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DOI: 10.2118/140514-ms
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A Discrete Fracture Network Model for Hydraulically Induced Fractures - Theory, Parametric and Case Studies

Abstract: A solution methodology and mathematical formulation for an induced hydraulic Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) numerical simulator is presented. Although most conventional fracture treatments result in bi-wing fractures, there are naturally fractured formations that provide geomechanical conditions that enable hydraulically induced discrete fractures to initiate and propagate both vertical and horizontal fractures in the three principal planes. The fundamental first-order DFN continuity, mass, momentum, and cons… Show more

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“…Weng et al, 2011a;Meyer and Bazan, 2011). When the fracture height growth is involved during the fracture network formation, the stacked cell model consisting of many rows of elements in the vertical direction was proposed by Cohen et al (2015).…”
Section: Engineering Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Weng et al, 2011a;Meyer and Bazan, 2011). When the fracture height growth is involved during the fracture network formation, the stacked cell model consisting of many rows of elements in the vertical direction was proposed by Cohen et al (2015).…”
Section: Engineering Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are two primary models. One is the wire mesh model (Xu and Ghassemi 2009;Xu et al 2010;Meyer and Bazan 2011), which can effectively simulate the complexity of fractures and the spacing between perpendicular fractures; another one is the unconventional fracture model , which describes complex geological conditions and evaluates the propagation of complex fractures more strictly. However, the extended finite element and boundary element method may not apply various hydraulic pressures on the fracture surface, and also does not consider the impact of seepage and leak off of fracturing fluids; the discrete element method restricts the path of hydraulic fractures.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(1). According to the theory of Sneddon and Elliot, stress induced by long fracture in home-generous elastic solid can be calculated as follows [19,20].…”
Section: Calculation Of Induced Stressmentioning
confidence: 99%