Objective The project aims to enhance the hydraulic fracturing techniques for increasing productivity of oil and gas reservoirs. The objective will be reached by developing numerical simulation of coupled geomechanical, hydrodynamic and microseismic processes for proper choices of equipment, regimes and parameters of hydraulic fracturing. Simulation of microseismicity will also provide a unique means to improve the interpretation of microseismic data. The fracture propagation will be traced by combining 3D boundary element models of elastic/poroelastic media with the finite difference models for a non-Newtonian liquid flow with taking into account mass transport within the fluid. Improved criteria for fracture growth and adequate boundary conditions on the lagging liquid front will be used. The microseismicity will be simulated by randomly seeding initial flaws with specially chosen statistical distributions of parameters, by checking the strength and stability of the flaws on the time steps and by processing the resulting statistical data on the simulated events. The expertises of the Rzeszow University of Technology and SINTEF Petroleumsforskning AS participants in developing numerical models and codes and the skill of the Aberystwyth University participants in formulation and modelling of boundary value problems will be joined in this work. The simulation of microseismicity will employ the theory developed by the researches from Rzeszow University of Technology and New Mexico State University. The codes will be adjusted to practical needs in permanent close collaboration with the industrial partner (EUROTECH). In this way, the conclusions and recommendations will be verified and the model parameters adjusted to field conditions by comparing the predicted oil/gas output with that observed in field and by comparing the predicted and observed microseismicity. Finally, the gained knowledge and computer codes will be shared with the industrial partner. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologyseismologymicroseismsengineering and technologycivil engineeringstructural engineeringhydraulic engineering Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IAPP - Marie Curie Action: "Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IAPP See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IAPP - Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Coordinator ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY EU contribution € 422 316,00 Address VISUALISATION CENTRE PENGLAIS SY23 3BF Aberystwyth United Kingdom See on map Region Wales West Wales and The Valleys South West Wales Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gennady Mishuris (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all POLITECHNIKA RZESZOWSKA IM IGNACEGO LUKASIEWICZA PRZ Poland EU contribution € 250 422,00 Address AL POWSTANCOW WARSZAWY 12 35-959 RZESZOW See on map Region Makroregion wschodni Podkarpackie Rzeszowski Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Alexander Linkov (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data The Regents of New Mexico State University United States EU contribution No data Address Corner of Espina Street & Stewart Street NM 88003-8001 Las Cruces See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anastasia Dobroskok (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SINTEF PETROLEUM AS Norway EU contribution No data Address S P ANDERSENSV 15B 7465 Trondheim See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Alexandre Lavrov (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EUROTECH SP ZOO Poland EU contribution € 858 163,00 Address UL STREFOWA NR 3 39 300 Mielec See on map Region Makroregion wschodni Podkarpackie Krośnieński Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Janusz Michalcewicz (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
