H53L:
Multiscale, Multiphysics Process in Fractured Rock and Modeling of Coupled Transport Phenomena in Fracture Networks II

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Session ID#: 17192

Session Description:
The performance of many subsurface systems and reservoirs strongly depends on fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical processes. Deformation, flow and transport mechanisms during reactive transport, initiation and propagation of fractures and swelling/weathering may all affect the integrity of the subsurface system across the multiple spatial (nm vs. km) and temporal (second vs. centuries) scales. To numerically and experimentally capture these multi-scale, multi-physical interplays is challenging. Additionally, there is a significant interest in minimizing uncertainties through advancing characterization and simulation of coupled processes in fractured rocks with complex fracture networks in subsurface resources. This session provides a forum for researchers to exchange ideas on advancing the state-of-the-art of both the numerical modeling and the experimental testing of these coupled processes in fractured geological media and the associated uncertainty. We welcome contributions on innovative laboratory experimental approaches, advanced simulation approaches, novel numerical algorithms to advance current understanding of coupled processes in fractured rocks.
Primary Convener:  Pania Newell, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States
Conveners:  Ingrid Tomac, University of California San Diego, Department of Structural Engineering, La Jolla, CA, United States, WaiChing Sun, Columbia University, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, New York, United States and Rajesh Pawar, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Earth & Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos, United States
Chairs:  Pania Newell, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States and Ingrid Tomac, University of California San Diego, Department of Structural Engineering, La Jolla, CA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  WaiChing Sun, Columbia University, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, New York, NY, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • MR - Mineral and Rock Physics
Index Terms:

1822 Geomechanics [HYDROLOGY]
1847 Modeling [HYDROLOGY]
1859 Rocks: physical properties [HYDROLOGY]
5104 Fracture and flow [PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Multiphysics of Fractures across Scales (Invited) (122727)
Laura J Pyrak-Nolte, Purdue University, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Department of Earth, Atomospheric and Planetary Sciences; Lyles School of Civil Engineering, West Lafayette, United States; Purdue University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, West Lafayette, IN, United States
Active Ultrasonic Imaging and Interfacial Characterization of Stationary and Evolving Fractures in Rock (123041)
Bojan B Guzina, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
Transport and channelization in fractures filled with erodible granular medium (177491)
Arshad Kudrolli, Nikolay Ionkin, Nathan Fitzpatrick and Andreea Panaitescu, Clark University, Worcester, MA, United States
A joint inversion approach to characterize subsurface fracture networks based on geophysical and hydrological data (179959)
Satish Karra1, Maruti Mudunuru2, Ting Chen3 and Nataliia Makedonska2, (1)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States, (2)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States, (3)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Energy and Natural Resources Security, Los Alamos, United States
Quantifying Risks and Uncertainties Associated with Induced Seismicity due to CO2 Injection into Geologic Formations with Faults (193374)
Zhangshuan Hou1, Ba Nghiep Nguyen2, Diana Holford Bacon2, Mark D White2 and Christopher J Murray2, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Energy and Environment Directorate, Richland, WA, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
Fluid Interactions with Explosion-Induced Fractures (179445)
Erika Swanson1, Aviva J Sussman2, Jennifer Wilson2 and Scott Broome3, (1)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States, (2)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States, (3)Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States

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