Among the current problems that hydrogeologists face, perhaps there is none as
challenging as the characterization of fractured rock (Faybishenko and Benson 2000). This …

Oscillations in stress, such as those created by earthquakes, can increase permeability and
fluid mobility in geologic media. In natural systems, strain amplitudes as small as 10− 6 can …

Cleat and permeability altered by CO2 injection are key issues for enhanced coalbed
methane production and CO2 geo-sequestration into unminable coal seams. As the main …

Geometrical alteration in fractures, caused by mineral dissolution, changes the contact area
between fracture surfaces and affects the mechanical strength of fractures. It is difficult to …

We investigate the dissolution of artificial fractures with three‐dimensional, pore‐scale
numerical simulations. The fluid velocity in the fracture space was determined from a lattice …

We report flow-through experiments on a natural fracture in novaculite under moderate
effective stresses (∼ 1.4 MPa) and temperatures (20–120° C) to examine the effect on flow …

The hydraulic and heat transfer properties of artificial fracture networks are key to the
efficiency of energy production from geothermal reservoirs. To date, no conclusive view …

A numerical model incorporating experimentally determined fracture surface geometries and
fracture permeability is proposed for characterizing aperture structures and fluid flow through …

To investigate the coupled physical and chemical effects of injecting CO2‐rich water into
carbonate rock samples, we monitor the elastic and transport properties of six carbonate …

A method was developed for experimentally observing the evolution of fracture
aperture/permeability within a granite-based Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) in an …