Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations
This report presents a series of numerical experiments investigating the relationships among near-well fracture complexity, in situ stress conditions, and wellbore deviation. Using a phase-field modeling approach, the study explores how factors such as stress regimes, wellbore orientation, and thermal cooling influence fracture propagation. The dataset includes a technical report detailing the modeling approach and findings, along with a repository of GEOS modeling input files. This work was conducted as part of Utah FORGE Project 2-2446, "Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity."
Citation Formats
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (2025). Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations [data set]. Retrieved from https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1709.
Cusini, Matteo, and Fei, Fan. Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations. United States: N.p., 30 Jan, 2025. Web. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1709.
Cusini, Matteo, & Fei, Fan. Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations. United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1709
Cusini, Matteo, and Fei, Fan. 2025. "Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations". United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1709.
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Data from Jan 30, 2025
Last updated Feb 11, 2025
Submitted Jan 31, 2025
Organization
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Contact
Matteo Cusini
925.758.3117
Authors
Original Source
https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1709Research Areas
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Utah FORGE, phase field, numerical simulation, near wellbore fracture nucleation, EGS, near-well, fracture complexity, in situ stress, wellbore deviation, phase-field modeling, numerical solutions, fracture nucleation, GEOS modeling, stress regimes, fracture propagation, rock mechanics, technical reportDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080
