Three-Dimensional Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing

1984 ◽  
Vol 36 (07) ◽  
pp. 1177-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonin Settari ◽  
Michael P. Cleary
Author(s):  
Rodney J. Clifton ◽  
Jian-Juei Wang

Abstract This paper presents an adaptive optimal mesh generator, including criteria for determining the boundary nodal coordinates. This mesh generator has been developed to provide mesh for a planar fracture surface in the three-dimensional simulation of hydraulic fracturing. The mesh generator is based on the optimization of the local aspect ratio by minimizing the difference of the principal stretches in mapping a square reference mesh onto the fracture surface. Sector areas, curvatures along the fracture boundary, and the locations of the corner nodes are used to calculate weights in determining the locations of the boundary nodes of the advancing fracture surface. Hydraulic fracturing simulation examples of various meshes are presented with discussion of the weighing parameters used in locating the boundary nodes.


2008 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshitaka Inui ◽  
Tadashi Tanaka ◽  
Tomoyoshi Kanno

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Bing Xiong ◽  
Jian-Zhong Lin ◽  
Ze-Fei Zhu

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