Reactivation of fractures in subsurface reservoirs -- a numerical approach using a static-dynamic friction model

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-96415-7_60MaRDI QIDQ2008736zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors I. Berre, Eirik Keilegavlen, Runar Lie Berge

Publication date 26 November 2019

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.06032

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M06) Finite volume methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M08) Linear elasticity with initial stresses (74B10) Fluid-solid interactions (including aero- and hydro-elasticity, porosity, etc.) (74F10) Fracture and damage (74R99) Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M12) Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M20) Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage (76S05)

Abstract: Fluid-induced slip of fractures is characterized by strong multiphysics couplings. Three physical processes are considered: Flow, rock deformation and fracture deformation. The fractures are represented as lower-dimensional objects embedded in a three-dimensional domain. Fluid is modeled as slightly compressible, and flow in both fractures and matrix is accounted for. The deformation of rock is inherently different from the deformation of fractures; thus, two different models are needed to describe the mechanical deformation of the rock. The medium surrounding the fractures is modeled as a linear elastic material, while the slip of fractures is modeled as a contact problem, governed by a static-dynamic friction model. We present an iterative scheme for solving the non-linear set of equations that arise from the models, and suggest how the step parameter in this scheme should depend on the shear modulus and mesh size.

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