Group invariant solution for a pre-existing fluid-driven fracture in impermeable rock
Group invariant solution for a pre-existing fluid-driven fracture in impermeable rock
The propagation of a two-dimensional fluid-driven fracture in impermeable rock is considered. The fluid flow in the fracture is laminar. By applying lubrication theory a partial differential equation relating the half-width of the fracture to the fluid pressure is derived. To close the model the PKN formulation is adopted in which the fluid pressure is proportional to the half-width of the fracture. By considering a linear combination of the Lie point symmetries of the resulting non-linear diffusion equation the boundary value problem is expressed in a form appropriate for a similarity solution. The boundary value problem is reformulated as two initial value problems which are readily solved numerically. The similarity solution describes a preexisting fracture since both the total volume and length of the fracture are initially finite and non-zero. Applications in which the rate of fluid injection into the fracture and the pressure at the fracture entry are independent of time are considered.
lie point symmetries, similarity solution, fluid solid interaction, fracture, lubrication theory, nonlinear diffusion, PKN fracture theory
1049-1067
Fitt, A.D.
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Mason, D.P.
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Moss, E.A.
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November 2007
Fitt, A.D.
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Mason, D.P.
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Moss, E.A.
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Fitt, A.D., Mason, D.P. and Moss, E.A.
(2007)
Group invariant solution for a pre-existing fluid-driven fracture in impermeable rock.
Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Physik (ZAMP), 58 (6), .
(doi:10.1007/s00033-007-7038-2).
Abstract
The propagation of a two-dimensional fluid-driven fracture in impermeable rock is considered. The fluid flow in the fracture is laminar. By applying lubrication theory a partial differential equation relating the half-width of the fracture to the fluid pressure is derived. To close the model the PKN formulation is adopted in which the fluid pressure is proportional to the half-width of the fracture. By considering a linear combination of the Lie point symmetries of the resulting non-linear diffusion equation the boundary value problem is expressed in a form appropriate for a similarity solution. The boundary value problem is reformulated as two initial value problems which are readily solved numerically. The similarity solution describes a preexisting fracture since both the total volume and length of the fracture are initially finite and non-zero. Applications in which the rate of fluid injection into the fracture and the pressure at the fracture entry are independent of time are considered.
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Published date: November 2007
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lie point symmetries, similarity solution, fluid solid interaction, fracture, lubrication theory, nonlinear diffusion, PKN fracture theory
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ISSN: 0044-2275
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