Micro-CT Imaging and Fluid Flow Simulations of Fractures in MSEEL Shale

Welch, Nathan; Frash, Luke P; Carey, Bill

doi:10.18141/1774635

Title: Micro-CT Imaging and Fluid Flow Simulations of Fractures in MSEEL Shale

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micro-CT scans of a naturally fractured MSEEL shale sample as a shear fracture is generated and displaced in the center, intact region of the sample. Steady State laminar fluid flow simulations were then performed on each individual fracture during each experimental segment as effective stress and shear displacement changed. Released under LA-UR-21-24335.

Authors:: Welch, Nathan; Frash, Luke P; Carey, Bill

Publication Date:: 2022-04-05

Other Number(s):: 96d66942-5712-43ef-89fe-3fa4e3bd039b

DOE Contract Number:: ####

Research Org.:: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States). Energy Data eXchange; LANL

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Keywords:: Fractures,Fracturing Initiation,Marcellus Shale

OSTI Identifier:: 1774635

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.18141/1774635

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                    Welch, Nathan, Frash, Luke P, and Carey, Bill. Micro-CT Imaging and Fluid Flow Simulations of Fractures in MSEEL Shale.  United States: N. p., 2022. 
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                    Welch, Nathan, Frash, Luke P, & Carey, Bill. Micro-CT Imaging and Fluid Flow Simulations of Fractures in MSEEL Shale.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.18141/1774635

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                    Welch, Nathan, Frash, Luke P, and Carey, Bill. 2022.  
"Micro-CT Imaging and Fluid Flow Simulations of Fractures in MSEEL Shale".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.18141/1774635.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1774635. Pub date:Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2022

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  title        = {Micro-CT Imaging and Fluid Flow Simulations of Fractures in MSEEL Shale},

  author       = {Welch, Nathan and Frash, Luke P and Carey, Bill},

  abstractNote = {micro-CT scans of a naturally fractured MSEEL shale sample as a shear fracture is generated and displaced in the center, intact region of the sample. Steady State laminar fluid flow simulations were then performed on each individual fracture during each experimental segment as effective stress and shear displacement changed. Released under LA-UR-21-24335.},

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