6th International Conference on Coupled THMC Processes in Geosystems

Registration

Reception

Opening GeoProc 2017

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Keynote lecture (C.Spiers): Effects of THMC processes on rock and fault behavior under upper crustal conditions

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C.Spiers

Reservoir mechanics (Nuclear waste disposal, CO2 sequestration, Energy storage, Petroleum engineering, Geothermal energy etc.)

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J.Sulem

› Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Behavior of Shale - Victor Vilarrasa, Associated Unit: Hydrogeology Group, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research 09:30-09:45 (15min)

› Pore and grain scale changes during pore collapse and liquefaction in chalk - EURIPIDES Papamichos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, SINTEF Petroleum Research 09:45-10:00 (15min)

› THM Behavior of a Fluid Inclusion - A.P.S. Selvadurai, A.P.S. Selvadurai, McGill University 10:00-10:15 (15min)

› Chemical Control of Fracture Permeability, Injectivity, and Reservoir Sweep in Geologic CO2 Storage - Thomas Dewers, Sandia National Laboratories 10:15-10:30 (15min)

Coffee break

Reception

Reservoir mechanics (Nuclear waste disposal, CO2 sequestration, Energy storage, Petroleum engineering, Geothermal energy etc.)

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C.Spiers

› Thermo-mechanical behavior of clays explained from the nanoscale - Laurent Brochard, Laboratoire Navier 11:00-11:15 (15min)

› Hydro-mechanical modelling of a coalbed methane production well via a dual-porosity approach - Francois Bertrand, Université de Liège 11:15-11:30 (15min)

› Hydro-mechanical modelling of a gallery sealing over the entire life of a deep repository - Daniel Ruiz, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya 11:30-11:45 (15min)

› Flexible parallel implicit modelling of fractured reservoirs - Mauro Cacace, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences 11:45-12:00 (15min)

Lunch

Restaurant

Keynote lecture (E.Aharonov): A steady-state physics-based rock-friction constitutive law: predicting friction dependence on temperature, stress and slip rate

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E. Aharonov

Induced seismicity, fault reactivation and landslides

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Y.Guglielmi

› Coupled fluid flow and geomechanical modeling studies on fault activation, induced seismicity and potential fault leakage in geologic carbon storage - Jonny Rutqvist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 14:30-14:45 (15min)

› A numerical approach for simulation of shear dilation of three-dimensional fracture networks - Inga Berre, Christian Michelsen Research, University of Bergen 14:45-15:00 (15min)

› Superposition of processes may explain post-injection seismicity in deep geothermal systems - Silvia De Simone, Associated Unit: Hydrogeology Group, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Dept.of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya (UPC) [Barcelona] 15:00-15:15 (15min)

› Strain localisation in submerged slopes due to rapid sedimentation - 15:15-15:30 (15min)

Experimental advances in THMC processes

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E.Papamichos

› Flow of CO2-rich fluids in simulated wellbore interfaces: Experiments and models exploring reactive transport on length scales of several metres - Tim Wolterbeek, Utrecht University - Amir Raoof, Utrecht University 15:30-15:45 (15min)

› The impact of thermal cycles on the mobilization of shear strength for energy piles - Andreea Vasilescu, Institut de Recherche en Génie Civil et Mécanique 15:45-16:00 (15min)

› Mechanical properties of thin-layered rock masses in dry and water-soaked conditions and their influences on stability of large tunnels - Yuting Zhang, Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute 16:00-16:15 (15min)

› Experimental investigation of pore pressure propagation around the borehole during drilling in gas shale formations - MA Tianshou, State Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chendu, Sichuan, P.R. China 16:15-16:30 (15min)

Numerical challenges in THMC modeling

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T. Poulet

› The effects of temperature on oil wellbore stability in rocks using coupled THM numerical simulation - Mohammad Oliaei, assistant professor at Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran 15:30-15:45 (15min)

› Coupled CFD-DEM simulation of slip instabilities in sheared granular layer: applications to granular fault gouge - Omid Dorostkar, Eldgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology 15:45-16:00 (15min)

› Hydraulic apertures of open and sealing fractures - Tobias Kling, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Applied Geosciences - Philipp Blum, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Applied Geosciences 16:00-16:15 (15min)

› A multiscale numerical modeling of elastoplastic behavior of saturated double porous geomaterials - YAJUN CAO, Laboratoire de Mécanique de Lille LML 16:15-16:30 (15min)

Refreshment

Reception

Experimental advances in THMC processes

Principal amphitheatre

K.Regenauer-Lieb

› Mechanical degradation analysis of sandstone under chemical corrosion - Wei Wang, Key Laboratory of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University 17:00-17:15 (15min)

› Effects of temperature on the instantaneous and time dependent volume changes of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone - Malik Belmokhtar, École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC) 17:15-17:30 (15min)

› Poroviscoelastic behavior of common sedimentary rock - Roman Makhnenko, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 17:30-17:45 (15min)

Numerical challenges in THMC modeling

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D.Garagash

› Fluid-rock interactions in THMC simulations: its numerical challenges and future modeling perspectives - Allan Leal, ETH Zurich, Department of Earth Sciences 17:00-17:15 (15min)

› Thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of an in situ heating test in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone - Manon Vitel, Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs, Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs 17:15-17:30 (15min)

› An X-FEM technique for simulation of hydraulic fracturing in impervious fractured domains: numerical and experimental investigations - Mohammad Vahab, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia. 17:30-17:45 (15min)

› Finite Strain description of Fractal Damage in Geo-materials - Ali KARRECH, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, The University of Western Australia 17:45-18:00 (15min)

Cocktail

Poster hall

Poster Session

Poster hall

All topics

Hydraulic fracturing

Poster hall

Poster session

› An Enriched Finite Element Modeling of Hydraulic Fracture in Porous Media based on Continuum Damage Mechanics - Amir Reza Khoei, Sharif university of technology 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› Numerical Advances to simulate Shear Failure and Tensile Failure due to Hydraulic Fracturing Operations - Berta María Gómez Castro, Associated Unit: Hydrogeology Group, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya [Barcelona] 18:00-21:00 (3h)

Experimental advances in THMC processes

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Poster session

› Characterization of bentonite seal infiltrated with brine from laboratory test and theoretical modelling - Zhenze Li, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› Tracer tests and numerical simulations on nonlinear fluid flow behaviors in 2D fracture networks - Bo Li, Shaoxing University - Zhen Zhong, Shaoxing University 18:00-21:00 (3h)

Induced seismicity, fault reactivation and landslides

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Poster session

Instabilities, bifurcation phenomena and strain localization due to THMC processes

Poster session

› Numerical analysis of strain localization in a Cosserat continuum with THM couplings - Hadrien Rattez, Laboratoire Navier 18:00-21:00 (3h)

Numerical challenges in THMC modeling

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Poster session

› 3D Numerical Study on Permeability Property of Columnar Jointed Rock - qingxiang meng, Research Institute of Geotechnical Enginnering, Hohai University,Nanjing 210098, China 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› Energy-based approaches for the computation of fracture parameters in poroelastic media - Morteza Nejati, ETH Zurich 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› Reactive flow patterns in fractured media - Julian Mindel, Eldgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich 18:00-21:00 (3h)

Reservoir mechanics (Nuclear waste disposal, CO2 sequestration, Energy storage, Petroleum engineering, Geothermal energy etc.)

Poster hall

Poster session

› Analytical model of self-sealing process of fractures in claystone - Soheib Maghsoodi, LEMTA 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› Fluid pressure feedback on rocks at the micro-scale - Martin Lesueur, School of Petroleum Engineering, The University of New South Wales 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› Model development for fully coupled hydro-thermal-mechanical analysis of brine migration in salt - Mengsu Hu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› Modeling stress transfer during hydraulic stimulation of geothermal reservoirs - Gunnar Jansen, University of Neuchâtel 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› Modelling the desiccation induced damage zone for a bedded argillaceous rock with a visco-elastoplastic model - Son Nguyen, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› Multiphysics modelling in the frame of deep geothermal energy systems - Alain dimier, Eifer Karlsruher Institut für Technologie 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› Numerical Homogenization Analysis on Elastic Property of Jointed Rock with Crystalline Structure - weiya xu, Hohai University 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› Studying overpressure and stress heterogeneity above a deep geothermal reservoir: a multi-physics rock mechanical approach - Robin Seithel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 18:00-21:00 (3h)

› THMC in deep geological nuclear waste disposal - Manman Hu, UNSW 18:00-21:00 (3h)

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