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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference 2017 |
| Publisher | Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) |
| Pages | 391-410 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9781613994832 |
| ISBN (print) | 9781510838864 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Feb 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2017 SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference, RSC 2017 - Montgomery, United States Duration: 20 Feb 2017 → 22 Feb 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium Proceedings |
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Abstract
We present and analyze a multirate fixed stress split iterative coupling scheme for coupling flow and geomechanics in a poroelastic medium involving fracture propagation modeled with a phase field approach. The novelty of this work lies in the efficient integration of the fixed-stress split coupling scheme with phase-field fracture propagation models. The multirate coupling algorithm utilizes different time-scales of the flow and mechanics problems, by allowing for multiple finer time steps for flow within one coarse mechanics time step. When applied to production scenarios, the multirate scheme results in massive reductions in the number of mechanics linear iterations, without jeopardizing the accuracy of the obtained results. A number of numerical simulations substantiate our algorithmic developments. These tests include prototype computations, multiple propagating fractures, and fractures initialized by a microseismic probability map.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy(all)
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
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Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference 2017. Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), 2017. p. 391-410 (SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium Proceedings).
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T1 - Multirate coupling for flow and geomechanics applied to hydraulic fracturing using an adaptive phase-field technique
AU - Almani, Tameem
AU - Lee, Sanghyun
AU - Wheeler, Mary F.
AU - Wick, Thomas
N1 - Funding Information: This research was funded by DOE grant ER25617, Saudi Aramco grant UTA11-000320 and Statoil grant UTA13-000884. The authors want to thank Drs. Ali Dogru, Håkon Høgstøl, Andro Mikelić, Alf Birger Rustad, and Sanjay Srinivasan for their valuable comments and discussions. Publisher Copyright: Copyright 2017, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
PY - 2017/2/20
Y1 - 2017/2/20
N2 - We present and analyze a multirate fixed stress split iterative coupling scheme for coupling flow and geomechanics in a poroelastic medium involving fracture propagation modeled with a phase field approach. The novelty of this work lies in the efficient integration of the fixed-stress split coupling scheme with phase-field fracture propagation models. The multirate coupling algorithm utilizes different time-scales of the flow and mechanics problems, by allowing for multiple finer time steps for flow within one coarse mechanics time step. When applied to production scenarios, the multirate scheme results in massive reductions in the number of mechanics linear iterations, without jeopardizing the accuracy of the obtained results. A number of numerical simulations substantiate our algorithmic developments. These tests include prototype computations, multiple propagating fractures, and fractures initialized by a microseismic probability map.
AB - We present and analyze a multirate fixed stress split iterative coupling scheme for coupling flow and geomechanics in a poroelastic medium involving fracture propagation modeled with a phase field approach. The novelty of this work lies in the efficient integration of the fixed-stress split coupling scheme with phase-field fracture propagation models. The multirate coupling algorithm utilizes different time-scales of the flow and mechanics problems, by allowing for multiple finer time steps for flow within one coarse mechanics time step. When applied to production scenarios, the multirate scheme results in massive reductions in the number of mechanics linear iterations, without jeopardizing the accuracy of the obtained results. A number of numerical simulations substantiate our algorithmic developments. These tests include prototype computations, multiple propagating fractures, and fractures initialized by a microseismic probability map.
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M3 - Conference contribution
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SN - 9781510838864
T3 - SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium Proceedings
SP - 391
EP - 410
BT - Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference 2017
PB - Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
T2 - 2017 SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference, RSC 2017
Y2 - 20 February 2017 through 22 February 2017
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