... was used assess the rockmass and derive discontinuity orientations. Subsequent stereonet and kinematic analyses were conducted using Rocscience DIPS. The 3D mesh was used to derive fracture data to develop the DFN using Golder’s FracMan. This project has provided the opportunity to develop and directly...

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... are controlled by the cellular P32 values, estimated using the 3D block model. The joints orientation was bootstrapped from drillhole loggings whereas trace length data, collected across the pit area, were used to further calibrate the geo-cellular models. The resulting DFN models represented the spatial...

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... fracture fracture characterization hydraulic fracturing permeable fracture correlation deterministically orientation dfn modeling DFNE 22 8 Hydraulic Characterization of Fractures for DFN Modeling of Dam Foundation Rock Mass Miyoshi, T., Ishibashi, M. and Masumoto, K. Kajima Corporation, Tokyo...

...) are 3D representations of fracture systems based upon field observations of the size, orientation and intensity of fractures and can be used to statistically represent a rock mass fracture system (Rogers et al., 2009). Numerous investigations of fluid flow using Discrete Fracture Networks (DFN...

... confirms the major orientation of the maximum horizontal stress in this field, which is oriented NW-SE. The diagenesis had a negative impact on the petrophysical properties. On the other hand, natural fractures had a positive impact by increasing the permeability intensely. Globally, the DFN displays...

... fracture intensity intercept abutment plane reservoir characterization intensity mapping orientation visualization DFNE 22-02 Development of a 3D geotechnical model and discrete fracture network approach for a review of dam footing stability Weir, F.M., Brehaut, R. and Mostyn, G. PSM, Sydney...

.... The first approach consists of the analysis of faults picked from 3D seismic volume and the second comprises the analysis of the sub seismic faults digitized from different seismic attributes and wellbore imagery analysis. Two trends of faults are highlighted and separated by a syncline oriented in the same...

... distributions of orientation, size, aperture, and permeability. Several DFN realizations are created to capture uncertainty. A hybrid Embedded Discrete Fracture Model plus Dual Porosity Dual Permeability (DPDK) approach is employed for simulation. Each DFN is split into 3 different size bins, including “small...

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...: Illustration showing the first and second iteration of the (1 (2) multiplicative cascade process. Probabilities at the second iteration are obtained by multiplying the parent probabllity with the daughter probability 1 and = 1, Next, length and orientation variates are generated and randomly assigned...

... distribution is used for the fracture orientations, and the facture apertures are modeled by the aperture-length correlated method. The finite element method (FEM) is used to solve the partial differential equation of radon migration in the DFN. The model is further developed into computer software that can...

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... as this DFN parameter has an important influence on the creation of rock blocks/ wedges for the model. The bearing capacity of rock ledges are examined using discontinuum numerical analysis utilizing 3DECTM. The assessment parametrically alters the orientation and geometry of the excavation through referenced...

... of a dataset that is representative of the lineaments typically found in a Canadian Shield environment. This model is used to constrain stochastic representations to observed fracture intensities and orientations. This study considers two- dimensional and three-dimensional length distributions and area...

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... found that has a complex relationship with the final geometry of geomechanically-grown 2D DFNs. Realistic features evolve during the growth of DFNs as a result of the orientation of the principal stress axis and fracture interaction. High values of cause interaction effects to be more pronounced...

... with large contrast in porosity and permeability were identified: tripolitc chert, calcareous siltstone, fractured carbonate and limestone with fracture intensities ranging from 0.16 to 0.57 fractures/ft, respectively. Fracture cluster analysis shows a large contrast in fracture cluster orientation width...

... of natural fractures by considering the hydraulic, orientation and connection properties of the natural fractures. A second simulation of hydraulic fracturing was performed in a propagation simulator that uses a 2D DFN model that is extended vertically across all the reservoir zones. This simulator uses...