Mode-I Fracture Toughness Testing and Coupled Cohesive Zone Modeling at In Situ P, T, and Chemical (H2O-CO2-NaCl) Conditions

Thomas A Dewers1, Robert Charles Choens II2, Richard A Regueiro3, Peter Eichhubl4, Charles R Bryan2, Alex J Rinehart5, Jiann-cherng Su6 and Jason E Heath2, (1)Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States, (2)Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, (3)University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)HotRock, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States, (5)New Mexico Tech, Earth and Environmental Science, Socorro, United States, (6)Sandia National Laboratories, Geothermal Department, Albuquerque, NM, United States