Objective The research proposed is aimed at understanding and predicting the geomechanical behaviour of reservoirs. One part of the project will study these properties at the core scale in laboratory experiments with particular reference to fractures and natural discontinuities. The deformation and fracturing behaviour revealed in these tests will be compared with that simulated with existing (DIANA) 3D geomechanical modelling software. The second part of the project will study fracturing behaviour at the reservoir scale by upscaling the laboratory determined rock mechanical properties to provide input data for DIANA and comparing the model performance with deformation (geodetic, burial graphs), gravity and microseismic measurements reported for reservoirs. The new modelling capability will be a significant new tool for researching and constraining the flow of fluids through reservoirs. At the same time a spin off understanding geomechanical behaviour is expected in forward and inverse (palinspastic reconstruction) geological modelling and predicting effects on mining of minerals, groundwater and hydrocarbons and storage of C02 and gas. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryhydrocarbons Programme(s) FP3-JOULE 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 0306 - Deep reservoir geology Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Address 97,schoenmakerstraat 2600 JA Delft Netherlands See on map EU contribution No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 4-5 place eugène bataillon 34095 Montpellier See on map Other funding No data HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Riccarton EH14 4AS Edinburgh See on map Other funding No data Institut Français du Pétrole France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 1-4 avenue du bois préau 92506 Rueil-malmaison See on map Other funding No data NERC British Geological Survey United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Nicker hill NG12 5GG Keyworth See on map Other funding No data Technische Universiteit Delft Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 120,mijnbouwstraat 120 2600 GA Delft See on map Other funding No data UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Gower street 5 WC1E 6HA London See on map Other funding No data Universidad de Zaragoza Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address 50009 Zaragoza See on map Other funding No data University College Dublin Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Belfield 4 Dublin See on map Other funding No data Université de Rennes I France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenue du général leclerc 35042 Rennes See on map Other funding No data
