CARBFRAC

Multiscale model for crack growth in saturated porous media

The goal of CarbFrac is to develop models to predict the mechanic and flow behavior of carbonate (chalk) hydrocarbon and geothermal systems, honoring their complex geologic structure. This results in better production strategies, opening of new exploration opportunities and decreasing risk during production. CarbFrac builds on the cooperation and knowledge developed in the 2F2S program and adopts a multidisciplinary approach integrating the analysis of outcropping analogs, numerical modeling, and mechanic experiments.

(Bergkamp et al., 2020) (Bergkamp et al., 2022) (Bergkamp et al., 2023) (Bergkamp et al., 2022)

Project CarbFrac
Funding EBN, Neptune Energy, Wintershall and the TKI New Gas
foundation  
PhD Candidate Elisa Bergkamp
Years 2017-2022
Supervisors Clemens Verhoosel (PI), Joris Remmers, David SMeulders
Website www.2f2s.org

References

2023

  1. A thermodynamically consistent J-integral formulation for fluid-driven fracture propagation in poroelastic continua
    E. Bergkamp, C.V. Verhoosel, J.J.C. Remmers, and D.M.J. Smeulders
    Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2023
    DOI

2022

  1. A dimensionally-reduced fracture flow model for poroelastic media with fluid entry resistance and fluid slip
    E.A. Bergkamp, C.V. Verhoosel, J.J.C. Remmers, and D.M.J. Smeulders
    Journal of Computational Physics, 2022
    DOI

2020

  1. A staggered finite element procedure for the coupled Stokes-Biot system with fluid entry resistance
    E.A. Bergkamp, C.V. Verhoosel, J.J.C. Remmers, and D.M.J. Smeulders
    Computational Geosciences, 2020
    DOI