Hydromechanical modelling of pulse tests that measure fluid pressure and fracture normal displacement at the Coaraze Laboratory site, France

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1062-1082

  Cappa, F ^a,b   Guglielmi, Y ^a   Rutqvist, J ^b   Tsang, C F ^b   Thoraval, A ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

Distinct element method; Finite element method; Fracture networks; Hydromechanical coupling; Numerical modelling; Pulse tests

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CARBONATES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE; ROCKS;

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE NETWORKS; HYDROMECHANICAL COUPLING; PULSE TESTS;

HYDRAULIC FLUIDS;

DEFORMATION; FLUID PRESSURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE NETWORK; HYDROMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK MECHANICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745258673     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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