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Advanced Geomechanics Fracture & Reservoir Application Consortium (AGFRAC)
Dr. Kan Wu
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OUR VISION
This consortium strives to model, understand, and quantify rock mechanics, fluid flow, and their interaction in porous media for petroleum reservoir development, carbon storage, and geothermal development:
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To develop techniques for maximizing the economics of
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To promote safety in subsurface engineering systems
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To contribute to interdisciplinary research
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OBJECTIVES FOR THE
NEXT THREE YEARS
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Understand mechanisms of strain/strain rate responses during stimulation and production for completion and well spacing optimization.
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Develop theories/models/tools for automatic and real-time data interpretation for distributed fiber optic strain measurements.
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Understand complex physics of fracture propagation and fracture interactions between parent and child wells.
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