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Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure

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This paper documents our effort to use a fully coupled hydro-geomechanical numerical test bed to study using low hydraulic pressure to stimulate geothermal reservoirs with existing fracture network. In this low pressure stimulation strategy, fluid pressure is lower than the minimum in situ compressive stress, so the fractures are not completely open but permeability improvement can be achieved through shear dilation. We found that in this low pressure regime, the coupling between the fluid phase and the rock solid phase becomes very simple, and the numerical model can achieve a low computational cost. Using this modified model, we study the behavior of a single fracture and a random fracture network.

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (2012). Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1358112.
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Fu, Pengcheng, Johnson, Scott M., and Carrigan, Charles R. Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure. United States: N.p., 31 Jan, 2012. Web. doi: 10.15121/1358112.
Fu, Pengcheng, Johnson, Scott M., & Carrigan, Charles R. Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure. United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1358112
Fu, Pengcheng, Johnson, Scott M., and Carrigan, Charles R. 2012. "Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1358112. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/169.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1358112

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Data from Jan 31, 2012

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Submitted Feb 7, 2013

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Pengcheng Fu

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Pengcheng Fu

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Scott M. Johnson

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Charles R. Carrigan

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Project Name Stimulation of Complex Fracture Systems in Low Pressure Reservoirs for Development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Project Lead Eric Hass

Project Number AID 19979

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