Objective This research brings together the complementary expertise of our consortium members to gain a better understanding of the physics in hydraulic fracturing (HF) with the final goal to optimize HF practices and to assess the environmental risks related to HF. This requires the development and implementation of reliable models for HF, scaled laboratory tests and available on-site data to validate these models. The key expertise in our consortium is on modelling and simulation of HF and all partners involved pursue different computational approaches. However, we have also some partners in our consortium which focus on scaled laboratory tests and one company which can provide on-site data. The choice of the best model for HF still remains an open question and this research promises to quantify uncertainties in each model and finally provide a guideline how to choose the best model with respect to a specific output parameter. The final objective is to employ these models in order to answer some pressing questions related to environmental risks of HF practices, including 1. How does HF interact with the natural fractures that intersect the shale seam?’ 2. How does the fracture network from a previous stage of HF treatment affect the fracture network evolution in succeeding, adjacent stages? 3. What are the requirements to constrain fractures from propagating to the adjacent layers of confining rock?The exchange and training objectives are to:4. Enhance the intersectoral and interdisciplinary training of ERs and ESRs in Computational Science, Mining Geotechnics, Geomechanics, Modeling and Simulation 5. Strengthen, quantitatively and qualitatively, the human potential in research and technology in Europe6. Advance the scientific contribution of women researchers in this area dominated by male7. Create synergies with other EU projects8. Enable and support all ESRs/ERs to keep contact with international community in the sense of training and transfer of knowledge Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringgeotechnicsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gasnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputational science Keywords Hydraulic Fracturing Geotechnical Engineering Porous Media Multi-Physics Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.3. - Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge Topic(s) MSCA-RISE-2016 - Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Coordinator BAUHAUS-UNIVERSITAET WEIMAR Net EU contribution € 311 085,00 Address Geschwister scholl strasse 8 99423 Weimar Germany See on map Region Thüringen Thüringen Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 80 550,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all CISM-LAB SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 222 210,00 Address Piazza garibaldi 18 33100 Udine See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Est Friuli-Venezia Giulia Udine Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 18 000,00 inuTech GmbH Germany Net EU contribution € 215 235,00 Address Fuerther strasse 212 90429 Nuremberg See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Bayern Mittelfranken Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 45 000,00 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN Netherlands Net EU contribution € 284 850,00 Address Groene loper 3 5612 AE Eindhoven See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 54 450,00 GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER Germany Net EU contribution € 366 570,00 Address Welfengarten 1 30167 Hannover See on map Region Niedersachsen Hannover Region Hannover Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 63 000,00 UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 269 550,00 Address Stockton road the palatine centre DH1 3LE Durham See on map Region North East (England) Tees Valley and Durham Durham CC Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Partners (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. TONGJI UNIVERSITY China Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Siping road 1239 200092 Shangai See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 189 000,00 Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. UNIVERSIDAD DE CUENCA Ecuador Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address 12 of april avenue 01.01 Cuenca See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 288 000,00 Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. TRUONG DAI HOC CONG NGHE TP HCM Vietnam Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address 475a dien bien phu st ward 25 binh thanh Ho chi minh See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 252 000,00 Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. SINOPEC EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE China Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address 31 xueyuan road, haidian district 100083 Beijing See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 72 000,00
