Fractured rock stress‐permeability relationships from in situ data and effects of temperature and chemical‐mechanical couplings

Rutqvist, J.

doi:10.1111/gfl.12089

Title: Fractured rock stress‐permeability relationships from in situ data and effects of temperature and chemical‐mechanical couplings

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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to (i) review field data on stress‐induced permeability changes in fractured rock; (ii) describe estimation of fractured rock stress‐permeability relationships through model calibration against such field data; and (iii) discuss observations of temperature and chemically mediated fracture closure and its effect on fractured rock permeability. The field data that are reviewed include in situ block experiments, excavation‐induced changes in permeability around tunnels, borehole injection experiments, depth (and stress) dependent permeability, and permeability changes associated with a large‐scale rock‐mass heating experiment. Data show how the stress‐permeability relationship of fractured rock very much depends on local in situ conditions, such as fracture shear offset and fracture infilling by mineral precipitation. Field and laboratory experiments involving temperature have shown significant temperature‐driven fracture closure even under constant stress. Such temperature‐driven fracture closure has been described as thermal overclosure and relates to better fitting of opposing fracture surfaces at high temperatures, or is attributed to chemically mediated fracture closure related to pressure solution (and compaction) of stressed fracture surface asperities. Back‐calculated stress‐permeability relationships from field data may implicitly account for such effects, but the relative contribution of purely thermal‐mechanical and chemically mediated changes is difficult to isolate. Therefore,more »« less

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Rutqvist, J. ^[1]

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Berkeley CA USA

Publication Date:: Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1221699

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1213470

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Geofluids

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Geofluids Journal Volume: 15 Journal Issue: 1-2; Journal ID: ISSN 1468-8115

Publisher:: Wiley-Blackwell

Country of Publication:: Canada

Language:: English

Subject:: 58 GEOSCIENCES; chemical and mechanical coupling; fractured rock; in situ experiments; permeabilty and stress; temperature

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  title        = {Fractured rock stress‐permeability relationships from in situ data and effects of temperature and chemical‐mechanical couplings},

  author       = {Rutqvist, J.},

  abstractNote = {Abstract The purpose of this paper is to (i) review field data on stress‐induced permeability changes in fractured rock; (ii) describe estimation of fractured rock stress‐permeability relationships through model calibration against such field data; and (iii) discuss observations of temperature and chemically mediated fracture closure and its effect on fractured rock permeability. The field data that are reviewed include in situ block experiments, excavation‐induced changes in permeability around tunnels, borehole injection experiments, depth (and stress) dependent permeability, and permeability changes associated with a large‐scale rock‐mass heating experiment. Data show how the stress‐permeability relationship of fractured rock very much depends on local in situ conditions, such as fracture shear offset and fracture infilling by mineral precipitation. Field and laboratory experiments involving temperature have shown significant temperature‐driven fracture closure even under constant stress. Such temperature‐driven fracture closure has been described as thermal overclosure and relates to better fitting of opposing fracture surfaces at high temperatures, or is attributed to chemically mediated fracture closure related to pressure solution (and compaction) of stressed fracture surface asperities. Back‐calculated stress‐permeability relationships from field data may implicitly account for such effects, but the relative contribution of purely thermal‐mechanical and chemically mediated changes is difficult to isolate. Therefore, it is concluded that further laboratory and in situ experiments are needed to increase the knowledge of the true mechanisms behind thermally driven fracture closure, and to further assess the importance of chemical‐mechanical coupling for the long‐term evolution of fractured rock permeability.},

  doi          = {10.1111/gfl.12089},

  journal      = {Geofluids},

  number       = 1-2,

  volume       = 15,

  place        = {Canada},

  year         = {Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 2014},

  month        = {Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 2014}

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Storage change in a flat-lying fracture during well tests: STORAGE CHANGE IN A FRACTURE journal, December 2012

Drift Scale THM Model report, October 2004

Fundamentals of rock joint deformation journal, December 1983

The progressive fracture of Lac du Bonnet granite journal, December 1994

The scaling of fracture compliance journal, January 2007

Reverse water-level change during interference slug tests in fractured rock: REVERSE WATER-LEVEL RESPONSE DURING SLUG TESTS journal, March 2013

Modeling of damage, permeability changes and pressure responses during excavation of the TSX tunnel in granitic rock at URL, Canada journal, September 2008

ISRM Suggested Method for Step-Rate Injection Method for Fracture In-Situ Properties (SIMFIP): Using a 3-Components Borehole Deformation Sensor journal, December 2013

Earthquake nucleation on faults with rate-and state-dependent strength journal, September 1992

A numerical study on the long term thermo-poroelastic effects of cold water injection into naturally fractured geothermal reservoirs journal, July 2011

A cyclic hydraulic jacking test to determine the in situ stress normal to a fracture journal, October 1996

The Geomechanics of CO2 Storage in Deep Sedimentary Formations journal, January 2012

Use of in situ fiber optic sensors to characterize highly heterogeneous elastic displacement fields in fractured rocks journal, June 2006

Multiphysics processes in partially saturated fractured rock: Experiments and models from Yucca Mountain: THM IN PARTIALLY SATURATED ROCK journal, September 2012

Recent experiments in hard rocks to study the excavation response: Implications for the performance of a nuclear waste geological repository journal, July 1999

Temporal alteration of fracture permeability in granite under hydrothermal conditions and its interpretation by coupled chemo-mechanical model journal, December 2011

Self-propping and fluid flow in slightly offset joints at high effective pressures journal, May 1994

Determination of hydraulic normal stiffness of fractures in hard rock from well testing journal, July 1995

Hydrological properties of Topopah Spring tuff under a thermal gradient—Laboratory results
journal, October 1990

Elastic and transport properties of an in situ jointed granite
journal, January 1977

Coupled seismo-hydromechanical monitoring of inelastic effects on injection-induced fracture permeability
journal, July 2013

Excavation-induced damage studies at the Underground Research Laboratory
journal, December 2004

Linking Thermal, Hydrological, and Mechanical Processes in Fractured Rocks
journal, May 1999

The shear strength of rock joints in theory and practice
journal, December 1977

Linked multicontinuum and crack tensor approach for modeling of coupled geomechanics, fluid flow and transport in fractured rock
journal, February 2013

Geohydromechanical processes in the Excavation Damaged Zone in crystalline rock, rock salt, and indurated and plastic clays—in the context of radioactive waste disposal
journal, January 2005

Field measurements of normal and shear fracture compliance: Field measurements of normal and shear fracture compliance
journal, August 2011

Semi-empirical equations for the systematic decrease in permeability with depth in porous and fractured media
journal, February 2010

Modeling of thermally driven hydrological processes in partially saturated fractured rock
journal, January 2009

Permeability reduction of a natural fracture under net dissolution by hydrothermal fluids: PERMEABILITY REDUCTION OF A NATURAL FRACTURE
journal, October 2003

Permeability of the continental crust: dynamic variations inferred from seismicity and metamorphism
journal, February 2010

Observations of a potential size effect in experimental determination of the hydraulic properties of fractures
journal, October 1979

The excavation damaged zone in clay formations time-dependent behaviour and influence on performance assessment
journal, January 2007

Coupled hydromechanical-thermochemical processes in rock fractures
journal, January 1991

Modeling of fault reactivation and induced seismicity during hydraulic fracturing of shale-gas reservoirs
journal, July 2013

Stress-dependent permeability of fractured rock masses: a numerical study
journal, October 2004

Chemically and mechanically mediated influences on the transport and mechanical characteristics of rock fractures
journal, January 2009

Normal-stress dependence of fracture hydraulic properties including two-phase flow properties
journal, November 2012

Introduction to Hydromechanical Well Tests in Fractured Rock Aquifers
journal, January 2009

How faulting keeps the crust strong
journal, January 2000

Geomechanical effects on CO2 leakage through fault zones during large-scale underground injection
journal, January 2014

A comparative simulation study of coupled THM processes and their effect on fractured rock permeability around nuclear waste repositories
journal, October 2008

Scaling of fluid flow versus fracture stiffness: SCALING FLOW-STIFFNESS
journal, May 2013

Estimation of fracture normal stiffness using a transmissivity-depth correlation
journal, January 2009

Hydromechanical modelling of pulse tests that measure fluid pressure and fracture normal displacement at the Coaraze Laboratory site, France
journal, October 2006

Stress effects on permeability in a fractured rock mass with correlated fracture length and aperture
journal, December 2008

The role of hydromechanical coupling in fractured rock engineering
journal, January 2003

Analysis of thermally induced changes in fractured rock permeability during 8 years of heating and cooling at the Yucca Mountain Drift Scale Test
journal, December 2008

Evolution of permeability in a natural fracture: Significant role of pressure solution
journal, January 2004

Rock Fracture Spacings, Openings, and Porosities
journal, January 1968

Normal stiffness of fractures in granitic rock: A compilation of laboratory and in-situ experiments
journal, December 2008

Field evaluation of the hydromechanical behavior of flat-lying fractures during slug tests
journal, September 2008

Thermal–hydrologic–mechanical–chemical processes in the evolution of engineered geothermal reservoirs
journal, July 2009

Impact of stress on solute transport in a fracture network: A comparison study
journal, April 2013

Analysis of thermal–hydrologic–mechanical behavior near an emplacement drift at Yucca Mountain
journal, April 2003

A case study on the influence of THM coupling on the near field safety of a spent fuel repository in sparsely fractured granite
journal, October 2008

A numerical study of THM effects on the near-field safety of a hypothetical nuclear waste repository—BMT1 of the DECOVALEX III project. Part 3: Effects of THM coupling in sparsely fractured rocks
journal, July 2005

Hydromechanical behavior during constant-rate pumping tests in fractured gneiss
journal, May 2011

In Situ Field Testing of Processes
report, December 2001

Storage change in a flat-lying fracture during well tests: STORAGE CHANGE IN A FRACTURE
journal, December 2012

Drift Scale THM Model
report, October 2004

Fundamentals of rock joint deformation
journal, December 1983

The progressive fracture of Lac du Bonnet granite
journal, December 1994

The scaling of fracture compliance
journal, January 2007

Reverse water-level change during interference slug tests in fractured rock: REVERSE WATER-LEVEL RESPONSE DURING SLUG TESTS
journal, March 2013

Modeling of damage, permeability changes and pressure responses during excavation of the TSX tunnel in granitic rock at URL, Canada
journal, September 2008

ISRM Suggested Method for Step-Rate Injection Method for Fracture In-Situ Properties (SIMFIP): Using a 3-Components Borehole Deformation Sensor
journal, December 2013

Earthquake nucleation on faults with rate-and state-dependent strength
journal, September 1992

A numerical study on the long term thermo-poroelastic effects of cold water injection into naturally fractured geothermal reservoirs
journal, July 2011

A cyclic hydraulic jacking test to determine the in situ stress normal to a fracture
journal, October 1996

The Geomechanics of CO2 Storage in Deep Sedimentary Formations
journal, January 2012

Use of in situ fiber optic sensors to characterize highly heterogeneous elastic displacement fields in fractured rocks
journal, June 2006

Multiphysics processes in partially saturated fractured rock: Experiments and models from Yucca Mountain: THM IN PARTIALLY SATURATED ROCK
journal, September 2012

Recent experiments in hard rocks to study the excavation response: Implications for the performance of a nuclear waste geological repository
journal, July 1999

Temporal alteration of fracture permeability in granite under hydrothermal conditions and its interpretation by coupled chemo-mechanical model
journal, December 2011

Self-propping and fluid flow in slightly offset joints at high effective pressures
journal, May 1994

Determination of hydraulic normal stiffness of fractures in hard rock from well testing
journal, July 1995