H043
Coupled Flow Processes in Fractured Media Across Scales: Recent Advances in Experimental and Modeling Efforts
Session ID#: 156581
Session Description:
Understanding the interaction of flow with mechanical-chemical-biological-thermal-processes in fractured geological formations is critical for civil and industrial subsurface applications ranging from long-term radioactive waste isolation, geothermal reservoir management, environmental remediation, carbon sequestration, and hydrogen storage. This session encourages submissions of recent research focusing on mechanistic understanding and predictive capability for physical processes in fractured media. In particular, we seek research concerning: (1) experimental and field observations ranging from the single fracture to network scales, (2) theoretical and numerical modeling techniques, both computational physics-based and data-driven approaches, for simulations in individual fractures and networks, (3) the integration of experimental data with modeling efforts for both observational interpretation and model validation. The applications of flow and geomechanics, solute transport including colloids and bacteria, mixing and reaction, fluid/mineral interactions, and biofilm formation are all welcome.
Index Terms:
1822 Geomechanics [HYDROLOGY]
1829 Groundwater hydrology [HYDROLOGY]
1832 Groundwater transport [HYDROLOGY]
1858 Rocks: chemical properties [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener: Jeffrey Hyman, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
Conveners: Peter K. Kang, University of Minnesota, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, United States, Jan-Olof Selroos, Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB), Solna, Sweden and Philippe Davy, Géosciences Rennes, Rennes Cedex, France
Student/Early Career Convener: Jan-Olof Selroos, Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB), Solna, Sweden
Impact of Shear Fracture Structure on Chemical Reactions and Fracture Permeability (Invited) (1044769)
James W Carey, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States, Anne Holland Menefee, Pennsylvania State University, Energy and Mineral Engineering, University Park, PA, United States, Luke Frash, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States and Nathan Welch, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Multiple Continuum Approach to Modeling Radionuclide Transport in Fractured Networks (1047915)
Rosie Leone, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, Michael Nole, Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, NM, United States, Glenn Hammond, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States and Peter C Lichtner, OFM Research, Redmond, CA, United States
Modelling a hydro-mechanical experiment in a single fracture using a contact model and CFD simulations (1052851)
Paolo Trinchero1, Liangchao Zou2, Aitor Iraola1, Guido Deismann3 and Dirk Bosbach3, (1)Amphos 21, Barcelona, Spain, (2)KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Sustainable development, Environmental science and Engineering, Stockholm, Sweden, (3)Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
Experimental investigation of solute transport in a Filled-single fracture under non-Darcian flow conditions (1052917)
Snigdha Pandey, Research scholar, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Civil Engineering Department, Roorkee, India and Pramod Kumar Sharma, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Civil Engineering Department, Roorkee, India
Discrete fracture network modeling and uncertainty analysis in Geologic Disposal Safety Assessment Framework (1059104)
Teresa Portone1, Laura Swiler1, Eduardo Basurto2, Dusty M Brooks2, Aubrey C Eckert2, Paul E Mariner1,2, Mariah Smith1, Emily R Stein1 and Rosemary Leone1, (1)Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, (2)Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States
Numerical modelling of coupled hydromechanical deformation and permeability of grown fractured rock masses (Invited) (1064840)
Adriana Paluszny1, Robin Nicholas Thomas1, M. Cristina Saceanu1, James E. J. Burtonshaw1 and Robert W. Zimmerman2, (1)Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, (2)Imperial College London, London, SW7, United Kingdom
Comprehension of thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in deep geothermal systems: modeling fault reactivation in an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) with Disroc (1066533)
Nicolas Wynants-Morel, INERIS Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques, Nancy, France, Zady Ouraga, INERIS Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques, Verneuil-en-Halatte, France and Mountaka Souley, INERIS Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques, Nancy, France
Solute and Particulate Transport in Fracture Networks: Flume Experiments and Simulations (1067442)
Porraket Dechdacho, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, United States, Hongfan Cao, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Khanh Vo, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, United States and Peter K. Kang, University of Minnesota, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, United States
Uncertainty Quantification of Gas Transport in Fractured Rocks Resulting from Underground Nuclear Explosions: Exploring the Damage-Permeability Relationship (1073755)
Aidan Stansberry1, Matthew Ryan Sweeney2, Jeffrey Hyman1, Justin Strait2, Kelly R Moran2, Earl E. Knight1, Zhou Lei3, Hari Selvi Viswanathan1 and Philip H Stauffer4, (1)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States, (2)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States, (3)Los Alamos National Laboratory, EES-17, Los Alamos, United States, (4)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos, NM, United States
Experimental Study of Penny-Shaped Hydraulic Fracturing Process in Stiff Material Using Pressurized Complex Fluids (1078248)
Yujing DU1, Thomas Cochard2 and David Weitz2, (1)Harvard University, Applied Physics, Cambridge, MA, United States, (2)Harvard University, Applied Physics, Cambridge, United States
Effect of Geometrical Properties of Fracture on Heat Induced Fracture Flow Near the HLW Repository (1083983)
Wonwoo Yoon1, Weon Shik Han2, Jeong Hwan Hwang3, Jung-Woo Kim3 and Kyung Won Chang4, (1)Yonsei University, Department of Earth System Science, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), (2)Yonsei University, Department of Earth System Science, Seoul, South Korea, (3)KAERI Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, South Korea, (4)Sandia National Laboratories, Geotechnology & Engineering Department, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Rigid, Smooth, and Impermeable? Complex Fracture Hydraulics Revealed by Oscillatory Flow Interference Testing (1089746)
Jeremy Patterson, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, United States and Michael A Cardiff, University of Wisconsin Madison, Geoscience, Madison, United States
A High-Performance Computing Approach for Simulating Coupled Multi-Scale Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Processes in Fractured Porous Media: An Example from the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) Enhanced Geothermal System Test Site (1091793)
Robert K Podgorney1, Lynn Munday2, Andrew Wilkins3, Ruije Liu4, Derek Gaston5, C. Nathan Woods5 and Aleta Finnila6, (1)Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, United States, (2)Idaho National Laboratory, Computational Mechanics and Materials, Idaho Falls, United States, (3)Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Brisbane, Australia, (4)Idaho National Laboratory, Computational Frameworks, Idaho Falls, United States, (5)Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, United States, (6)Golder Associates USA Inc., Redmond, United States
Assessing the influence of matrix diffusion with finite block size on particle transport in fractured media (1092489)
Sabrina Volponi, University of Notre Dame, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Notre Dame, IN, United States, Diogo Bolster, University of Notre Dame, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Notre Dame, United States, Aleksandra Pachalieva, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Computational Earth Science, Los Alamos, NM, United States, Matthew Ryan Sweeney, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, United States; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States and Jeffrey Hyman, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
Structural Modeling and Petrophysical Evaluation for Reservoir Characterization of Semliki Basin, Western Uganda. (1095809)
Bright Osuagwu, Midwestern State University, Kimbell School of Geosciences, Wichita Falls, TX, United States and Andrew B Katumwehe, Midwestern State University, Kimbell School of Geosciences, Wichita Falls, United States
Modelling fluid flow and water-rock interaction in fractured crust using a Discrete Fracture Network approach (1102725)
Ibrahim Harb, Amphos21, Barcelona, Spain, Fidel Grandia, Amphos21 Consulting S.L., Barcelona, Spain, Paolo Trinchero, Amphos 21, Barcelona, Spain and Jeffrey Hyman, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
Fractal Fracturing of a Geothermal System in Patagonia: Insights into fluid migration mechanism (1110458)
Joselline Quijada1, Eugenio E Veloso2, Sofia Carolina Lagarrigue3, Jorge Sanhueza3 and Francisco I Suarez1, (1)Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Santiago, Chile, (2)Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, School of Ocean Sciences, Valparaíso, Chile, (3)Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Deparment of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Santiago, Chile
Modeling of advection-dispersion in fractured porous rock by using hierarchical material properties (1119857)
Gungor Didem Beskardes, Sandia National Laboratories, Geophysics Department, Albuquerque, NM, United States, Chester J Weiss, Sandia National Laboratories, Geophysics Department, Albuquerque, United States and Kristopher L Kuhlman, Sandia National Laboratories, Applied Systems Analysis & Research Department, Albuquerque, NM, United States
A comparison study of density-driven flow in fractured porous media (1121996)
David Fukuyama, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, Eric J Guiltinan, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States, Jeffrey Hyman, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States, Michael Nole, Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, NM, United States and Phil H Stauffer, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Computational Earth Science, Los Alamos, United States
SKB Task Force GWFTS: Pragmatic Validation Using Predictive Modeling Exercises (1131754)
Björn Gylling1, Stefan Finsterle2, Patrick Bruines3, Martin Stigsson3, Niko Marsic3, Jan-Olof Selroos3 and Antti Poteri4, (1)Gylling GeoSolutions, Evanston, IL, United States, (2)Finsterle GeoConsulting, Kensington, CA, United States, (3)Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB), Solna, Sweden, (4)Posiva Oy, Eurajoki, Finland
Effects of Three-dimensional Pore-scale Flows and Fluid Inertia on Flow and Solute Transport in Stressed Rough Fractures (1133803)
Huan Peng1, Yidong Zhao2, Jinhyun Choo2 and Peter K. Kang1, (1)University of Minnesota, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, United States, (2)Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Daejeon, South Korea
Investigation of caprock fracture zone parameter uncertainties on potential leakage brine plume development from storage of CO2 in deep geologic formations using intermediate-scale testing and modeling. (1134567)
Tissa H Illangasekare, Colorado School of Mines, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Golden, CO, United States, Jakub Solovsky, Czech Technical University, Moravský Beroun, Czech Republic, Ahmad Askar, Intera Consulting, Boulder, United States and Radek Fucik, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
Influence of an Open Fracture on Two-phase CO2 Transport in Fractured Porous Media (1138824)
Seung-Wook Ha, Seoul National University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), Jiyoung Baek, Seoul National University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul, South Korea, In-Woo Park, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) and Kang Kun Lee, Seoul National University, School of Earth and Environmental Science, Seoul, South Korea
Multi-scale Fracturing Patterns and their Role on Fluid Migration Dynamics of the Patagonian Geothermal Systems in Aysén, southernmost Chile (1152266)
Eugenio E Veloso1, Joselline Quijada2, Sofia Carolina Lagarrigue3 and Jorge Sanhueza3, (1)Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, School of Ocean Sciences, Valparaíso, Chile, (2)Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Santiago, Chile, (3)Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Deparment of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Santiago, Chile
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Gas Storage and Transport in Shales using Pressure Pulse Decay Data (1152827)
Ye Lyu1, Youssef Elkady2, Anthony R Kovscek2 and Kristian Jessen3, (1)University of Southern California, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Los Angeles, United States, (2)Stanford University, Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford, United States, (3)University of Southern California, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Los Angeles, CA, United States
SMARTFracs: Recent advances in fracture characterization (1164371)
Javier E. Santos1, Allen Ting2, Nathan Welch3, Jeffrey Hyman4, Hari Selvi Viswanathan4, Daniel O'Malley4 and Eric J Guiltinan1, (1)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States, (2)University of Texas at Austin, Computer Science, Austin, United States, (3)Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, (4)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
Permeability evolution in geologic media due to carbon mineralization-induced changes in fracture and pore size distribution (1177226)
Brandon Schwartz1, Mychal Kearns2, Noorah Al Mulhim2 and Anne Holland Menefee3, (1)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States, (2)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Energy and Mineral Engineering, University Park, United States, (3)Pennsylvania State University, Energy and Mineral Engineering, University Park, PA, United States
