Numerical modeling of fluid flow in a fault zone: A case of study from Majella Mountain (Italy)

Valentina Romano; Jeffrey De'Haven Hyman; Satish Karra; Albert J. Valocchi; Maurizio Battaglia; Sabina Bigi

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.191

Numerical modeling of fluid flow in a fault zone: A case of study from Majella Mountain (Italy)

Valentina Romano, Jeffrey De'Haven Hyman, Satish Karra, Albert J. Valocchi, Maurizio Battaglia, Sabina Bigi

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We present the preliminary results of a numerical model of fluid flow in a fault zone, based on field data acquired at the Majella Mountain, (Italy). The fault damage zone is described as a discretely fractured medium, and the fault core as a porous medium. Our model utilizes dfnWorks, a parallelized computational suite, developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory to model the damage zone and characterizes its hydraulic parameters. We present results from the field investigations and the basic computational workflow, along with preliminary results of fluid flow simulations at the scale of the fault.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	556-560
Number of pages	5
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	125
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.191
State	Published - 2017
Event	European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017: Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE): Meeting the Challenges of the Future - Vienna, Austria Duration: Apr 23 2017 → Apr 28 2017

Keywords

CO storage
fault
fluid flow
fracture network
numerical modeling

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General Energy

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Numerical modeling of fluid flow in a fault zone: A case of study from Majella Mountain (Italy)

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