With the advancement of fracturing technologies in deeper and more geologically complex formations,fault reactivation and induced seismicity have attracted increasing attention.The increasing frequency and magnitude o...With the advancement of fracturing technologies in deeper and more geologically complex formations,fault reactivation and induced seismicity have attracted increasing attention.The increasing frequency and magnitude of these events underscore the need for a robust understanding of the governing physical mechanisms.Elevated pore pressure,modified fault-loading conditions,and aseismic slip are widely acknowledged as the primary drivers.Recent studies have explored these mechanisms under varying factors,including fluid properties,rock ductility,poroelastic responses,and evolving fault stress states,thereby offering critical insights into model refinement.Probabilistic forecasting approaches,which combine statistical analyses of historical data with real-time monitoring,are being increasingly adopted in seismic risk assessments.In parallel,machine learning techniques are employed to process large seismic datasets and identify key patterns.However,their predictive capabilities remain limited by geological heterogeneity,subsurface complexity,and scarce observational data.Moreover,fluid–rock interactions further complicate the development of universally applicable models,thereby constraining the generalizability of mitigation strategies.This review synthesizes the current understanding of induced seismicity mechanisms,evaluates the prevailing prediction and mitigation methods,and identifies major challenges and future research directions.Advancements in these areas are essential to enhancing seismic risk management and ensuring the safe,sustainable development of deep-subsurface energy resources.展开更多
This paper presents a three-dimensional fully hydro-mechanical coupled distinct element study on fault reactivation and induced seismicity due to hydraulic fracturing injection and subsequent backflow process,based on...This paper presents a three-dimensional fully hydro-mechanical coupled distinct element study on fault reactivation and induced seismicity due to hydraulic fracturing injection and subsequent backflow process,based on the geological data in Horn River Basin,Northeast British Columbia,Canada.The modeling results indicate that the maximum magnitude of seismic events appears at the fracturing stage.The increment of fluid volume in the fault determines the cumulative moment and maximum fault slippage,both of which are essentially proportional to the fluid volume.After backflow starts,the fluid near the joint intersection keeps flowing into the critically stressed fault,rather than backflows to the wellbore.Although fault slippage is affected by the changes of both pore pressure and ambient rock stress,their contributions are different at fracturing and backflow stages.At fracturing stage,pore pressure change shows a dominant effect on induced fault slippage.While at backflow stage,because the fault plane is under a critical stress state,any minor disturbance would trigger a fault slippage.The energy analysis indicates that aseismic deformation takes up a majority of the total deformation energy during hydraulic fracturing.A common regularity is found in both fracturing-and backflow-induced seismicity that the cumulative moment and maximum fault slippage are nearly proportional to the injected fluid volume.This study shows some novel insights into interpreting fracturing-and backflowinduced seismicity,and provides useful information for controlling and mitigating seismic hazards due to hydraulic fracturing.展开更多
Experiments simulating the effect of coal mine stopping through a fault zone were designed based on a working face of the Qianqiu coal mine in Yima, China. Through simulation of the physical process of fault reactivat...Experiments simulating the effect of coal mine stopping through a fault zone were designed based on a working face of the Qianqiu coal mine in Yima, China. Through simulation of the physical process of fault reactivation and coal bumps, the displacement of the surrounding strata and evolution characteristics of fault stress under the effect of mining were studied. The mechanism of fault reactivation induced by coal mining was analyzed. The results show that shortly before fault reactiva- tion, the normal stress and shear stress increased rapidly and the risk of a fault slip occurring was also increased. The fault reac- tivation, caused by the mining activity, occurred when the working face was 25-35 m from the fault along the hanging wall. The influence of mining increased the possibility of fault reactivation, while the local failure of the bearing capacity of the working face was the direct cause of the fault slip. Our results indicate that the influence of fault slip on the coal of the working face had a transient impact and acted as a loading-unloading function.展开更多
Based on seismic and drilling data,the reactivation mechanism of the pre-existing basement F4 strike-slip faultin Nanpu sag and its controlling effect on hydrocarbon accumulation difference are systematically studied....Based on seismic and drilling data,the reactivation mechanism of the pre-existing basement F4 strike-slip faultin Nanpu sag and its controlling effect on hydrocarbon accumulation difference are systematically studied.By defining fault activation stages,back-stripping fault throw and physical modeling,it is found that the Nanpu No.4 structural zone formed by the Cenozoic reactivity of the F4 fault grew from south to north,with strike-slip deformation dominated in the south and extensional deformation dominated in the north.Faults in the No.4 structural zone and those in the adjacent No.2 and No.3 structural zones were different fault systems,which grew separately,contacted and connected,and finally interwove under the action of unified stress field.By constructing the identification chart of deformation mechanisms of reactivation of pre-existing faults,it is concluded that during the sedimentary period of the Paleogene Shahejie Formation,F4 fault was reactivated by strike-slip faulting,and during the sedimentary period of Paleogene Dongying Formation and Neogene Guantao-Minghuazhen formations,it was reactivated by oblique extension.The controlling effects of Cenozoic reactivation of F4 fault on hydrocarbon accumulation include:(1)As the oil-source fault,it controlled the vertical cross-layer migration of oil and gas.(2)It gave rise to strike-slip transfer zone to control the distribution of sand bodies.(3)It grew upward and interacted with faults in the neighboring area,controlling the formation of two types of traps,and was favorable for oil and gas accumulation.展开更多
In this paper,an elasto-plastic constitutive model is employed to capture the shear failure that may occur in a rock mass presenting mechanical discontinuities,such as faults,fractures,bedding planes or other planar w...In this paper,an elasto-plastic constitutive model is employed to capture the shear failure that may occur in a rock mass presenting mechanical discontinuities,such as faults,fractures,bedding planes or other planar weak structures.The failure may occur in two modes:a sliding failure on the weak plane or an intrinsic failure of the rock mass.The rock matrix is expected to behave elastically or fail in a brittle manner,being represented by a non-associated Mohr-Coulomb behavior,while the sliding failure is represented by the evaluation of the Coulomb criterion on an explicitly defined plane.Failure may furthermore affect the hydraulic properties of the rock mass:the shearing of the weakness plane may create a transmissive fluid pathway.Verification of the mechanical submodel is conducted by comparison with an analytical solution,while the coupled hydro-mechanical behavior is validated with field data and will be applied within a model and code validation initiative.The work presented here aims at documenting the progress in code development,while accurate match of the field data with the numerical results is current work in progress.展开更多
Taking the Wangfu fault depression in the Songliao Basin as an example,on the basis of seismic interpretation and drilling data analysis,the distribution of the basement faults was clarified,the fault activity periods...Taking the Wangfu fault depression in the Songliao Basin as an example,on the basis of seismic interpretation and drilling data analysis,the distribution of the basement faults was clarified,the fault activity periods of the coal-bearing formations were determined,and the fault systems were divided.Combined with the coal seam thickness and actual gas indication in logging,the controls of fault systems in the rift basin on the spatial distribution of coal and the occurrence of coal-rock gas were identified.The results show that the Wangfu fault depression is an asymmetrical graben formed under the control of basement reactivated strike-slip T-rupture,and contains coal-bearing formations and five sub-types of fault systems under three types.The horizontal extension strength,vertical activity strength and tectono-sedimentary filling difference of basement faults control vertical stratigraphic sequences,accumulation intensity,and accumulation frequency of coal seam in rift basin.The structural transfer zone formed during the segmented reactivation and growth of the basement faults controls the injection location of steep slope exogenous clasts.The filling effect induced by igneous intrusion accelerates the sediment filling process in the rift lacustrine area.The structural transfer zone and igneous intrusion together determine the preferential accumulation location of coal seams in the plane.The faults reactivated at the basement and newly formed during the rifting phase serve as pathways connecting to the gas source,affecting the enrichment degree of coal-rock gas.The vertical sealing of the faults was evaluated by using shale smear factor(SSF),and the evaluation criterion was established.It is indicated that the SSF is below 1.1 in major coal areas,indicating favorable preservation conditions for coal-rock gas.Based on the influence factors such as fault activity,segmentation and sealing,the coal-rock gas accumulation model of rift basin was established.展开更多
Fault is a common geological structure that has been revealed in the process of underground coal excavation and mining.The nature of its discontinuous structure controls the deformation,damage,and mechanics of the coa...Fault is a common geological structure that has been revealed in the process of underground coal excavation and mining.The nature of its discontinuous structure controls the deformation,damage,and mechanics of the coal or rock mass.The interaction between this discontinuous structure and mining activities is a key factor that dominates fault reactivation and the coal burst it can induce.This paper first summarizes investigations into the relationships between coal mining layouts and fault occurrences,along with relevant conceptual models for fault reactivation.Subsequently,it proposes mechanisms of fault reactivation and its induced coal burst based on the superposition of static and dynamic stresses,which include two kinds of fault reactivations from:mining-induced quasi-static stress(FRMSS)-dominated and seismic-based dynamic stress(FRSDS)-dominated.These two kinds of fault reactivations are then validated by the results of experimental investigations,numerical modeling,and in situ microseismic monitoring.On this basis,monitoring methods and prevention strategies for fault-induced coal burst are discussed and recommended.The results show that fault-induced coal burst is triggered by the superposition of high static stress in the fault pillar and dynamic stress from fault reactivation.High static stress comes from the interaction of the fault and the roof structure,and dynamic stress can be ascribed to FRMSS and FRSDS.The results in this paper could be of great significance in guiding the monitoring and prevention of fault-induced coal bursts.展开更多
Understanding the in situ stress state is crucial in many engineering problems and earth science research.The present article presents new insights into the interaction mechanism between the stress state and faults.In...Understanding the in situ stress state is crucial in many engineering problems and earth science research.The present article presents new insights into the interaction mechanism between the stress state and faults.In situ stresses can be influenced by various factors,one of the most important being the existence of faults.A fault could significantly affect the value and direction of the stress components.Reorientation and magnitude changes in stresses exist adjacent to faults and stress jumps/discontinuities across the fault.By contrast,the change in the stress state may lead to the transformation of faulting type and potential fault reactivation.Qualitative fault reactivation assessment using characteristic parameters under the current stress environment provides a method to assess the slip tendency of faults.The correlation between in situ stresses and fault properties enhances the ability to predict the fault slip tendency via stress measurements,which can be used to further refine the assessment of the fault reactivation risk.In the future,stress measurements at greater depths and long-term continuous real-time stress monitoring near/on key parts of faults will be essential.In addition,much attention needs to be paid to distinguishing the genetic mechanisms of abnormal stress states and the type and scale of stress variations and exploring the mechanisms of pre-faulting anomaly and fault reactivation.展开更多
Thermochronological datasets for the Kyrgyz Tianshan and Siberian Altai-Sayan within Central Asia reveal a punctuated exhumation history during the Meso-Cenozoic. In this paper, the datasets for both regions are colle...Thermochronological datasets for the Kyrgyz Tianshan and Siberian Altai-Sayan within Central Asia reveal a punctuated exhumation history during the Meso-Cenozoic. In this paper, the datasets for both regions are collectively reviewed in order to speculate on the links between the Meso-Cenozoic exhumation of the continental Eurasian interior and the prevailing tectonic processes at the plate margins. Whereas most of the thermochronological data across both regions document late Jurassic -Cretaceous regional basement cooling, older landscape relics and dissecting fault zones throughout both regions preserve Triassic and Cenozoic events of rapid cooling, respectively. Triassic cooling is thought to reflect the Qiangtang-Eurasia collision and/or rifting/subsidence in the West Siberian basin. Alternatively, this cooling signal could be related with the terminal terrane-amalgamation of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. For the Kygyz Tianshan, late Jurassic-Cretaceous regional exhumation and Cenozoic fault reactivations can be linked with specific tectonic events during the closure of the Palaeo-Tethys and Neo-Tethys Oceans, respectively. The effect of the progressive consumption of these oceans and the associated collisions of Cimmeria and India with Eurasia probably only had a minor effect on the exhumation of the Siberian Altai-Sayan. More likely, tectonic forces from the east （present-day co- ordinates） as a result of the building and collapse of the Mongol-Okhotsk orogen and rifting in the Baikal region shaped the current Siberian Altai-Sayan topography. Although many of these hypothesised links need to be tested further, they allow a first-order insight into the dynamic response and the stress propagation pathways from the Eurasian margin into the continental interior.展开更多
This paper focuses on the progress in geomechanical modeling associated with carbon dioxide(CO2)geological storage.The detailed review of some geomechanical aspects,including numerical methods,stress analysis,ground d...This paper focuses on the progress in geomechanical modeling associated with carbon dioxide(CO2)geological storage.The detailed review of some geomechanical aspects,including numerical methods,stress analysis,ground deformation,fault reactivation,induced seismicity and crack propagation,is presented.It is indicated that although all the processes involved are not fully understood,integration of all available data,such as ground survey,geological conditions,microseismicity and ground level deformation,has led to many new insights into the rock mechanical response to CO2injection.The review also shows that in geomechanical modeling,continuum modeling methods are predominant compared with discontinuum methods.It is recommended to develop continuum-discontinuum numerical methods since they are more convenient for geomechanical modeling of CO2geological storage,especially for fracture propagation simulation.The Mohr-Coulomb criterion is widely used in prediction of rock mass mechanical behavior.It would be better to use a criterion considering the effect of the intermediate principal stress on rock mechanical behavior,especially for the stability analysis of deeply seated rock engineering.Some challenges related to geomechanical modeling of CO2geological storage are also discussed.展开更多
On 2019-03-04,the largest induced earthquake(ML4.18)occurred in the East Shale Basin,Alberta,and the underlying physical mechanisms have not been fully understood.This paper proposes a synthetical geoengineering metho...On 2019-03-04,the largest induced earthquake(ML4.18)occurred in the East Shale Basin,Alberta,and the underlying physical mechanisms have not been fully understood.This paper proposes a synthetical geoengineering methodology to comprehensively characterize this earthquake caused by hydraulic fracturing.Based on 3D structural,petrophysical,and geomechanical models,an unconventional fracture model is constructed by considering the stress shadow between adjacent hydraulic fractures and the interactions between hydraulic and natural fractures.Coupled poroelastic simulations are conducted to reveal the triggering mechanisms of induced seismicity.It is found that four vertical basement-rooted faults were identified via focal mechanisms analysis.The brittleness index(BI)along two horizontal wells has a high magnitude(BI>0.5),indicating the potential susceptibility of rock brittleness.Due to the presence of overpressure,pre-existing faults in the Duvernay Formation are highly susceptible to fault reactivation.The occurrence of the earthquake clusters has been attributed to the fracturing fluid injection during the west 38^(th)-39^(th) stage and east 38^(th) stage completions.Rock brittleness,formation overpressure,and large fracturing job size account for the nucleation of earthquake clusters,and unconventional natural-hydraulic fracture networks provide fluid flow pathways to cause fault reactivation.This workflow can be used to mitigate potential seismic risks in unconventional reservoirs in other fields.展开更多
Great advancement has been made on natural gas hydrates exploration and test production in the northern South China Sea.However,there remains a lot of key questions yet to be resolved,particularly about the mechanisms...Great advancement has been made on natural gas hydrates exploration and test production in the northern South China Sea.However,there remains a lot of key questions yet to be resolved,particularly about the mechanisms and the controls of gas hydrates enrichment.Numerical simulaution would play signficant role in addressing these questions.This study focused on the gas hydrate exploration in the Shenhu Area,Northern South China Sea.Based on the newly obtained borehole and multichannel reflection seismic data,the authors conducted an integrated 3D basin modeling study on gas hydrate.The results indicate that the Shenhu Area has favorable conditions for gas hydrate accumulation,such as temperature,pressure,hydrocarbon source,and tectonic setting.Gas hydrates are most concentrated in the Late Miocene strata,particularly in the structual highs between the Baiyun Sag and the Liwan Sag,and area to the south of it.It also proved the existence of overpressure in the main sag of source rocks,which was subject to compaction disequilibrium and hydrocarbon generation.It also shown that the regional fault activity is not conducive to gas hydrate accumulation due to excess gas seepage.The authors conjecture that fault activity may slightly weaken overpressure for the positive effect of hydrocarbon expulsion and areas lacking regional fault activity have better potential.展开更多
This study numerically investigates the thermo-poromechanical effects in a Canadian geothermal reservoir caused by long-term fluid production and injection.Using finite element modeling,it explores pore pressure diffu...This study numerically investigates the thermo-poromechanical effects in a Canadian geothermal reservoir caused by long-term fluid production and injection.Using finite element modeling,it explores pore pressure diffusion and thermal dynamics,incorporating both the geological structure of the rock mass and faults.The simulations utilize the IAPWS(International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam)equations to model fluid density and viscosity,ensuring realistic representations of heterogeneous pressure fields.The system replicates a doublet configuration within a faulted zone,featuring two hydraulically stimulated fractures.The primary aim is to assess the likelihood of fault reactivation under varying in-situ stress conditions over a 100-year geothermal operation.Results show that stress distribution is largely influenced by thermal stresses along the fluid circulation pathway,with fluid velocity and temperature gradients affecting reservoir stability.Minimal pore pressure changes highlight the dominant role of thermal stresses in controlling fault behavior.The analysis indicates no potential for fault reactivation,as slip tendency values remain below the critical threshold,even when accounting for reduced mechanical properties using the Hoek-Brown criterion.Thermal effects continue to influence the surrounding rock throughout the operational period,suggesting that the reservoir maintains mechanical stability conducive to sustained geothermal production and injection.These findings provide valuable insights into the long-term safety and behavior of geothermal reservoirs,offering important implications for future geothermal energy development and management strategies.展开更多
基金supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Project of China(No.2022YFC3004602)in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52121003 and 52442406)。
文摘With the advancement of fracturing technologies in deeper and more geologically complex formations,fault reactivation and induced seismicity have attracted increasing attention.The increasing frequency and magnitude of these events underscore the need for a robust understanding of the governing physical mechanisms.Elevated pore pressure,modified fault-loading conditions,and aseismic slip are widely acknowledged as the primary drivers.Recent studies have explored these mechanisms under varying factors,including fluid properties,rock ductility,poroelastic responses,and evolving fault stress states,thereby offering critical insights into model refinement.Probabilistic forecasting approaches,which combine statistical analyses of historical data with real-time monitoring,are being increasingly adopted in seismic risk assessments.In parallel,machine learning techniques are employed to process large seismic datasets and identify key patterns.However,their predictive capabilities remain limited by geological heterogeneity,subsurface complexity,and scarce observational data.Moreover,fluid–rock interactions further complicate the development of universally applicable models,thereby constraining the generalizability of mitigation strategies.This review synthesizes the current understanding of induced seismicity mechanisms,evaluates the prevailing prediction and mitigation methods,and identifies major challenges and future research directions.Advancements in these areas are essential to enhancing seismic risk management and ensuring the safe,sustainable development of deep-subsurface energy resources.
基金supported by the Key Innovation Team Program of Innovation Talents Promotion Plan by Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant No.2016RA4059)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41672268 and 41772286)。
文摘This paper presents a three-dimensional fully hydro-mechanical coupled distinct element study on fault reactivation and induced seismicity due to hydraulic fracturing injection and subsequent backflow process,based on the geological data in Horn River Basin,Northeast British Columbia,Canada.The modeling results indicate that the maximum magnitude of seismic events appears at the fracturing stage.The increment of fluid volume in the fault determines the cumulative moment and maximum fault slippage,both of which are essentially proportional to the fluid volume.After backflow starts,the fluid near the joint intersection keeps flowing into the critically stressed fault,rather than backflows to the wellbore.Although fault slippage is affected by the changes of both pore pressure and ambient rock stress,their contributions are different at fracturing and backflow stages.At fracturing stage,pore pressure change shows a dominant effect on induced fault slippage.While at backflow stage,because the fault plane is under a critical stress state,any minor disturbance would trigger a fault slippage.The energy analysis indicates that aseismic deformation takes up a majority of the total deformation energy during hydraulic fracturing.A common regularity is found in both fracturing-and backflow-induced seismicity that the cumulative moment and maximum fault slippage are nearly proportional to the injected fluid volume.This study shows some novel insights into interpreting fracturing-and backflowinduced seismicity,and provides useful information for controlling and mitigating seismic hazards due to hydraulic fracturing.
基金Supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program Fund （2010CB226801） the National Natural Science Foundation of China （50704034） the State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining Open Research Fund （SKLCRSM11KFB08）
文摘Experiments simulating the effect of coal mine stopping through a fault zone were designed based on a working face of the Qianqiu coal mine in Yima, China. Through simulation of the physical process of fault reactivation and coal bumps, the displacement of the surrounding strata and evolution characteristics of fault stress under the effect of mining were studied. The mechanism of fault reactivation induced by coal mining was analyzed. The results show that shortly before fault reactiva- tion, the normal stress and shear stress increased rapidly and the risk of a fault slip occurring was also increased. The fault reac- tivation, caused by the mining activity, occurred when the working face was 25-35 m from the fault along the hanging wall. The influence of mining increased the possibility of fault reactivation, while the local failure of the bearing capacity of the working face was the direct cause of the fault slip. Our results indicate that the influence of fault slip on the coal of the working face had a transient impact and acted as a loading-unloading function.
基金Supported by the Heilongjiang Outstanding Young Talents Support Project(140119002)Research Project of PetroChina Science and Technology Innovation Fund(2020D-5007-0108)PetroChina"14th Five-Year Plan"Science and Technology Project(2021DJ0701).
文摘Based on seismic and drilling data,the reactivation mechanism of the pre-existing basement F4 strike-slip faultin Nanpu sag and its controlling effect on hydrocarbon accumulation difference are systematically studied.By defining fault activation stages,back-stripping fault throw and physical modeling,it is found that the Nanpu No.4 structural zone formed by the Cenozoic reactivity of the F4 fault grew from south to north,with strike-slip deformation dominated in the south and extensional deformation dominated in the north.Faults in the No.4 structural zone and those in the adjacent No.2 and No.3 structural zones were different fault systems,which grew separately,contacted and connected,and finally interwove under the action of unified stress field.By constructing the identification chart of deformation mechanisms of reactivation of pre-existing faults,it is concluded that during the sedimentary period of the Paleogene Shahejie Formation,F4 fault was reactivated by strike-slip faulting,and during the sedimentary period of Paleogene Dongying Formation and Neogene Guantao-Minghuazhen formations,it was reactivated by oblique extension.The controlling effects of Cenozoic reactivation of F4 fault on hydrocarbon accumulation include:(1)As the oil-source fault,it controlled the vertical cross-layer migration of oil and gas.(2)It gave rise to strike-slip transfer zone to control the distribution of sand bodies.(3)It grew upward and interacted with faults in the neighboring area,controlling the formation of two types of traps,and was favorable for oil and gas accumulation.
基金the DECOVALEX-2019 funding organisations of Andra,BGR/UFZ,CNSC,US DOE,ENSI,JAEA,IRSN,KAERI,NWMO,RWM,SURAO,SSM and Taipower for their financial and technical support of the work described in this paper。
文摘In this paper,an elasto-plastic constitutive model is employed to capture the shear failure that may occur in a rock mass presenting mechanical discontinuities,such as faults,fractures,bedding planes or other planar weak structures.The failure may occur in two modes:a sliding failure on the weak plane or an intrinsic failure of the rock mass.The rock matrix is expected to behave elastically or fail in a brittle manner,being represented by a non-associated Mohr-Coulomb behavior,while the sliding failure is represented by the evaluation of the Coulomb criterion on an explicitly defined plane.Failure may furthermore affect the hydraulic properties of the rock mass:the shearing of the weakness plane may create a transmissive fluid pathway.Verification of the mechanical submodel is conducted by comparison with an analytical solution,while the coupled hydro-mechanical behavior is validated with field data and will be applied within a model and code validation initiative.The work presented here aims at documenting the progress in code development,while accurate match of the field data with the numerical results is current work in progress.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42472190)Chongqing Natural Science Foundation Innovation and Development Joint Fund Project(CSTB2022NSCQ-LZX0020)Chongqing Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Leading Talent Project(0255-19230101042)。
文摘Taking the Wangfu fault depression in the Songliao Basin as an example,on the basis of seismic interpretation and drilling data analysis,the distribution of the basement faults was clarified,the fault activity periods of the coal-bearing formations were determined,and the fault systems were divided.Combined with the coal seam thickness and actual gas indication in logging,the controls of fault systems in the rift basin on the spatial distribution of coal and the occurrence of coal-rock gas were identified.The results show that the Wangfu fault depression is an asymmetrical graben formed under the control of basement reactivated strike-slip T-rupture,and contains coal-bearing formations and five sub-types of fault systems under three types.The horizontal extension strength,vertical activity strength and tectono-sedimentary filling difference of basement faults control vertical stratigraphic sequences,accumulation intensity,and accumulation frequency of coal seam in rift basin.The structural transfer zone formed during the segmented reactivation and growth of the basement faults controls the injection location of steep slope exogenous clasts.The filling effect induced by igneous intrusion accelerates the sediment filling process in the rift lacustrine area.The structural transfer zone and igneous intrusion together determine the preferential accumulation location of coal seams in the plane.The faults reactivated at the basement and newly formed during the rifting phase serve as pathways connecting to the gas source,affecting the enrichment degree of coal-rock gas.The vertical sealing of the faults was evaluated by using shale smear factor(SSF),and the evaluation criterion was established.It is indicated that the SSF is below 1.1 in major coal areas,indicating favorable preservation conditions for coal-rock gas.Based on the influence factors such as fault activity,segmentation and sealing,the coal-rock gas accumulation model of rift basin was established.
基金This research was carried out by the following funded projects:National Natural Science Foundation of China(51604270,51874292,and 51804303)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2017QNA26)+2 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20180643)Independent Research Projects of State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining,China University of Mining and Technology(SKLCRSM15X04)The first author also acknowledges the China Postdoctoral Council International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program(20170060).
文摘Fault is a common geological structure that has been revealed in the process of underground coal excavation and mining.The nature of its discontinuous structure controls the deformation,damage,and mechanics of the coal or rock mass.The interaction between this discontinuous structure and mining activities is a key factor that dominates fault reactivation and the coal burst it can induce.This paper first summarizes investigations into the relationships between coal mining layouts and fault occurrences,along with relevant conceptual models for fault reactivation.Subsequently,it proposes mechanisms of fault reactivation and its induced coal burst based on the superposition of static and dynamic stresses,which include two kinds of fault reactivations from:mining-induced quasi-static stress(FRMSS)-dominated and seismic-based dynamic stress(FRSDS)-dominated.These two kinds of fault reactivations are then validated by the results of experimental investigations,numerical modeling,and in situ microseismic monitoring.On this basis,monitoring methods and prevention strategies for fault-induced coal burst are discussed and recommended.The results show that fault-induced coal burst is triggered by the superposition of high static stress in the fault pillar and dynamic stress from fault reactivation.High static stress comes from the interaction of the fault and the roof structure,and dynamic stress can be ascribed to FRMSS and FRSDS.The results in this paper could be of great significance in guiding the monitoring and prevention of fault-induced coal bursts.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52204084)the Interdisciplinary Research Project for Young Teachers of USTB (the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,No.FRF-IDRY-20-013)+3 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and the Youth Teacher International Exchange and Growth Program (No.QNXM20220009)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No.FRF-TP-20-041A1)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.2021M700388)the National Key R&D Program of China (Nos.2022YFC2905600 and 2022YFC3004601)。
文摘Understanding the in situ stress state is crucial in many engineering problems and earth science research.The present article presents new insights into the interaction mechanism between the stress state and faults.In situ stresses can be influenced by various factors,one of the most important being the existence of faults.A fault could significantly affect the value and direction of the stress components.Reorientation and magnitude changes in stresses exist adjacent to faults and stress jumps/discontinuities across the fault.By contrast,the change in the stress state may lead to the transformation of faulting type and potential fault reactivation.Qualitative fault reactivation assessment using characteristic parameters under the current stress environment provides a method to assess the slip tendency of faults.The correlation between in situ stresses and fault properties enhances the ability to predict the fault slip tendency via stress measurements,which can be used to further refine the assessment of the fault reactivation risk.In the future,stress measurements at greater depths and long-term continuous real-time stress monitoring near/on key parts of faults will be essential.In addition,much attention needs to be paid to distinguishing the genetic mechanisms of abnormal stress states and the type and scale of stress variations and exploring the mechanisms of pre-faulting anomaly and fault reactivation.
基金supported by grants from the Australian Research Council(DP150101730)the Fund for Scientific Research,FWO-Vlaanderen
文摘Thermochronological datasets for the Kyrgyz Tianshan and Siberian Altai-Sayan within Central Asia reveal a punctuated exhumation history during the Meso-Cenozoic. In this paper, the datasets for both regions are collectively reviewed in order to speculate on the links between the Meso-Cenozoic exhumation of the continental Eurasian interior and the prevailing tectonic processes at the plate margins. Whereas most of the thermochronological data across both regions document late Jurassic -Cretaceous regional basement cooling, older landscape relics and dissecting fault zones throughout both regions preserve Triassic and Cenozoic events of rapid cooling, respectively. Triassic cooling is thought to reflect the Qiangtang-Eurasia collision and/or rifting/subsidence in the West Siberian basin. Alternatively, this cooling signal could be related with the terminal terrane-amalgamation of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. For the Kygyz Tianshan, late Jurassic-Cretaceous regional exhumation and Cenozoic fault reactivations can be linked with specific tectonic events during the closure of the Palaeo-Tethys and Neo-Tethys Oceans, respectively. The effect of the progressive consumption of these oceans and the associated collisions of Cimmeria and India with Eurasia probably only had a minor effect on the exhumation of the Siberian Altai-Sayan. More likely, tectonic forces from the east （present-day co- ordinates） as a result of the building and collapse of the Mongol-Okhotsk orogen and rifting in the Baikal region shaped the current Siberian Altai-Sayan topography. Although many of these hypothesised links need to be tested further, they allow a first-order insight into the dynamic response and the stress propagation pathways from the Eurasian margin into the continental interior.
基金finically supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41272349 and 51322906)Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.QYZDB-SSW-DQC029)
文摘This paper focuses on the progress in geomechanical modeling associated with carbon dioxide(CO2)geological storage.The detailed review of some geomechanical aspects,including numerical methods,stress analysis,ground deformation,fault reactivation,induced seismicity and crack propagation,is presented.It is indicated that although all the processes involved are not fully understood,integration of all available data,such as ground survey,geological conditions,microseismicity and ground level deformation,has led to many new insights into the rock mechanical response to CO2injection.The review also shows that in geomechanical modeling,continuum modeling methods are predominant compared with discontinuum methods.It is recommended to develop continuum-discontinuum numerical methods since they are more convenient for geomechanical modeling of CO2geological storage,especially for fracture propagation simulation.The Mohr-Coulomb criterion is widely used in prediction of rock mass mechanical behavior.It would be better to use a criterion considering the effect of the intermediate principal stress on rock mechanical behavior,especially for the stability analysis of deeply seated rock engineering.Some challenges related to geomechanical modeling of CO2geological storage are also discussed.
基金This research was supported by Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum,Beijing(No.2462023BJRC001)National Natural Science Foundation of China Project(No.52204039).
文摘On 2019-03-04,the largest induced earthquake(ML4.18)occurred in the East Shale Basin,Alberta,and the underlying physical mechanisms have not been fully understood.This paper proposes a synthetical geoengineering methodology to comprehensively characterize this earthquake caused by hydraulic fracturing.Based on 3D structural,petrophysical,and geomechanical models,an unconventional fracture model is constructed by considering the stress shadow between adjacent hydraulic fractures and the interactions between hydraulic and natural fractures.Coupled poroelastic simulations are conducted to reveal the triggering mechanisms of induced seismicity.It is found that four vertical basement-rooted faults were identified via focal mechanisms analysis.The brittleness index(BI)along two horizontal wells has a high magnitude(BI>0.5),indicating the potential susceptibility of rock brittleness.Due to the presence of overpressure,pre-existing faults in the Duvernay Formation are highly susceptible to fault reactivation.The occurrence of the earthquake clusters has been attributed to the fracturing fluid injection during the west 38^(th)-39^(th) stage and east 38^(th) stage completions.Rock brittleness,formation overpressure,and large fracturing job size account for the nucleation of earthquake clusters,and unconventional natural-hydraulic fracture networks provide fluid flow pathways to cause fault reactivation.This workflow can be used to mitigate potential seismic risks in unconventional reservoirs in other fields.
基金funded by Key Special Project for Introduced Talents Team of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Guangzhou)(GML2019ZD0201,GML2019ZD0104)Finance Science and Technology Project of Hainan Province(ZDKJ202019).
文摘Great advancement has been made on natural gas hydrates exploration and test production in the northern South China Sea.However,there remains a lot of key questions yet to be resolved,particularly about the mechanisms and the controls of gas hydrates enrichment.Numerical simulaution would play signficant role in addressing these questions.This study focused on the gas hydrate exploration in the Shenhu Area,Northern South China Sea.Based on the newly obtained borehole and multichannel reflection seismic data,the authors conducted an integrated 3D basin modeling study on gas hydrate.The results indicate that the Shenhu Area has favorable conditions for gas hydrate accumulation,such as temperature,pressure,hydrocarbon source,and tectonic setting.Gas hydrates are most concentrated in the Late Miocene strata,particularly in the structual highs between the Baiyun Sag and the Liwan Sag,and area to the south of it.It also proved the existence of overpressure in the main sag of source rocks,which was subject to compaction disequilibrium and hydrocarbon generation.It also shown that the regional fault activity is not conducive to gas hydrate accumulation due to excess gas seepage.The authors conjecture that fault activity may slightly weaken overpressure for the positive effect of hydrocarbon expulsion and areas lacking regional fault activity have better potential.
基金the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(NSERC)Discovery Grant Canada(NO.RGPIN-2024-05104).
文摘This study numerically investigates the thermo-poromechanical effects in a Canadian geothermal reservoir caused by long-term fluid production and injection.Using finite element modeling,it explores pore pressure diffusion and thermal dynamics,incorporating both the geological structure of the rock mass and faults.The simulations utilize the IAPWS(International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam)equations to model fluid density and viscosity,ensuring realistic representations of heterogeneous pressure fields.The system replicates a doublet configuration within a faulted zone,featuring two hydraulically stimulated fractures.The primary aim is to assess the likelihood of fault reactivation under varying in-situ stress conditions over a 100-year geothermal operation.Results show that stress distribution is largely influenced by thermal stresses along the fluid circulation pathway,with fluid velocity and temperature gradients affecting reservoir stability.Minimal pore pressure changes highlight the dominant role of thermal stresses in controlling fault behavior.The analysis indicates no potential for fault reactivation,as slip tendency values remain below the critical threshold,even when accounting for reduced mechanical properties using the Hoek-Brown criterion.Thermal effects continue to influence the surrounding rock throughout the operational period,suggesting that the reservoir maintains mechanical stability conducive to sustained geothermal production and injection.These findings provide valuable insights into the long-term safety and behavior of geothermal reservoirs,offering important implications for future geothermal energy development and management strategies.
