6th International Conference on Coupled THMC Processes in Geosystems

Keynote lecture (A.Onaisi): 1D and 3D geomechanical modelling workflows and field applications in Total

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A.Onaisi

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

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S.Ghabezloo

› Numerical modeling of rock fracturing in geothermal systems - Frederic Pellet, Mines ParisTech - PSL research University 09:30-09:45 (15min)

› Modelling of the poro-elastoplastic behavior of an early-age cement paste: application to well cementing - Marcos Samudio, Laboratoire Navier 09:45-10:00 (15min)

› Coupling mechanical and swelling effects on natural stiff clays under unloading-reloading loops - Xuan-Phu Nguyen, ITASCA 10:00-10:15 (15min)

› Thermal behavior of an underground heat storage designed for large scale thermo-electric energy storage - Denis Nguyen, Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières 10:15-10:30 (15min)

Cofee break

Reception

Hydraulic fracturing

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A.P.S.Selvadurai

› Extent of Tensile Cracking Induced by a Hydraulic Fracture - Dmitry Garagash, Dalhousie University 11:00-11:15 (15min)

› Crack-tip plastic deformation in fluid-saturated solids - Panos Papanastasiou, University of Cyprus 11:15-11:30 (15min)

› A coupled RBSM-DFN modeling of hydraulic fracturing - Jian-Fu Shao, SHAO Jianfu 11:30-11:45 (15min)

› Hydraulic – natural fracture interactions and stress field perturbation, insights from a coupled 3D discrete element model - Efthymios Papachristos, Laboratoire sols, solides, structures - risques [Grenoble] 11:45-12:00 (15min)

Lunch

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Keynote lecture (A.Schubnel): Strength and Anisotropy in Tournemire Shale: Temperature, Pressure and Time Dependences

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A.Schubnel

Hydraulic fracturing

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P.Papanastasiou

› Progressive damage and strain localization in modelling pre-eruptive deformation: analytical and numerical results - Jean-Luc GOT, Institut des sciences de la Terre, Institut des Sciences de la Terre 14:30-14:45 (15min)

› Non-symmetry of a hydraulic fracture due to the inhomogeneity of the reservoir - Sergey Golovin, Novosibirsk State University, Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics 14:45-15:00 (15min)

› Tip asymptotic of a hydraulic fracture driven by a power law fluid accounting for the presence of a fluid lag - Fatima-Ezzahra Moukhtari, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) 15:00-15:15 (15min)

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

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J.-M.Pereira

› Micromechanical modeling of time-dependent behavior of a typical shale rock - Faten FARHAT, Université Lille 1 14:30-14:45 (15min)

› From localized to homogeneous deformation of porous rocks - insights from laboratory experiments and numerical modelling - Antoine Jacquey, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, RWTH Aachen University 14:45-15:00 (15min)

› On Poroelastic State Initialization under the Influence of Gravity - Ekkehard Holzbecher, German University of technology in Oman 15:00-15:15 (15min)

Experimental advances in THMC processes

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A.Schubnel

› Thermal shear reactivation in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone - Pierre Delage, Laboratoire Navier 15:15-15:30 (15min)

› Experimental characterization of desiccation of lime treated clayey silt - Nicolas PONCELET, Université libre de Bruxelles - Bertrand FRANCOIS, Université libre de Bruxelles 15:30-15:45 (15min)

› Experimental characterization of THMC behavior in granular uncemented media during heavy oil production (EOR) - Miriam Martin Ruiz, Polytechnic University of Madrid 15:45-16:00 (15min)

Closure

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