induced by fracture deformation during
stimulation directly impact the mechanism of propagation and the
resulting fracture network.
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