Computational modelling of hydraulic fracture

水力压裂计算模型

• 批准号: DP150104257
• 负责人: Prof Scott Sloan
• 金额: $ 31.3万
• 依托单位: The University of Newcastle
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2015-02-13 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP150104257
• 关键词: Computational; modelling; hydraulic; fracture

The project aims to develop new computational methods and software for simulating hydraulic fracture (commonly known as 'fracking'), which is now being used to extract natural gas from some Australian coal seams. This form of natural gas recovery has the potential to be a major economic driver, but the benefits are currently being tempered by widespread community concern over possible adverse impacts on the environment. The expected outcome is new methods, supported by scientific publications and software, which can be used to guide the natural gas industry and inform regulatory authorities of the risks inherent in hydraulic fracturing.

该项目旨在开发新的计算方法和软件来模拟水力压裂（通常称为“水力压裂”），这种方法现在被用于从澳大利亚的一些煤层中提取天然气。这种形式的天然气开采有可能成为主要的经济驱动力，但目前由于社会对可能对环境产生不利影响的广泛关注，其效益受到了影响。预期的结果是，在科学出版物和软件的支持下，新方法可以用来指导天然气行业，并告知监管机构水力压裂固有的风险。