Vug waves: A mechanism for coupled rock deformation and fluid migration

Vug waves: A mechanism for coupled rock deformation and fluid migration

[1] Vug waves are a joint deformation/fluid-migration mechanism in which a rock deforms by the movement of a penny-shaped, fluid-filled crack dislocation across a plane of shear, with migration of the crack and fluid driven by the release of elastic shear strain energy. Vug waves (here so named because a ‘‘vug’’ is a hole in the Earth and ‘‘wave’’ implies that it moves) may provide an effective...

A modeling approach for analysis of coupled multiphase fluid flow, heat transfer, and deformation in fractured porous rock

This paper presents the methodology in which two computer codes—TOUGH2 and FLAC3D—are linked and jointly executed for coupled thermal–hydrologic–mechanical (THM) analysis of multiphase fluid flow, heat transfer, and deformation in fractured and porous rock. TOUGH2 is a well-established code for geohydrological analysis with multiphase, multicomponent fluid flow and heat transport, while FLAC3D ...

Coupled fluid flow and geomechanical deformation modeling

Accurate prediction of reservoir production in structurally weak geologic areas requires both mechanical deformation and fluid flow modeling. Loose staggered-in-time coupling of two independent flow and mechanics simulators captures much of the complex physics at a substantially reduced cost. Two 3-D finite element simulators—Integrated Parallel Accurate Reservoir Simulator (IPARS) for flow and...

Earthquake fault rock indicating a coupled lubrication mechanism

Construction of Deformation - Mechanism Maps for Metals and Solid Solution Alloys a New Approach

A new approach has been introduced to construct deformation-mechanism maps for metals and solid solution alloys. For this purpose two computer programs named DEFOR and GRAPH have been written in BASIC to be run on IBM compatible personal computers. Using these programs, deformation - mechanism maps for a number of pure metals and a solid solution alloy (Ti-6wt% Al) have been plotted and effects...