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2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference
June 20–22, 2018
Seattle, Washington, USA
Day 2 Thu, June 21, 2018
Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing Diagnostics
Calculating Fault and Fracture Failure Plane Size From Microseismic Events and Rock Elastic Properties
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Characterizing Microseismic-Derived Fracture Networks in the Context of Connectivity and Fluid Flow
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Comparison of Two Hydraulic Fracture Simulators that Utilize Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Models
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
A Clustered DFN from Sequence Spacing Analysis in the Mississippian Lime
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Time-Frequency Analysis of Treatment Pressure from Hydraulic Fracturing
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Rock Blocks and Comminution
Effects of Blast Induced Wave Propagation on the Degradation of Jointed Rock Masses
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Pre- and Post-Blast Rock Block Size Analysis Using UAV-Lidar Based Data and Discrete Fracture Network
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Investigating the Effect of Size and Pre-Existing Microdefects on the Strength and Deformability of Rock Blocks
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
A DFN-DEM Multi-Scale Modeling Approach for Jointed Rock Mass
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Characterization of Multi-Scale Discrete-Fracture/Matrix Interactions in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Mud Loss Data
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
DFN Flow Models
Influence of Discrete Fracture Network Geometry on Well Test Behavior
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
A Simplified Equivalent Pipe Network Approach To Model Flow Through Fractured Porous Rocks
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Stress-Dependent Fracture Permeability in Core Samples: An Experimental and Numerical Study
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Embedded Discrete Fracture Model (EDFM) for Gel Propagation through Fractured Reservoirs: Simulation and Experimental Investigation
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Effect of Fracture Growth Velocity Exponent on Fluid Flow through Geomechanically-grown 3D Fracture Networks
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Groundwater Flow and Radionuclide Transport
Discrete Fracture Network Modeling and Simulation of Subsurface Transport for the Topopah Spring Aquifer at Pahute Mesa
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Embedding Discrete, Irregular Fracture Zone Networks in Three-Dimensional Groundwater Flow Models
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Development and Validation of a Fracture Model for the Granite Rocks at Mizynami Underground Research Laboratory, Japan
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Impacts of Dead-ends on Flow and Transport in Fractured Rocks
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Modeling Nonlinear Diffusion in Fractured Rock With Deformable Fractures and Applications To Injection Induced Seismicity
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
DFN Reservoir Case Studies
Integrated Static-Dynamic Modeling of a Naturally Fractured Carbonate Exploration Well, and Its Economic Implication
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Modeling Hydraulic Fracturing in Transitional Stress Regimes, Surat Basin, Australia
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Natural Fracture Networks in Unconventional Reservoirs for Improved Development Strategies: Niobrara Play Case Study
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
SEGS Reservoir Behavior, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin Case Study
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Tectonic History Validation in a Multi-Phase Deformation Basin Using Natural Fracture System, Vaca Muerta Fm., Argentina
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Wave Propagation in Fractured Media
Elastic Wave Propagation in Geological Media Embedded With Discrete Fractures Following Power Law Length Scaling
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Seismic Waves as a Tool To Interpret Complex Fractures
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Modeling Induced Seismicity: Inter-Seismic Quasi-Static Triggering in a Discretely Fractured Poroelastic Medium
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Code Development for Modeling Induced Seismicity With Flow and Mechanics Using a Discrete Fracture Network and Matrix Formulation With Evolving Hydraulic Diffusivity
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Dynamic Stress from Hydraulic Fracturing
Three-Dimensional Numerical Modelling of Fracture Reactivation in Hydraulic Stimulation of Geothermal Reservoirs
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Numerical Investigation of the Interaction Between Hydraulic Fractures and Nature Fractures at Reservoir Scale
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
DEM-FVM Conjugated Parallel Solver for Hydraulic Fracturing
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Discrete Element Modelling of Hydraulic Fracture Interaction With Natural Fractures in Shale Formations
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Stress Field of Fractured Horizontal Well in Carbonate Reservoirs - In the Production Process
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Poster Session
Feasibility Study and Simulation of Deep Solar Energy Geo-Storage
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Taking Advantage of Pressure Diffusion to Capture Stress Shadow with Application to Optimizing Sequential Hydraulic Fractures
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Dynamics of Multi-Continuum/Discrete-Fracture Interactions of Nonlinear Gas Transport in Shale
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Controls on Fracture Visibility in Vertical and Horizontal Boreholes
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Estimation of Polymer Re-Gel Injection Time in Natural Fractured Reservoirs
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Measuring Air Permeability of Concrete During Brazilian Tension Test
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Modelling the Significance of a Rubber Sleeve on the Indirect Tensile Strength of Concrete
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
A DFN Approach to Evaluating the Hydrogeological Significance of Lithostatic Unloading in Fractured Strata Around Open-Pit Workings
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
An Enhanced RANSAC Method for Complex Hydraulic Network Characterization Based on Microseismic Data
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Horizontal Extension Law of Water and Sand Inrush Channel in Thin Bedrock of Mining Area
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Analyzing the Grout Penetration Processes in Fractured Rock Masses With Unified Pipe Network Method
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
A New Empirical Model to Estimate 3-D Coal Mass Strength
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Construction of DFN-Based Hydrogeological Model Using Reference Case Data For SNF Disposal In Taiwan
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Mapping Preferential Flow Paths in Fractured Argillaceous Rock with a Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Tracer Test
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
3D Fractured Rock Slope Stability Analysis for Gyeongju LILW Disposal Site in Korea
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
The Application of Discrete Fracture Network Model for Taiwan SNF Final Disposal Program
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
Unsteady Flow Analysis of Underdamped Slug Test Responses Observed in Fractured Sandstone
Paper presented at the 2nd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2018.
