Stress-Induced Anomalous Transport in Natural Fracture Networks

Kang, Peter K.; Lei, Qinghua; Dentz, Marco; Juanes, Ruben

doi:10.1029/2019wr024944

Title: Stress-Induced Anomalous Transport in Natural Fracture Networks

Journal Article · Wed Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Water Resources Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019wr024944· OSTI ID:1612957

^[1];

^[2];

^[3];

^[4]

Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN (United States)
ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona (Spain). Inst. of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

In this work we investigate the effects of geological stress on fluid flow and tracer transport in natural fracture networks. We show the emergence of non-Fickian (anomalous) transport from the interplay among fracture network geometry, aperture heterogeneity, and geological stress. In this study, we extract the fracture network geometry from the geological map of an actual rock outcrop, and we simulate the geomechanical behavior of fractured rock using a hybrid finite-discrete element method. We analyze the impact of stress on the aperture distribution, fluid flow field, and tracer transport properties. Both stress magnitude and orientation have strong effects on the fracture aperture field, which in turn affects fluid flow and tracer transport through the system. We observe that stress anisotropy may cause significant shear dilation along long, curved fractures that are preferentially oriented to the stress loading. This, in turn, induces preferential flow paths and anomalous early arrival of tracers. An increase in stress magnitude enhances aperture heterogeneity by introducing more small apertures, which exacerbates late-time tailing. This effect is stronger when there is higher heterogeneity in the initial aperture field. To honor the flow field with strong preferential flow paths, we extend the Bernoulli Continuous Time Random Walk model to incorporate dual velocity correlation length scales. The proposed upscaled transport model captures anomalous transport through stressed fracture networks and agrees quantitatively with the high-fidelity numerical simulations.

View Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Cite

Export

Save

Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); George and Orpha Gibson Endowment; Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE); European Research Council (ERC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0018357; W12530(2018002440003)

OSTI ID:: 1612957

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1515113

Journal Information:: Water Resources Research, Vol. 55, Issue 5; ISSN 0043-1397

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Citation Metrics:

Cited by: 35 works

Citation information provided by
Web of Science

References (102)

Fully Coupled Hydromechanical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing in 3D Discrete-Fracture Networks McClure, Mark W.; Babazadeh, Mohsen; Shiozawa, Sogo SPE Journal, Vol. 21, Issue 04 https://doi.org/10.2118/173354-PA	journal	August 2016
Continuous time random walks for the evolution of Lagrangian velocities Dentz, Marco; Kang, Peter K.; Comolli, Alessandro Physical Review Fluids, Vol. 1, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.1.074004	journal	November 2016
From field data to fracture network modeling: An example incorporating spatial structure Long, Jane C. S.; Billaux, Daniel M. Water Resources Research, Vol. 23, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1029/WR023i007p01201	journal	July 1987
The shear strength of rock joints in theory and practice Barton, N.; Choubey, V. Rock Mechanics Felsmechanik M�canique des Roches, Vol. 10, Issue 1-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01261801	journal	December 1977
Stress and rock mechanics issues of relevance to HDR/HWR engineered geothermal systems: review of developments during the past 15 years Evans, Keith F.; Cornet, François H.; Hashida, Toshiyuki Geothermics, Vol. 28, Issue 4-5 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-6505(99)00023-1	journal	August 1999
Linked multicontinuum and crack tensor approach for modeling of coupled geomechanics, fluid flow and transport in fractured rock Rutqvist, Jonny; Leung, Colin; Hoch, Andrew Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 5, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2012.08.001	journal	February 2013
Geophysical imaging reveals topographic stress control of bedrock weathering St. Clair, J.; Moon, S.; Holbrook, W. S. Science, Vol. 350, Issue 6260 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aab2210	journal	October 2015
Emergence of anomalous transport in stressed rough fractures Kang, Peter K.; Brown, Stephen; Juanes, Ruben Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 454 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2016.08.033	journal	November 2016
Hydraulic Characteristics of Rough Fractures in Linear Flow under Normal and Shear Load Lee, H. S.; Cho, T. F. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Vol. 35, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-002-0028-y	journal	October 2002
Navier-Stokes flow and transport simulations using real fractures shows heavy tailing due to eddies Cardenas, M. Bayani; Slottke, Donald T.; Ketcham, Richard A. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 34, Issue 14 https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GL030545	journal	January 2007
An improved model for hydromechanical coupling during shearing of rock joints Olsson, R.; Barton, N. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 38, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1365-1609(00)00079-4	journal	April 2001
Impact of velocity correlation and distribution on transport in fractured media: Field evidence and theoretical model Kang, Peter K.; Le Borgne, Tanguy; Dentz, Marco Water Resources Research, Vol. 51, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1002/2014WR015799	journal	February 2015
A general and efficient formulation of fractures and boundary conditions in the finite element method Juanes, Ruben; Samper, Javier; Molinero, Jorge International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 54, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.491	journal	January 2002
Characterization of the velocity field organization in heterogeneous media by conditional correlation: CHARACTERIZATION OF THE VELOCITY FIELD Le Borgne, T.; de Dreuzy, J. -R.; Davy, P. Water Resources Research, Vol. 43, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1029/2006WR004875	journal	February 2007
Flow channeling in heterogeneous fractured rocks Tsang, Chin-Fu; Neretnieks, Ivars Reviews of Geophysics, Vol. 36, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1029/97RG03319	journal	May 1998
Polyaxial stress-dependent permeability of a three-dimensional fractured rock layer Lei, Qinghua; Wang, Xiaoguang; Xiang, Jiansheng Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 25, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-017-1624-y	journal	July 2017
Influence of Stagnant Zones on Transient and Asymptotic Dispersion in Macroscopically Homogeneous Porous Media Kandhai, D.; Hlushkou, D.; Hoekstra, A. G. Physical Review Letters, Vol. 88, Issue 23 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.234501	journal	May 2002
Quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance measurements of preasymptotic dispersion in flow through porous media Scheven, U. M.; Verganelakis, D.; Harris, R. Physics of Fluids, Vol. 17, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2131871	journal	November 2005
Structural controls on anomalous transport in fractured porous rock: ANOMALOUS TRANSPORT IN FRACTURED POROUS ROCK Edery, Yaniv; Geiger, Sebastian; Berkowitz, Brian Water Resources Research, Vol. 52, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1002/2016WR018942	journal	July 2016
Coupled hydromechanical-thermochemical processes in rock fractures Tsang, Chin-Fu Reviews of Geophysics, Vol. 29, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1029/91RG01832	journal	January 1991
Strength, deformation and conductivity coupling of rock joints Barton, N.; Bandis, S.; Bakhtar, K. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 22, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1016/0148-9062(85)93227-9	journal	June 1985
Stress-dependent permeability of fractured rock masses: a numerical study Min, Ki-Bok; Rutqvist, J.; Tsang, Chin-Fu International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 41, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2004.05.005	journal	October 2004
Connectivity, permeability, and channeling in randomly distributed and kinematically defined discrete fracture network models: PERMEABILITY OF DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK Maillot, J.; Davy, P.; Le Goc, R. Water Resources Research, Vol. 52, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1002/2016WR018973	journal	November 2016
Multifaceted nature of hydrogeologic scaling and its interpretation Neuman, Shlomo P. Reviews of Geophysics, Vol. 41, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1029/2003RG000130	journal	January 2003
Role of geomechanically grown fractures on dispersive transport in heterogeneous geological formations Nick, H. M.; Paluszny, A.; Blunt, M. J. Physical Review E, Vol. 84, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056301	journal	November 2011
Hydromechanical behavior of a deformable rock fracture subject to normal stress Tsang, Y. W.; Witherspoon, P. A. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Vol. 86, Issue B10 https://doi.org/10.1029/JB086iB10p09287	journal	October 1981
The frequency and apertures of fractures in rock Snow, D. T. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 7, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/0148-9062(70)90025-2	journal	January 1970
Fracture-pattern variations around a major fold and their implications regarding fracture prediction using limited data: an example from the Bristol Channel Basin Belayneh, Mandefro; Cosgrove, John W. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, Vol. 231, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.231.01.06	journal	January 2004
Continuum‐scale characterization of solute transport based on pore‐scale velocity distributions Porta, G. M.; Bijeljic, B.; Blunt, M. J. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 42, Issue 18 https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL065423	journal	September 2015
Effect of shear displacement on the aperture and permeability of a rock fracture Yeo, I. W.; de Freitas, M. H.; Zimmerman, R. W. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 35, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0148-9062(98)00165-X	journal	December 1998
Numerical modeling of stress effects on solute transport in fractured rocks Zhao, Zhihong; Jing, Lanru; Neretnieks, Ivars Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 38, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2010.10.001	journal	March 2011
Anomalous transport on regular fracture networks: Impact of conductivity heterogeneity and mixing at fracture intersections Kang, Peter K.; Dentz, Marco; Le Borgne, Tanguy Physical Review E, Vol. 92, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.022148	journal	August 2015
Testing the limits of the spatial Markov model for upscaling transport: The role of nonmonotonic effective velocity autocorrelations Sund, Nicole L.; Bolster, Diogo; Benson, David A. Physical Review E, Vol. 94, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.94.043107	journal	October 2016
Application of the discrete fracture network concept with field data: Possibilities of model calibration and validation Dverstorp, Björn; Andersson, Johan Water Resources Research, Vol. 25, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1029/WR025i003p00540	journal	March 1989
The Effect of Stress on Flow and Transport in Fractured Rock Masses Using an Extended Multiple Interacting Continua Method with Crack Tensor Theory Wang, Zhen; Rutqvist, Jonny; Wang, Yuan Nuclear Technology, Vol. 187, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.13182/NT13-76	journal	August 2014
Understanding coupled stress, flow and transport processes in fractured rocks Jing, Lanru; Min, Ki-Bok; Baghbanan, Alireza Geosystem Engineering, Vol. 16, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1080/12269328.2013.780709	journal	March 2013
Spatial Markov processes for modeling Lagrangian particle dynamics in heterogeneous porous media Le Borgne, Tanguy; Dentz, Marco; Carrera, Jesus Physical Review E, Vol. 78, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.78.026308	journal	August 2008
Evaluation of hydrodynamic dispersion parameters in fractured rocks Zhao, Zhihong; Jing, Lanru; Neretnieks, Ivars Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 2, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1235.2010.00243	journal	September 2010
A methodology to constrain the parameters of a hydrogeological discrete fracture network model for sparsely fractured crystalline rock, exemplified by data from the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository site at Forsmark, Sweden Follin, Sven; Hartley, Lee; Rhén, Ingvar Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 22, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-013-1080-2	journal	December 2013
Discrete fracture model for coupled flow and geomechanics Garipov, T. T.; Karimi-Fard, M.; Tchelepi, H. A. Computational Geosciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10596-015-9554-z	journal	January 2016
Fluid flow partitioning between fractures and a permeable rock matrix: FRACTURE-MATRIX FLOW PARTITIONING Matthäi, Stephan K.; Belayneh, Mandefro Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 31, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GL019027	journal	April 2004
Impact of fracture development on the effective permeability of porous rocks as determined by 2-D discrete fracture growth modeling Paluszny, A.; Matthai, S. K. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 115, Issue B2 https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JB006236	journal	January 2010
Stress effects on permeability in a fractured rock mass with correlated fracture length and aperture Baghbanan, Alireza; Jing, Lanru International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 45, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.01.015	journal	December 2008
Analysis of dispersion in porous media via matched-index particle tracking velocimetry experiments Moroni, Monica; Kleinfelter, Natalie; Cushman, John H. Advances in Water Resources, Vol. 30, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.02.005	journal	January 2007
Transport and intersection mixing in random fracture networks with power law length distributions Park, Young-Jin; de Dreuzy, Jean-Raynald; Lee, Kang-Kun Water Resources Research, Vol. 37, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1029/2000WR000131	journal	October 2001
The role of hydromechanical coupling in fractured rock engineering Rutqvist, Jonny; Stephansson, Ove Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 11, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-002-0241-5	journal	January 2003
Stochastic Dynamics of Lagrangian Pore‐Scale Velocities in Three‐Dimensional Porous Media Puyguiraud, Alexandre; Gouze, Philippe; Dentz, Marco Water Resources Research, Vol. 55, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023702	journal	February 2019
Modeling preasymptotic transport in flows with significant inertial and trapping effects – The importance of velocity correlations and a spatial Markov model Bolster, Diogo; Méheust, Yves; Le Borgne, Tanguy Advances in Water Resources, Vol. 70 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2014.04.014	journal	August 2014
A numerical approach for assessing effects of shear on equivalent permeability and nonlinear flow characteristics of 2-D fracture networks Liu, Richeng; Li, Bo; Jiang, Yujing Advances in Water Resources, Vol. 111 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.11.022	journal	January 2018
Fractured rock stress-permeability relationships from in situ data and effects of temperature and chemical-mechanical couplings Rutqvist, J. Geofluids, Vol. 15, Issue 1-2 https://doi.org/10.1111/gfl.12089	journal	September 2014
A new stochastic particle-tracking approach for fractured sedimentary formations: FRACTURE-MATRIX PARTICLE TRACKING Willmann, M.; Lanyon, G. W.; Marschall, P. Water Resources Research, Vol. 49, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1029/2012WR012191	journal	January 2013
An equivalent continuum model for coupled stress and fluid flow analysis in jointed rock masses Oda, Masanobu Water Resources Research, Vol. 22, Issue 13 https://doi.org/10.1029/WR022i013p01845	journal	December 1986
Controls on deep critical zone architecture: a historical review and four testable hypotheses: Four Testable Hypotheses about the Deep Critical Zone Riebe, Clifford S.; Hahm, W. Jesse; Brantley, Susan L. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Vol. 42, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4052	journal	November 2016
Permeability of three-dimensional fracture networks Koudina, N.; Gonzalez Garcia, R.; Thovert, J. -F. Physical Review E, Vol. 57, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.57.4466	journal	April 1998
Hydraulic properties of two-dimensional random fracture networks following a power law length distribution: 2. Permeability of networks based on lognormal distribution of apertures de Dreuzy, Jean-Raynald; Davy, Philippe; Bour, Olivier Water Resources Research, Vol. 37, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1029/2001WR900010	journal	August 2001
Earthquakes Induced by the Stimulation of an Enhanced Geothermal System below Basel (Switzerland) Deichmann, N.; Giardini, D. Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 80, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.80.5.784	journal	September 2009
The use of discrete fracture networks for modelling coupled geomechanical and hydrological behaviour of fractured rocks Lei, Qinghua; Latham, John-Paul; Tsang, Chin-Fu Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 85 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2016.12.024	journal	May 2017
Dispersion and Mixing in Three‐Dimensional Discrete Fracture Networks: Nonlinear Interplay Between Structural and Hydraulic Heterogeneity Hyman, J. D.; Jiménez‐Martínez, J. Water Resources Research, Vol. 54, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR022585	journal	May 2018
Palaeostress orientation inferred from surface morphology of joints on the southern margin of the Bristol Channel Basin, UK Belayneh, Mandefro Geological Society, London, Special Publications, Vol. 231, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.231.01.14	journal	January 2004
Non-Fickian transport through two-dimensional rough fractures: Assessment and prediction: NON-FICKIAN TRANSPORT THROUGH 2-D FRACTURES Wang, Lichun; Cardenas, M. Bayani Water Resources Research, Vol. 50, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1002/2013WR014459	journal	February 2014
Modelling stress-dependent permeability in fractured rock including effects of propagating and bending fractures Latham, John-Paul; Xiang, Jiansheng; Belayneh, Mandefro International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 57 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2012.08.002	journal	January 2013
Simulation of Solute Transport Through Fractured Rock: A Higher-Order Accurate Finite-Element Finite-Volume Method Permitting Large Time Steps Matthäi, Stephan K.; Nick, Hamidreza M.; Pain, Christopher Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 83, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-009-9440-z	journal	July 2009
Effects of geomechanical changes on the validity of a discrete fracture network representation of a realistic two-dimensional fractured rock Lei, Qinghua; Latham, John-Paul; Xiang, Jiansheng International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 70 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2014.06.001	journal	September 2014
Anomalous Transport in Random Fracture Networks Berkowitz, Brian; Scher, Harvey Physical Review Letters, Vol. 79, Issue 20 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4038	journal	November 1997
Pore-scale intermittent velocity structure underpinning anomalous transport through 3-D porous media Kang, Peter K.; de Anna, Pietro; Nunes, Joao P. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 41, Issue 17 https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL061475	journal	September 2014
A study of changes in deep fractured rock permeability due to coupled hydro-mechanical effects Figueiredo, Bruno; Tsang, Chin-Fu; Rutqvist, Jonny International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 79 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2015.08.011	journal	October 2015
Numerical modeling of the transient hydrogeological response produced by tunnel construction in fractured bedrocks Molinero, Jorge; Samper, Javier; Juanes, Rubén Engineering Geology, Vol. 64, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0013-7952(01)00099-0	journal	June 2002
Advancing Graph-Based Algorithms for Predicting Flow and Transport in Fractured Rock Viswanathan, H. S.; Hyman, J. D.; Karra, S. Water Resources Research, Vol. 54, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1029/2017WR022368	journal	September 2018
Validity of Cubic Law for fluid flow in a deformable rock fracture Witherspoon, P. A.; Wang, J. S. Y.; Iwai, K. Water Resources Research, Vol. 16, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1029/WR016i006p01016	journal	December 1980
Impact of stress on solute transport in a fracture network: A comparison study Zhao, Zhihong; Rutqvist, Jonny; Leung, Colin Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 5, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2013.01.002	journal	April 2013
Experimental studies of scale effects on the shear behaviour of rock joints Bandis, S.; Lumsden, A. C.; Barton, N. R. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 18, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/0148-9062(81)90262-X	journal	February 1981
Implementation of an Empirical Joint Constitutive Model into Finite-Discrete Element Analysis of the Geomechanical Behaviour of Fractured Rocks Lei, Qinghua; Latham, John-Paul; Xiang, Jiansheng Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Vol. 49, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-1064-3	journal	August 2016
First- and second-order patterns of stress in the lithosphere: The World Stress Map Project Zoback, Mary Lou Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 97, Issue B8 https://doi.org/10.1029/92JB00132	journal	January 1992
Fundamentals of rock joint deformation Bandis, S. C.; Lumsden, A. C.; Barton, N. R. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 20, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0148-9062(83)90595-8	journal	December 1983
Signature of Non-Fickian Solute Transport in Complex Heterogeneous Porous Media Bijeljic, Branko; Mostaghimi, Peyman; Blunt, Martin J. Physical Review Letters, Vol. 107, Issue 20 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.204502	journal	November 2011
Dispersion in three-dimensional fracture networks Huseby, O.; Thovert, J. -F.; Adler, P. M. Physics of Fluids, Vol. 13, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1345718	journal	March 2001
Effects of stress on the two-dimensional permeability tensor of natural fracture networks Zhang, Xing; Sanderson, David J. Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 125, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb06034.x	journal	June 1996
Water flow in a natural rock fracture as a function of stress and sample size Raven, K. G.; Gale, J. E. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 22, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1016/0148-9062(85)92952-3	journal	August 1985
The Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method Munjiza, Ante John Wiley & Sons, Ltd https://doi.org/10.1002/0470020180	book	January 2004
Single fractures under normal stress: The relation between fracture specific stiffness and fluid flow Pyrak-Nolte, L. J.; Morris, J. P. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 37, Issue 1-2 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1365-1609(99)00104-5	journal	January 2000
Scaling of fracture systems in geological media Bonnet, E.; Bour, O.; Odling, N. E. Reviews of Geophysics, Vol. 39, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1029/1999RG000074	journal	August 2001
Non-Fourier thermal transport in fractured geological media: NON-FOURIER THERMAL TRANSPORT Geiger, Sebastian; Emmanuel, Simon Water Resources Research, Vol. 46, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1029/2009WR008671	journal	July 2010
A mesh mapping method for simulating stress-dependent permeability of three-dimensional discrete fracture networks in rocks Ma, Guowei; Wang, Yang; Li, Tuo Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 108 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.12.016	journal	April 2019
Upscaling solute transport in naturally fractured porous media with the continuous time random walk method: UPSCALING TRANSPORT IN FRACTURED ROCK WITH CTRW Geiger, S.; Cortis, A.; Birkholzer, J. T. Water Resources Research, Vol. 46, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1029/2010WR009133	journal	December 2010
Anomalous transport in disordered fracture networks: Spatial Markov model for dispersion with variable injection modes Kang, Peter K.; Dentz, Marco; Le Borgne, Tanguy Advances in Water Resources, Vol. 106 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.03.024	journal	August 2017
A hybrid mortar virtual element method for discrete fracture network simulations Benedetto, Matías Fernando; Berrone, Stefano; Borio, Andrea Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 306 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2015.11.034	journal	February 2016
Large-scale natural gradient tracer test in sand and gravel, Cape Cod, Massachusetts: 2. Analysis of spatial moments for a nonreactive tracer Garabedian, Stephen P.; LeBlanc, Dennis R.; Gelhar, Lynn W. Water Resources Research, Vol. 27, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1029/91WR00242	journal	May 1991
Correlation Between Fracture Network Properties and Stress Variability in Geological Media Lei, Qinghua; Gao, Ke Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 45, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1002/2018GL077548	journal	May 2018
A shear-dilation-based model for evaluation of hydraulically stimulated naturally fractured reservoirs Rahman, M. K.; Hossain, M. M.; Rahman, S. S. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 26, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.208	journal	January 2002
Measurement and analysis of non-Fickian dispersion in heterogeneous porous media Levy, Melissa; Berkowitz, Brian Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Vol. 64, Issue 3-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-7722(02)00204-8	journal	July 2003
Characterizing the impact of particle behavior at fracture intersections in three-dimensional discrete fracture networks Sherman, Thomas; Hyman, Jeffrey D.; Bolster, Diogo Physical Review E, Vol. 99, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.013110	journal	January 2019
Fluid flow along potentially active faults in crystalline rock Barton, Colleen A.; Zoback, Mark D.; Moos, Daniel Geology, Vol. 23, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0683:FFAPAF>2.3.CO;2	journal	January 1995
A new global database to improve predictions of permeability distribution in crystalline rocks at site scale: Permeabilities in Crystalline Rocks Achtziger-Zupančič, P.; Loew, S.; Mariéthoz, G. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Vol. 122, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JB014106	journal	May 2017
Linking Structural and Transport Properties in Three‐Dimensional Fracture Networks Hyman, J. D.; Dentz, M.; Hagberg, A. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Vol. 124, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB016553	journal	February 2019
Large-scale natural gradient tracer test in sand and gravel, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 2. Analysis of spatial moments for a nonreactive tracer Garabedian, S. P.; LeBlanc, D. R.; Gelhar, L. W. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 28, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0148-9062(91)91159-o	journal	November 1991
Fractured rock stress–permeability relationships from in situ data and effects of temperature and chemical–mechanical couplings Rutqvist, Jonny Crustal Permeability https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119166573.ch8	book	January 2012
Implementation of an Empirical Joint Constitutive Model into Finite-Discrete Element Analysis of the Geomechanical Behaviour of Fractured Rocks Lei, Qinghua; Latham, John-Paul; Xiang, Jiansheng ETH Zurich https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000269873	text	January 2016
The use of discrete fracture networks for modelling coupled geomechanical and hydrological behaviour of fractured rocks Lei, Qinghua; Latham, John-Paul; Tsang, Chin-Fu ETH Zurich https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000269876	text	January 2017
Polyaxial stress-dependent permeability of a three-dimensional fractured rock layer Lei, Qinghua; Wang, Xiaoguang; Xiang, Jiansheng ETH Zurich https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000269877	text	January 2017
Correlation Between Fracture Network Properties and Stress Variability in Geological Media Lei, Qinghua; Gao, Ke ETH Zurich https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000269881	text	January 2018
Fokker-Planck Equation Desloge, Edward A. American Journal of Physics, Vol. 31, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1969424	journal	April 1963
Anomalous transport in disordered fracture networks: spatial Markov model for dispersion with variable injection modes Kang, Peter; Dentz, Marco; Borgne, Tanguy Le arXiv https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1704.02762	text	January 2017

Cited By (1)

The Role of In Situ Stress in Organizing Flow Pathways in Natural Fracture Networks at the Percolation Threshold Jiang, Chuanyin; Wang, Xiaoguang; Sun, Zhixue Geofluids, Vol. 2019 https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/3138972	journal	December 2019

Similar Records

Anomalous Transport in Three-Dimensional Discrete Fracture Networks: Interplay Between Aperture Heterogeneity and Injection Modes

Journal Article · Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Water Resources Research · OSTI ID:1612957

Kang, Peter K.; Hyman, Jeffrey D.; Han, Weon Shik; +1 more

Scale-Dependent Fracture-Matrix Interactions and Their Impact on Radionuclide Transport: Development of efficient particle-tracking methods

Technical Report · Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · OSTI ID:1612957

Rajaram, Harihar; Brutz, Michael; Klein, Dylan R; +1 more

Multiscale modeling of CO2-induced carbonate dissolution: From core to meter scale

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control · OSTI ID:1612957

Hao, Yue; Smith, Megan M.; Carroll, Susan A.

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
58 GEOSCIENCES
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Water Resources

Title: Stress-Induced Anomalous Transport in Natural Fracture Networks

Citation Formats

References (102)

Cited By (1)

Similar Records

Related Subjects