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Sequential Methods for Coupled Geomechanics and Multiphase Flow

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5.6. NUMERICAL EXAMPLES 153<br />

Dimensionless pressure(P/P i )<br />

τ<br />

1<br />

0.9<br />

0.8<br />

0.7<br />

0.6<br />

0.5<br />

(plasticity with hardening)<br />

FSN<br />

FSS (1 iter)<br />

FSS (2 iter)<br />

FC<br />

0.4<br />

0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04<br />

Dimensionless time (pore volume produced)<br />

8<br />

7<br />

6<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

1<br />

Variation of coupling strength<br />

0<br />

0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04<br />

Dimensionless time (pore volume produced)<br />

Figure 5.11: 2D problem with a production well (Case 5.4). Top: the history of pressure.<br />

Bottom: the history of the coupling strength. FSN <strong>and</strong> FSS indicate the fixed-strain <strong>and</strong><br />

fixed-stress splits, respectively. The model enters the plastic regime at td ≈ 0.018. Beyond<br />

this point, the fixed-strain split becomes unstable.

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