GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 4
Sunday, 25 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 506 (Colorado Convention Center)

T13. Fracture, Faulting, and Reactive Fluid Flow in Tight Rocks: Coupled Processes in Shale, CO2 Sequestration, and Geothermal Energy I

J. William Carey and Jason Heath, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
4-1
8:05 AM
CONTROL OF PROCESS FOR SUBSURFACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: EXAMPLES FROM GEOLOGIC CARBON STORAGE (Invited Presentation)
DEWERS, Thomas1, EICHHUBL, Peter2, GANIS, Ben3, WHEELER, Mary3, WHITE, Deandra3, MAJOR, Jonathan2, HEATH, Jason1, JAMMOUL, Mohamad3, KOBOS, Peter4, LIU, Ruijie5, MATTEO, Ed6, RINEHART, Alex7, SOBOLIK, Steve8, STORMONT, John9, TAHA, Mahmoud9 and NEWELL, Pania10, (1)Geomechanics, Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, MS 0751, Albuquerque, NM 87123, (2)Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, (3)Center for Subsurface Modeling, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, (4)Water Power Technologies, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, (5)Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, (6)Nuclear Waste Disposal Research and Analysis, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, (7)New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (8)Geotechnology and Engineering Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, (9)Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, (10)Computational Shock Physics and Applications, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, tdewers@sandia.gov
4-2
8:20 AM
BIOMINERALIZATION: A STRATEGY TO MODIFY PERMEABILITY IN THE SUBSURFACE
PHILLIPS, Adrienne1, GERLACH, Robin2, CUNNINGHAM, Al2, TROYER, Eric2, NORTON, Drew2, HIEBERT, Randy3, KIRKSEY, Jim4, ESPOSITO, Richard A.5, ROWE, Wayne6 and SPANGLER, Lee7, (1)Montana State University, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Bozeman, MT 59717, (2)Montana State University, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Rm 366 EPS Building, Bozeman, MT 59717, (3)Montana Emergent Technologies, 160 W Granite St., Butte, MT 59701, (4)Loudon Technical Services LLC, 1611 Loudon Heights Rd, Charleston, WV 25314, (5)Southern Co, 600 N 18th St, Birmingham, AL 35291-8195, (6)Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Denver, CO 80202, (7)Montana State University, Energy Research Institute, P.O. Box 172465, Bozeman, MT 59717, adrienne.phillips@montana.edu
4-3
8:35 AM
RADIOGENIC NOBLE GASES TRACK NATURAL GAS MIGRATION ALONG FAULTS AND FRACTURES IN BLACK SHALES
GROVE, Benjamin S., School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 S Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210; School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, POREDA, Robert J., Earth and Env. Sci, Univ Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-9000, WALSH, Talor B., Earth Science, Millersville University, P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551 and DARRAH, Thomas H., School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, grove.139@osu.edu
4-4
8:50 AM
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF FRACTURE GENERATION AND PERMEABILITY EVOLUTION DURING INJECTION-INDUCED PRECIPITATION IN CARBONATE-RICH SHALE
CAREY, J. William, Earth and Environmental Science Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS D469, Los Alamos, NM 87545 and FRASH, Luke, Earth and Environmental Science Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS D462, Los Alamos, NM 87545, bcarey@lanl.gov
4-5
9:05 AM
MODELING OF CHEMICALLY-INDUCED FRACTURE PERMEABILITY EVOLUTION AND ITS IMPACT ON GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PRODUCTION
HAO, Yue, SETTGAST, Randolph R., TOMPSON, Andrew F.B., FU, Pengcheng, MORRIS, Joseph P. and RYERSON, Frederick J., Atmospheric, Earth, and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551, hao1@llnl.gov
4-6
9:20 AM
ASSESSING LEAKAGE POTENTIAL OF FRACTURED CAPROCKS THROUGH DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK MODELING APPROACH
PAWAR, Rajesh J., Los Alamos National Laboratory, Computational Earth Sciences Group, MS T003, Los Alamos, NM 87545 and MAKEDONSKA, Nataliia, Earth and Environmental Science Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, rajesh@lanl.gov
 
9:35 AM
Break
4-7
9:50 AM
Handouts
  • Gierzynski_GSA.pdf (16.9 MB)
  • 4-8
    10:05 AM
    MERITS OF PRESSURE AND GEOCHEMICAL DATA AS INDICATORS OF CO2/BRINE LEAKAGE INTO A HETEROGENEOUS, SEDIMENTARY AQUIFER
    TRAINOR-GUITTON, Whitney1, SUN, Yunwei2, MANSOOR, Kayyum2 and CARROLL, Susan3, (1)Dept. of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, 22046 Panorama Drive, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Atmospheric, Earth, and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P. O. Box 808, L-184, Livermore, CA 94551, (3)Atmospheric, Earth, and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, wtrainor@mines.edu
    4-9
    10:20 AM
    THE KISMET (PERMEABILITY (K) AND INDUCED SEISMICITY MANAGEMENT FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES) PROJECT – AN UNDERGROUND FIELD LABORATORY FOR INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONS BETWEEN NATURAL AND INDUCED FRACTURES, STRESS FIELD, AND ROCK FABRIC
    DOBSON, Patrick F.1, OLDENBURG, Curtis M.1, DALEY, Thomas M.1, BIRKHOLZER, Jens T.1, COOK, Paul J.1, AJO-FRANKLIN, Jonathan1, RUTQVIST, Jonny1, SILER, Drew L.1, KNEAFSEY, Timothy J.1, NAKAGAWA, Seiji1, WU, Yuxin1, GUGLIELMI, Yves1, ULRICH, Craig1, WANG, Herb F.2, HAIMSON, Bezalel C.3, SONE, Hiroki3, VIGILANTE, Peter3, ROGGENTHEN, William M.4, DOE, Thomas W.5, LEE, Moo Y.6, MATTSON, Earl D.7, HUANG, Hai7, JOHNSON, Timothy J.8, MORRIS, Joseph P.9, WHITE, Joshua A.10, JOHNSON, Paul A.11, COBLENTZ, David D.12 and HEISE, Jaret13, (1)Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706, (3)Geological Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, (4)Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, (5)FracMan Technology Group, Golder Associates Inc, 18300 Union Hill Road, Suite 200, Redmond, WA 98052, (6)Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185, (7)Idaho National Laboratory, PO Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, (8)Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999, MSIN K9-33, Richland, WA 99352, (9)Atmospheric, Earth, and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551, (10)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-206, Livermore, CA 94551, (11)EES-17, Geophysics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS D443, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (12)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (13)Sanford Underground Research Facility, 630 E. Summit Street, Lead, SD 57754, pfdobson@lbl.gov
    10:35 AM
    STRUCTURAL AND GEOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF A POTENTIAL GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE IN BASALTS, WESTERN SNAKE RIVER PLAIN, IDAHO
    KESSLER, James A.1, CHEN, Xiewei2, BRADBURY, Kelly K.1, VARRIALE, Jerome A.1, PULSIPHER, Mikaela A.3, SCHMITT, Douglas R.2, EVANS, James P.1 and SHERVAIS, John1, (1)Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, (2)Department of Physics, Rock Physics Lab, University of Alberta, Edmonton, UT T6G 2E1, (3)Department of Geology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, james.evans@usu.edu
    10:50 AM
    DETERMINING THE FACTORS THAT CONTROL NATURAL FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS IN THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU
    WALSH, Talor B.1, DITZLER, Lindsey P.1 and MITRA, Gautam2, (1)Earth Science, Millersville University, P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 208A Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, talor.walsh@millersville.edu
    11:05 AM
    A LATE CRETACEOUS POLYGONAL FAULT SYSTEM IN CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA
    STONGE, Andy, PFS Interpretations Ltd., 427 28 Avenue NW, Calgary, AB T2M 2K7, Canada, mast@shaw.ca
     
    11:20 AM
    Discussion
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