Poster Number 130
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See more from this Session: Structural Geology / Tectonics / Neotectonics/Paleoseismology (Posters)
Abstract:
A series of fracture simulations are modeled to investigate the influence of all the four characteristics on the fracture network, and to identify the relative contribution of each factor towards network connectivity. Preliminary studies show that increase of fracture density, length and dispersion within a fracture set increase the connectivity of a network. There is a threshold of fracture length and density for a constant area of rock above which the connectivity increases dramatically. The most dramatic increase in connectivity is exhibited by introducing a second set of fractures within the fracture network. Also, the higher the difference in orientation of the second set to the first set, the higher is the connectivity of the fracture network. The simulations are compared to examples of natural fractures seen in outcrops to understand the effects of different fracture parameters on connectivity in natural fractures systems.
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