Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations

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This report presents a series of numerical experiments investigating the relationships among near-well fracture complexity, in situ stress conditions, and wellbore deviation. Using a phase-field modeling approach, the study explores how factors such as stress regimes, wellbore orientation, and thermal cooling influence fracture propagation. The dataset includes a technical report detailing the modeling approach and findings, along with a repository of GEOS modeling input files. This work was conducted as part of Utah FORGE Project 2-2446, "Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity."

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Name Format Description Link
21 This repository contains the GEOS modeling files, including the inputs used for this study. https://github.com/GEOS-DEV/FORGE
33 The report examines near-wellbore fracture complexity in relation to in situ stress and wellbore deviation using phase-field simulations. It describes the modeling approach, numerical experiments, and key findings, focusing on how wellbore inclination and stress conditions affect fracture nucleation. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1709/2-2446_nearWellborePhaseFieldSimulations.pdf

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  • near-wellbore-fracture-nucleation
  • fracture-nucleation
  • egs
  • phase-field-modeling
  • near-well
  • utah-forge
  • numerical-solutions
  • wellbore-deviation
  • fracture-propagation
  • geos-modeling
  • phase-field
  • technical-report
  • in-situ-stress
  • fracture-complexity
  • stress-regimes
  • geothermal
  • rock-mechanics
  • energy
  • numerical-simulation

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