Coupled hydro-mechanical modeling of injection-induced seismicity in the multiphase flow system
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Publications
Coupled hydro-mechanical modeling of injection-induced seismicity in the multiphase flow system
53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
The fluid injection into the subsurface perturbs the states of pore pressure and stress on the pre-existing faults, potentially causing earthquakes. In the multiphase flow system, the contrast of fluid and rock properties between different structures produces the changes in pressure gradients and subsequently stress fields. Assuming two-phase fluid flow (gas-water system) and poroelasticity, we simulate the three-layered formation including a basement fault, in which injection-induced pressure encounters the fault directly given injection scenarios. The single-phase poroelasticity model with the same setting is also conducted to evaluate the multiphase flow effects on poroelastic response of the fault to gas injection. Sensitivity tests are performed by varying the fault permeability. The presence of gaseous phase reduces the pressure buildup within the highly gas-saturated region, causing less Coulomb stress changes, whereas capillarity increases the pore pressure within the gas-water mixed region. Even though the gaseous plume does not approach the fault, the poroelastic stressing can affect the fault stability, potentially the earthquake occurrence.
Injection induced seismicity along multiple faults: Magnitude and rate in a 3-D poroelasticity system
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3-D Modeling of Induced Seismicity Along Multiple Faults: Magnitude, Rate, and Location in a Poroelasticity System
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Understanding of the potential to injection-induced seismicity along faults requires the response of fault zone system to spatiotemporal perturbations in pore pressure and stress. In this study, three-dimensional (3-D) model system consisting of the caprock, reservoir, and basement is intersected by vertical strike-slip faults. We examine the full poroelastic behavior of the formation and perform the mechanical analysis along each fault zone using the Coulomb stress change. The magnitude, rate, and location of potential earthquakes are predicted using the spatial distribution of stresses and pore pressure over time. Rapid diffusion of pore pressure into conductive faults initiates failure, but the majority of induced seismicity occurs at deep fault zones due to poroelastic stabilization near the injection interval. Less permeable faults can be destabilized by either delayed pore pressure diffusion or poroelastic stressing. A two-dimensional (2-D) horizontal model, representing the interface between the reservoir and the basement, limits diffusion of pore pressure and deformation of the formation in the vertical direction that may overestimate or underestimate the potential of earthquakes along the fault. Our numerical results suggest that the 3-D modeling of faulting system including poroelastic coupling can reduce the uncertainty in the seismic hazard prediction by considering the hydraulic and mechanical interaction between faults and bounding formations.
Physical mechanisms of injection-induced seismicity along basement faults
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Seismicity rate surge on faults after shut-in: Poroelastic response to fluid injection
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Injection of large amounts of fluid into the subsurface alters the states of pore pressure and stress in the formation, potentially inducing earthquakes. Increase in the seismicity rate after shut-in is often observed at fluid-injection operation sites, but mechanistic study of the rate surge has not been investigated thoroughly. Considering full poroelastic coupling of pore pressure and stress, the earthquake occurrence after shut-in can be driven by two mechanisms: (1) post shut-in diffusion of pore pressure into distant faults and (2) poroelastic stressing caused by fluid injection. Interactions of these mechanisms can depend on fault geometry, hydraulic and mechanical properties of the formation, and injection operation. In this work, a 2D aerial view of the target reservoir intersected by strike-slip basement faults is used to evaluate the impact of injection-induced pressure buildup on seismicity rate surge. A series of sensitivity tests are performed by considering the variation in (1) permeability of the fault zone, (2) locations and the number of faults with respect to the injector, and (3) well operations with time-dependent injection rates. Lower permeability faults have higher seismicity rates than more permeable faults after shut-in due to delayed diffusion and poroelastic stressing. Hydraulic barriers, depending on their relative location to injection, can either stabilize or weaken a conductive fault via poroelastic stresses. Gradual reduction of the injection rate minimizes the coulomb stress change and the least seismicity rates are predicted due to slower relaxation of coupling-induced compression as well as pore-pressure dissipation.
Coupled multiphase flow and geomechanical modeling of Injection-induced seismicity on the fault
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Coupled multiphase flow and geomechanical modeling of injection-induced seismicity on the basement fault
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Integrated Geomechanics and Geophysics in Induced Seismicity: Mechanisms and Monitoring
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Coupled multiphase flow and geomechanical modeling of injection-induced seismicity
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Comparison of Darcy-based and invasion percolation models: Benchmark CO2 gas flow experiments in a heterogeneous sand architecture
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Coupled multiphase flow and geomechanical modeling of injection-induced seismicity on the basement fault
52nd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
The fluid injection into deep geological formations altar the states of pore pressure and stress on the faults, potentially causing earthquakes. In the multiphase flow system, the interaction between fluid flow and mechanical deformation in porous media is critical to determine the spatio-temporal distribution of pore pressure and stress. The contrast of fluid and rock properties between different structures produces the changes in pressure gradients and subsequently stress fields. Assuming two-phase fluid flow (gas-water system), we simulate the two-dimensional reservoir including a basement fault, in which injection-induced pressure encounters the fault directly given injection scenarios. The single-phase flow model with the same setting is also conducted to evaluate the multiphase flow effects on mechanical response of the fault to gas injection. A series of sensitivity tests are performed by varying the fault permeability. The presence of gaseous phase reduces the pressure buildup within the gas-saturated region, causing less Coulomb stress change. The low-permeability fault prevent diffusion initially as observed in the single-phase flow system. Once gaseous phase approaches, the fault acts as a capillary barrier that causes increases in pressure within the fault zone, potentially inducing earthquakes even without direct diffusion.
Seismicity rate surge on faults after shut-in: poroelastic response to fluid injection
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Effect of fault zone architecture on injection-induced seismicity
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Effect of the fault zone architecture on injection-induced seismicity
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