H53B:
Advances in Hydrological Characterization of Flow and Transport in Fractured Media: Numerical and Experimental Observations III Posters

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Session ID#: 29392

Session Description:
Flow and transport in fractured media is often poorly understood because hydraulic conductivity and other properties are often strongly dependent on the geometric structure of the fracture surfaces, and can vary by orders of magnitude over short distances. Further, the strong coupling between geochemical reactions and mechanical stresses alters the geometry and strength of the rock making it difficult to predict the evolution of flow and transport through the fractured media. This session integrates hydrology and geophysics to promote novel advances in the characterization and predictions of flow and transport in fractured rocks, including reactive transport. A better understanding of these processes is crucial in many subsurface applications spanning from water resource management, environmental remediation, enhanced energy production strategies, and induced seismicity. We seek contributions that explore coupled processes within fractures and welcome innovative modeling, characterization, and monitoring approaches based on laboratory and theoretical approaches.
Primary Convener:  Karl Bandilla, Princeton University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton, NJ, United States
Conveners:  Jean E Elkhoury, Schlumberger-Doll Research Center Cambridge, Cambridge, United States, Judy Robinson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States and Trevor Jones, Dudek, Encinitas, CA, United States
Chairs:  Jean E Elkhoury, Schlumberger-Doll Research Center Cambridge, Cambridge, United States and Karl Bandilla, Princeton University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton, NJ, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Karl Bandilla, Princeton University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton, NJ, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • MR - Mineral and Rock Physics
  • NS - Near Surface Geophysics
  • V - Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology
Index Terms:

1009 Geochemical modeling [GEOCHEMISTRY]
1832 Groundwater transport [HYDROLOGY]
1835 Hydrogeophysics [HYDROLOGY]
1847 Modeling [HYDROLOGY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

New approach for simulating groundwater flow in discrete fracture network (230356)
Hong Fang and Jianting Zhu, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States
Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Colloid-facilitated Plutonium Reactive Transport in Fractured Tuffaceous Rocks (231655)
Zhenxue Dai1,2, Andrew V Wolfsberg2, Lin Zhu3 and Paul W. Reimus4, (1)Jilin University, College of Construction Engineering, Changchun, China, (2)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States, (3)CNU Capital Normal University, College of Resource Environment and Tourism, Beijing, China, (4)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
Effect of shales on tidal response of water level to large earthquakes (239193)
Yan Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Chi-Yuen Wang, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States and Li-Yun Fu, CAS Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijng, China
Fault-controlled permeability and fluid flow in low-porosity crystalline rocks: an example from naturally fractured geothermal systems in the Southern Andes (240926)
Gloria Arancibia1,2, Tomas Roquer1,3, Josefa Sepúlveda2,4, Eugenio A. Veloso2,5, Diego Morata6,7 and Julie V Rowland8, (1)Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, (2)Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Departamento de Ingeniería Estructural y Geotécnica, Santiago, Chile, (3)Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Department of Structural and Geothecnical Engineering, Santiago, Chile, (4)Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA), Santiago, Chile, (5)Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Deparment of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Santiago, Chile, (6)University of Chile, Department of Geology and Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA), Santiago, Chile, (7)Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Geología, Santiago, Chile, (8)University of Auckland, School of Environment, Auckland, New Zealand
Influence of Turbulent Flow and Fractal Scaling on Effective Permeability of Fracture Network (262877)
Jianting Zhu, University of Wyoming, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Laramie, WY, United States
Generalized Radial Transport Model for Interpreting Convergent Flow Tracer Tests in Fractured Rock (269003)
Md Lal Mamud, University of Mississippi Main Campus, University, United States and Robert M Holt, University of Mississippi, Geology and Geological Engineering Department, University, MS, United States
Characteristics of Joint Plumose Pattern and Their Impact on Flow and Heat Transport (270389)
Andreas Englert1, Benoit Nigon2, Christophe Pascal3 and Aline Saintot3, (1)Ruhr University Bochum, Earth Sciences Department, Bochum, Germany, (2)International Geothermal Center Bochum, Bochum, Germany, (3)Ruhr University Bochum, GMG Institute, Bochum, Germany
Aquifer Characterization from Surface Geo-electrical Method, western coast of Maharashtra, India (271720)
Anasuya DAS, Indian School of Mines, APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, Dhanbad, India and Dr.Saumen Maiti, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES), APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, Dhanbad, India
Post-Explosion Tracer Gas Study in Fractured Granite (278089)
Sofia Avendano1, Melinda Horne2, Celeste Herrera3, Mark Austin Person3, Eugene Gorman4, Anastasia F Stroujkova5 and Jesus D Gomez-Velez6, (1)Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, United States, (2)New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Earth and Environmental Science, Socorro, NM, United States, (3)New Mexico Tech, Earth & Environmental Science, Socorro, NM, United States, (4)Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States, (5)Weston Geophysical Corporation Lexington, Lexington, MA, United States, (6)New Mexico Tech, Earth & Environmental Science, Socorro, United States
Three-dimensional DFN Model Development and Calibration: A Case Study for Pahute Mesa, Nevada National Security Site (282962)
Hai V Pham, Desert Research Institute Las Vegas, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, United States, Rishi Parashar, Desert Research Institute, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Reno, United States, Nicole Lyn Sund, Desert Research Institute, Reno, United States and Karl Pohlmann, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, United States
Heat and Groundwater Flow in the San Gabriel Mountains, California (288563)
Ashley A Newman, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, United States, Matthew Becker, California State University Long Beach, Earth Science, Long Beach, CA, United States and William R Laton Jr, California State University Fullerton, Department of Geological Sciences, Fullerton, CA, United States
Thermal Effect on Fracture Integrity in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (288980)
Chao Zeng1, Wen Deng1, Chenglin Wu1 and Matt Insall2, (1)Missouri University of Science and Technology, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Rolla, MO, United States, (2)Missouri University of Science and Technology, Mathematics and Statistics, Rolla, MO, United States
Stability analysis of rockmass using a hydrogeologic model of groundwater flow at an underground limestone mine in Korea (301691)
Hwanjo Baek1, Donghui Kim2, Gyoungman Kim2, Daehoon Kim2 and Seungju Cheong2, (1)Kangwon National University, Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, Chuncheon, South Korea, (2)Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
Fracture Flow Characterization from Seismic and Electric Properties: Insight from Experimental and Numerical Approaches (219257)
Kazuki Sawayama1, Keigo Kitamura2, Takeshi Tsuji1,3 and Yasuhiro Fujimitsu1, (1)Kyushu University, Department of Earth Resources Engineering, Fukuoka, Japan, (2)WPI-I2CNER, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, (3)School of Engineering, Univ. of Tokyo, Fukuoka, Japan

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