Abstract:
To ensure the safety of supercritical carbon dioxide storage in sandstone lens bodies,the initiation,propagation and evolution of cracks were studiedA lenticular geological model and a numerical calculation model were established to analyze the transport mechanism of supercritical carbon dioxide fluid in fracturesABAQUS numerical simulation software was used to establish a fluidsolid coupling model for fracture propagation simulationThe results show that when there are initial cracks,the cracks appear to be long,fast,and curved,and when there are no initial cracks,the cracks appear to be short,slow,and flatIn the case of 0° and 30° initial fracture angle,the change of fracture width and area with pore water pressure is similar,showing a linear increasing trend as a whole;in the case of 60° initial fracture angle,the change of fracture expansion is complex,which mainly depends on the selection of initial injection point and migration channel in injection fractureThe results of the study should be paid attention to in the selection of carbon dioxide storage sites