... along fracture intersections, thus enabling accurate transport simulations. High-resolution, high quality meshes can represent fine-grain heterogeneity in the fracture plane, thus increasing the realism in the DFN models. Multiphysics capabilities in dfnWorks enable scientists and engineers...

... has two main steps. First, an unconditioned DFN is generated and all fractures intersecting specified sampling objects such as boreholes and rock faces are removed. The second step is to replace the removed fractures with conditioned fractures. The generation of conditioned fractures starts...

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... MicroImager (FMI) resistivity log from a vertical pilot well. Natural fractures identified in the log intersect between 1-8 of the FMI pads. The percentage which fully penetrate the pilot well borehole (8 pads) and the percentage which only penetrate 1-4 pads are tabulated. These statistics are compared...

... Abstract Intersections between the fractures of a network defines its connectivity and constitute a key component both for the hydrogeological and mechanical behavior of fractured rock masses. Existing analyses of 2D field trace maps provide a framework for analyzing 2D fracture intersection...

... architecture (either fracture- or intersection- based) and the edge conductance definition, have an impact on the estimation of flow and transport parameters. The intersection graph brings a reliable description of the flow connectivity but with edge redundancy in fractures with a large number of intersections...

... and d In Section 2 we will discuss the geometric complexity of fractured rocks and interaction represents the distance from fracture surface. with flow and transport processes; Smaller fracture zones and fractures intersecting outcrops In Section 3 we will discuss modelling processes, can also give...

... and reduction in the number of synthetic rock mass geomechanical models required, we have developed a web-based tool, DFNAnalyzer, which allows extraction of detailed information about each DFN realization including for example, areal facture intensity and density, number of fracture intersections, and fracture...

... equation of state Frampton fracture network solute transport process fluid flow fractured rock solute transport dead-end feature fracture transport process rock matrix intersection diffusion fracture dead-end fracture model boundary fracture-matrix system Water Resour 1. INTRODUCTION...

... migration. triangulation DFN fracture network fluid flow hydraulic fracturing makedonska co 2 plane Upstream Oil & Gas fractured caprock mesh boundary complex reservoir caprock hyman intersection discrete fracture network permeability storage reservoir continuum mesh test case...

... pillar strength dfncleaner dfn trace map objective connectivity fracture Elmo pillar shortest distance intersection algorithm meshability index mesh quality application geomechanical analysis 1 1. INTRODUCTION The use of DFN modelling in geomechanics as a numerical technique that allows...

... performed to determine the effect of different factors such as the far field stresses, the angle of approach, the intersection distance and the mechanical properties of the discontinuities. The results of the simulations will provide a better understanding of the hydraulic fracture behaviors...

... fracturing, and carbon sequestration. In a DFN, the fracture network is represented by a network of intersecting polygons, and a size, orientation, aperture and permeability is assigned to each fracture by sampling from a distribution of values cre- ated from the actual site. The flip side of the DFN repre...

... fracturing internal variability intersection texture case fracture system reference case fracture network gaussian case Water Resour flow in porous media Fluid Dynamics variability travel time realization fracture texture constant case correlation length permeability 1. INTRODUCTION...

... microseismic data, as illustrated with application to a case study. hydraulic fracturing Upstream Oil & Gas stimulation node permeability enhancement fracture plane intersection length scale dataset Reservoir Characterization orientation ardakani connectivity fracture network marrett...

... model fractured rock Reservoir Characterization variant porosity Wellbore Design calculation immobile zone boundary repository repository program coupling representation discrete fracture network Upstream Oil & Gas hydraulic conductivity intersection excavation fracture Continuum...