Modeling method for a rock matrix with inclusions distributed and hydraulic fracturing characteristics

A permeability-based hydraulic fracturing (PHF) model based on a smeared approach is presented in this paper to study fracture propagation. This model is based on the elasto-plastic behavior of a rock-fluid system. The coefficient for the permeability modification of the rock is assumed to be a function of the mean effective stress via a hyperbolic tangent function. Level set method (LSM) is used to track the material interfaces between …