Geomechanical evaluation of natural shear fractures in the EGS Collab experiment 1 test bed

L. P. Frash; N. J. Welch; J. W. Carey; J. Ajo-Franklin; S. J. Bauer; T. Baumgartner; K. Beckers; D. Blankenship; A. Bonneville; L. Boyd; S. T. Brown; J. A. Burghardt; T. Chen; Y. Chen; K. Condon; P. J. Cook; P. F. Dobson; T. Doe; C. A. Doughty; D. Elsworth; J. Feldman; A. Foris; L. P. Frash; Z. Frone; P. Fu; K. Gao; A. Ghassemi; H. Gudmundsdottir; Y. Guglielmi; G. Guthrie; B. Haimson; A. Hawkins; J. Heise; C. G. Herrick; M. Horn; R. N. Horne; J. Horner; M. Hu; H. Huang; L. Huang; K. Im; M. Ingraham; T. C. Johnson; B. Johnston; S. Karra; K. Kim; D. K. King; T. Kneafsey; H. Knox; J. Knox; D. Kumar; K. Kutun; M. Lee; K. Li; R. Lopez; M. Maceira; N. Makedonska; C. Marone; E. Mattson; M. W. McClure; J. McLennan; T. McLing; R. J. Mellors; E. Metcalfe; J. Miskimins; J. P. Morris; S. Nakagawa; G. Neupane; G. Newman; A. Nieto; C. M. Oldenburg; W. Pan; R. Pawar; P. Petrov; B. Pietzyk; R. Podgorney; Y. Polsky; S. Porse; S. Richard; B. Q. Roberts; M. Robertson; W. Roggenthen; J. Rutqvist; D. Rynders; H. Santos-Villalobos; M. Schoenball; P. Schwering; V. Sesetty; A. Singh; M. M. Smith; H. Sone; C. E. Strickland; J. Su; C. Ulrich; N. Uzunlar; A. Vachaparampil; C. A. Valladao; W. Vandermeer; G. Vandine; D. Vardiman; V. R. Vermeul; J. L. Wagoner; H. F. Wang; J. Weers; J. White; M. D. White; P. Winterfeld; T. Wood; H. Wu; Y. S. Wu; Y. Wu; Y. Zhang; Y. Q. Zhang; J. Zhou; Q. Zhou; M. D. Zoback

Geomechanical evaluation of natural shear fractures in the EGS Collab experiment 1 test bed

L. P. Frash, N. J. Welch, J. W. Carey, J. Ajo-Franklin, S. J. Bauer, T. Baumgartner, K. Beckers, D. Blankenship, A. Bonneville, L. Boyd, S. T. Brown, J. A. Burghardt, T. Chen, Y. Chen, K. Condon, P. J. Cook, P. F. Dobson, T. Doe, C. A. Doughty, D. ElsworthJ. Feldman, A. Foris, L. P. Frash, Z. Frone, P. Fu, K. Gao, A. Ghassemi, H. Gudmundsdottir, Y. Guglielmi, G. Guthrie, B. Haimson, A. Hawkins, J. Heise, C. G. Herrick, M. Horn, R. N. Horne, J. Horner, M. Hu, H. Huang, L. Huang, K. Im, M. Ingraham, T. C. Johnson, B. Johnston, S. Karra, K. Kim, D. K. King, T. Kneafsey, H. Knox, J. Knox, D. Kumar, K. Kutun, M. Lee, K. Li, R. Lopez, M. Maceira, N. Makedonska, C. Marone, E. Mattson, M. W. McClure, J. McLennan, T. McLing, R. J. Mellors, E. Metcalfe, J. Miskimins, J. P. Morris, S. Nakagawa, G. Neupane, G. Newman, A. Nieto, C. M. Oldenburg, W. Pan, R. Pawar, P. Petrov, B. Pietzyk, R. Podgorney, Y. Polsky, S. Porse, S. Richard, B. Q. Roberts, M. Robertson, W. Roggenthen, J. Rutqvist, D. Rynders, H. Santos-Villalobos, M. Schoenball, P. Schwering, V. Sesetty, A. Singh, M. M. Smith, H. Sone, C. E. Strickland, J. Su, C. Ulrich, N. Uzunlar, A. Vachaparampil, C. A. Valladao, W. Vandermeer, G. Vandine, D. Vardiman, V. R. Vermeul, J. L. Wagoner, H. F. Wang, J. Weers, J. White, M. D. White, P. Winterfeld, T. Wood, H. Wu, Y. S. Wu, Y. Wu, Y. Zhang, Y. Q. Zhang, J. Zhou, Q. Zhou, M. D. Zoback

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Abstract

Natural fractures can have a significant influence on hydraulic stimulation. One must estimate the peak and residual geomechanical strengths, hydraulic conductivity, and in-situ stress state for the exiting natural fractures in a site in order to identify those natural fractures that are prone to hydraulic opening and/or shear. We apply a triaxial direct-shear method to measure these fracture properties in the Poorman’s schist for the EGS Collab project’s Experiment 1 test bed at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. In addition, we measure rock matrix density, matrix permeability, and acoustic velocity anisotropy. Using this data, we identify that south-east striking foliation-parallel fractures in this test bed are vulnerable to shear stimulation and can be hydrosheared at in-situ stress conditions. However, natural infilled fractures which are relatively easy to locate and are ubiquitous at the site were found to be too strong and high-friction for hydroshearing, with exception for those parallel to the foliation of the rock.

Original language	English (US)
State	Published - Jan 1 2019
Event	53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium - Brooklyn, United States Duration: Jun 23 2019 → Jun 26 2019

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Conference	53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
Country/Territory	United States
City	Brooklyn
Period	6/23/19 → 6/26/19

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Geochemistry and Petrology
Geophysics

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Frash, L. P., Welch, N. J., Carey, J. W., Ajo-Franklin, J., Bauer, S. J., Baumgartner, T., Beckers, K., Blankenship, D., Bonneville, A., Boyd, L., Brown, S. T., Burghardt, J. A., Chen, T., Chen, Y., Condon, K., Cook, P. J., Dobson, P. F., Doe, T., Doughty, C. A., ... Zoback, M. D. (2019). Geomechanical evaluation of natural shear fractures in the EGS Collab experiment 1 test bed. Paper presented at 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Brooklyn, United States.

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AU - Carey, J. W.

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AU - Baumgartner, T.

AU - Beckers, K.

AU - Blankenship, D.

AU - Bonneville, A.

AU - Boyd, L.

AU - Brown, S. T.

AU - Burghardt, J. A.

AU - Chen, T.

AU - Chen, Y.

AU - Condon, K.

AU - Cook, P. J.

AU - Dobson, P. F.

AU - Doe, T.

AU - Doughty, C. A.

AU - Elsworth, D.

AU - Feldman, J.

AU - Foris, A.

AU - Frash, L. P.

AU - Frone, Z.

AU - Fu, P.

AU - Gao, K.

AU - Ghassemi, A.

AU - Gudmundsdottir, H.

AU - Guglielmi, Y.

AU - Guthrie, G.

AU - Haimson, B.

AU - Hawkins, A.

AU - Heise, J.

AU - Herrick, C. G.

AU - Horn, M.

AU - Horne, R. N.

AU - Horner, J.

AU - Hu, M.

AU - Huang, H.

AU - Huang, L.

AU - Im, K.

AU - Ingraham, M.

AU - Johnson, T. C.

AU - Johnston, B.

AU - Karra, S.

AU - Kim, K.

AU - King, D. K.

AU - Kneafsey, T.

AU - Knox, H.

AU - Knox, J.

AU - Kumar, D.

AU - Kutun, K.

AU - Lee, M.

AU - Li, K.

AU - Lopez, R.

AU - Maceira, M.

AU - Makedonska, N.

AU - Marone, C.

AU - Mattson, E.

AU - McClure, M. W.

AU - McLennan, J.

AU - McLing, T.

AU - Mellors, R. J.

AU - Metcalfe, E.

AU - Miskimins, J.

AU - Morris, J. P.

AU - Nakagawa, S.

AU - Neupane, G.

AU - Newman, G.

AU - Nieto, A.

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AU - Roberts, B. Q.

AU - Robertson, M.

AU - Roggenthen, W.

AU - Rutqvist, J.

AU - Rynders, D.

AU - Santos-Villalobos, H.

AU - Schoenball, M.

AU - Schwering, P.

AU - Sesetty, V.

AU - Singh, A.

AU - Smith, M. M.

AU - Sone, H.

AU - Strickland, C. E.

AU - Su, J.

AU - Ulrich, C.

AU - Uzunlar, N.

AU - Vachaparampil, A.

AU - Valladao, C. A.

AU - Vandermeer, W.

AU - Vandine, G.

AU - Vardiman, D.

AU - Vermeul, V. R.

AU - Wagoner, J. L.

AU - Wang, H. F.

AU - Weers, J.

AU - White, J.

AU - White, M. D.

AU - Winterfeld, P.

AU - Wood, T.

AU - Wu, H.

AU - Wu, Y. S.

AU - Wu, Y.

AU - Zhang, Y.

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N2 - Natural fractures can have a significant influence on hydraulic stimulation. One must estimate the peak and residual geomechanical strengths, hydraulic conductivity, and in-situ stress state for the exiting natural fractures in a site in order to identify those natural fractures that are prone to hydraulic opening and/or shear. We apply a triaxial direct-shear method to measure these fracture properties in the Poorman’s schist for the EGS Collab project’s Experiment 1 test bed at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. In addition, we measure rock matrix density, matrix permeability, and acoustic velocity anisotropy. Using this data, we identify that south-east striking foliation-parallel fractures in this test bed are vulnerable to shear stimulation and can be hydrosheared at in-situ stress conditions. However, natural infilled fractures which are relatively easy to locate and are ubiquitous at the site were found to be too strong and high-friction for hydroshearing, with exception for those parallel to the foliation of the rock.

AB - Natural fractures can have a significant influence on hydraulic stimulation. One must estimate the peak and residual geomechanical strengths, hydraulic conductivity, and in-situ stress state for the exiting natural fractures in a site in order to identify those natural fractures that are prone to hydraulic opening and/or shear. We apply a triaxial direct-shear method to measure these fracture properties in the Poorman’s schist for the EGS Collab project’s Experiment 1 test bed at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. In addition, we measure rock matrix density, matrix permeability, and acoustic velocity anisotropy. Using this data, we identify that south-east striking foliation-parallel fractures in this test bed are vulnerable to shear stimulation and can be hydrosheared at in-situ stress conditions. However, natural infilled fractures which are relatively easy to locate and are ubiquitous at the site were found to be too strong and high-friction for hydroshearing, with exception for those parallel to the foliation of the rock.

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