Linking structural and transport properties in three-dimensional fracture networks

Hyman, Jeffrey De'Haven; Dentz, Marco; Hagberg, Aric Arild; Kang, Peter K.

doi:10.1029/2018JB016553

Title: Linking structural and transport properties in three-dimensional fracture networks

Journal Article · 16 January 2019 · Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB016553 · OSTI ID:1492671

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Spanish National Research Council (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona (Spain)
Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (United States). Dept. of Earth Sciences

Here, we investigate large scale particle motion and solute breakthrough in sparse three-dimensional discrete fracture networks (DFN) characterized by power-law distributed fracture lengths. The three networks we consider have the same fracture intensity values but exhibit different percolation densities, geometric properties and topological structures. We considered two different average transport models to predict solute breakthrough, a streamtube model and a Bernoulli CTRW model, both of which provide insights into the flow fields within the networks. The streamtube model provides acceptable predictions at short distances in two of the networks, but fails in all cases to predict breakthrough times at the outlet plane, which indicates that particle motion in such fracture networks cannot be characterized by a constant velocity between the inlet and control plane at which the breakthrough curve is detected. Rather the structure of the network requires that frequent velocity transitions be made as particles move through the system. Despite the relatively broad distribution of fracture radii and relatively small number of independent velocity transitions, the CTRW approach conditioned on the initial velocity distribution provides reasonable predictions for the breakthrough curves at different distances from the inlet. The application of these averaged transport models provides a richer understanding of the link from the fracture network structure to ow and transport properties.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1492671

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--18-27717

Journal Information:: Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 124; ISSN 2169-9313

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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