Experimental study and discrete element method modeling of compression and permeability behaviors of weakly anisotropic sandstones

J Yu, W Yao, K Duan, X Liu, Y Zhu - … Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2020 - Elsevier
Full understanding of the compression and permeability behaviors of weakly anisotropic
sandstones is a major challenge. The present work aims to address this challenging task …

An upscaling approach to predict mine water inflow from roof sandstone aquifers

L Xu, M Cai, S Dong, S Yin, T Xiao, Z Dai, Y Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Underground coal mining suffers from groundwater intrusion from the aquifers overlying coal
seams. Therefore, developing methods for the accurate prediction of roof water inflow is …

Discrete-element-method/computational-fluid-dynamics coupling simulation of proppant embedment and fracture conductivity after hydraulic fracturing

F Zhang, H Zhu, H Zhou, J Guo, B Huang - Spe Journal, 2017 - onepetro.org
In this paper, an integrated discrete-element-method (DEM)/computational-fluid-dynamics
(CFD) numerical-modeling work flow is developed to model proppant embedment and …

An improved model for permeability estimation in low permeable porous media based on fractal geometry and modified Hagen-Poiseuille flow

X Chen, G Yao - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Permeability is a crucial macroscopic parameter in characterizing fluid flow and mass
transfer behavior in porous media. A great theoretical basis for permeability estimation has …

Effect of spatial distribution of polymer fibers on preventing spalling of UHPC at high temperatures

D Zhang, Y Zhang, A Dasari, KH Tan… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polypropylene (PP) fibers are commonly used for the prevention of thermal spalling of ultra-
high performance concrete (UHPC). In this work, the effect of fiber distribution on …

Deep learning-based pore network generation: Numerical insights into pore geometry effects on microstructural fluid flow behaviors of unconventional resources

BE Guo, N Xiao, D Martyushev, Z Zhao - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Pore-scale transport behaviors and mechanisms of rock reservoirs are still not well
understood to increase unconventional resource production. This work mainly focuses on …

Comparative analysis on pore‐scale permeability prediction on micro‐CT images of rock using numerical and empirical approaches

R Song, Y Wang, J Liu, M Cui… - Energy Science & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Varieties of pore‐scale numerical and empirical approaches have been proposed to predict
the rock permeability when the pore structure is known, for example, microscopic …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of 3D pore nanostructure and stress-dependent permeability of organic-rich shales in northern Guizhou Depression, China

X Jiang, S Deng, H Li, H Zuo - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The three-dimensional (3D) pore structures and permeability of shale are critical for
forecasting gas production capacity and guiding pressure differential control in practical …

Combining autoencoder neural network and Bayesian inversion to estimate heterogeneous permeability distributions in enhanced geothermal reservoir: Model …

Z Jiang, S Zhang, C Turnadge, T Xu - Geothermics, 2021 - Elsevier
Determining permeability distributions in reservoirs is critical for the management of limited
earth resources. While hydraulic fracturing is widely used to enhance the permeability of …

The role of fluid-rock interactions in permeability behavior of shale with different pore fluids

S Yang, Q Yu - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2022 - Elsevier
The permeability of shale is a controlling factor in fluid flow, solute transport, and
overpressure development in a sedimentary basin. However, shale permeabilities …