Dynamic development of hydrofractures

Daniel Koehn (1), Cees W. Passchier (2), Renaud Toussaint (3), Irfan Ghani (2)

(1) University of Glasgow
(2) Tectonophysics, University of Mainz
(3) Rock Physics, University of Strasbourg

Motivation:

• couple fracture with fluid dynamics codes
• understand the mechanical-transport coupling that leads to hydrofractures
• study dynamics of such a system
• study the transition from pervasive fluid flow to pulsed flow along hydrofractures
• study dynamics of sealing hydrofractures (veins)

   
Sealed hydrofractures