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A Study on the Interaction of Segmented Hydraulic Fractures

다중으로 분할된 수압파쇄균열의 상호작용에 관한 연구

  • 심영종 (한국과학기술원 스마트 사회기반시설 연구센터 연수연구원) ;
  • 김홍택 (홍익대학교 토목공학과)
  • Published : 2005.11.01
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Abstract

Recent observations based on geological evidence and laboratory tests confirm that complex segmentation of hydraulic fractures is common phenomena. It is expected that the segmentation causes mechanical interaction between the fractures and affects fracture opening and measured net pressure. In this study, therefore, the opening of the fractures is computed using boundary collocation method to evaluate the mechanical interaction quantitatively. Also, improved boundary collocation method is suggested to evaluate the displacement of the fracture wall accurately and the reliability of this method is confirmed by comparing with that of the finite element method.

최근 지질학적 증거, 실내 및 현장 실험을 통해 복잡한 형태의 분할된 수압파쇄균열이 암반에서 자주 관찰되고 있다. 이러한 수압파쇄균열의 분할은 균열간의 기계적 상호작용을 유발하며 균열의 폭이나 측정되는 압력에 상당한 영향을 미칠 것으로 예상된다. 따라서 본 연구는 균열간의 상호작용을 정량화하기 위하여 수압파쇄에 의해 다중으로 분할된 총변위를 경계병치법을 사용하여 계산하였다. 또한 기존의 경계병치법을 보정하여 정확한 균열의 상단과 하단 변위를 평가하였으며 유한요소법과의 비교를 통해 제시된 기법의 신뢰성을 확인하였다.

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