Future Target for Geothermal Development: Fractal Fracture Mechanics and Its Application to Conceptual HDR Reservoir Design
- Conference
- Stanford Geothermal Workshop
- Year
- 1995
- Session
- Hot Dry Rock
- Language
- English
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Abstract
A concept of "Fractal Fracture Mechanics" for HDR .(Hot Dry Rock) geothermal reservoir design has been developed as an extension of conventional rock fracture mechanics. It is suggested that this concept is successfully applicable to characterize and model subsurface fracture network in HDR geothermal reservoir. Furthermore, this modeling procedure makes it possible to evaluate the thermal energy output from the fractal HDR reservoir and its life performance, and to understand the fractal multiple cracking behavior during the hydraulic fracturing.
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