Presentation Details
Numerical investigation of hydraulic fracturing and borehole interaction under deep reservoir conditions using XFEM
Thursday, 12 Oct 2017; 13:50 - 14:10 in room 7.11
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CS04: Fracture
Thursday, 12 Oct 2017; 13:30 - 15:30 in room 7.11
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1st and presenting Author
Janis Reinold
Institute for Structural Mechanics
Ruhr University Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Institute for Structural Mechanics
Ruhr University Bochum
Bochum, Germany
2nd Author
Sven Beckhuis
Institute for Structural Mechanics
Ruhr University Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Institute for Structural Mechanics
Ruhr University Bochum
Bochum, Germany
3rd Author
Günther Meschke
Institute for Structural Mechanics
Ruhr University Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Institute for Structural Mechanics
Ruhr University Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Micro Abstract:
Hydraulic fracturing is a complex process, due to the interaction of the fracturing fluid with the surrounding deformable porous media, while the fracture is propagating. The fracture response is sensitive to in-situ stresses, fracture toughness or initial fracture angles. A hydro-mechanical XFEM model is introduced to simulate the fluid flow and deformation of the rock. Examples with multiple boreholes and initial fractures will investigate the influence of the aforementioned parameters.