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APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
卷 11, 期 22, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app112211004
关键词
hydraulic fracturing; numerical simulation; poroelastic medium; crack path; cavity
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资金
- Russian Science Foundation [20-17-00087]
- Russian Science Foundation [20-17-00087] Funding Source: Russian Science Foundation
This paper investigates the propagation of hydraulic fractures in a poroelastic medium with a circular cavity and finds that the path of the fracture is strongly influenced by the hydrostatic stress in the medium and the distance between the crack and the cavity. It also shows that the cracks are less curved when considering the coupled problem of poroelasticity.
In this paper, we investigate the problem of the propagation of hydraulic fractures in a poroelastic medium that has a circular cavity. The research was conducted using the extended finite element method (XFEM) implemented in the ABAQUS software package. The problem was considered in a plane formulation. The initial crack was oriented parallel to the surface of the cavity. It was shown that the path of the hydraulic fracture depends strongly on the hydrostatic stress in the medium and the distance between the crack and the cavity. We studied the influences of the poroelastic parameters, such as permeability and the Biot coefficient, on the propagation of cracks. It was shown that the cracks were less curved when the coupled problem of poroelasticity was considered. The features of fluid pressure changes inside the fracture and at the opening of the mouth were studied. It was shown that the fluid pressure in the fracture during injection was minimally sensitive to the state of the stress in the medium, to the position of the initial crack, and to the poroelastic parameters. The solution to the problem in this setting can be used to simulate hydraulic fracturing close to mine workings during a controlled roof's collapse to prevent it from hanging, and the formation of impervious screens to reduce airflow from the mine to degassing boreholes through the rock, for example.
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