Bilinear pressure diffusion and termination of bilinear flow in a vertically fractured well injecting at constant pressure

Pérez Donoso, Patricio-Ignacio; Ortiz Rojas, Adrián-Enrique; Meneses Rioseco, Ernesto

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-1423-2020

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Faults, fractures, and fluid flow in the shallow crust

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-1423-2020

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28 Jul 2020

Research article |

| 28 Jul 2020

Bilinear pressure diffusion and termination of bilinear flow in a vertically fractured well injecting at constant pressure

Patricio-Ignacio Pérez Donoso, Adrián-Enrique Ortiz Rojas, and Ernesto Meneses Rioseco

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RC1: 'Bilinear pressure diffusion and termination of bilinear flow in a vertically fractured well injecting at constant pressure', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Feb 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to the comment of Anonymous Referee #1', Adrian Enrique Ortiz Rojas, 14 Apr 2020
SC1: 'Comments on se-2019-170', Shayan Tavassoli, 10 Apr 2020
- AC2: 'Reply to short comment SC1', Adrian Enrique Ortiz Rojas, 14 Apr 2020
RC2: 'Comments on se-2019-170', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Apr 2020
- AC3: 'Reply to the comment of Anonymous Referee #2', Adrian Enrique Ortiz Rojas, 09 May 2020

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AR by Adrian Enrique Ortiz Rojas on behalf of the Authors (09 Jun 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (23 Jun 2020) by Peter Eichhubl

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (23 Jun 2020) by Federico Rossetti (Executive editor)

AR by Adrian Enrique Ortiz Rojas on behalf of the Authors (28 Jun 2020) Manuscript

Short summary

This work studies intensively the flow in fractures with finite hydraulic conductivity intersected by a well injecting/producing at constant pressure. We demonstrated that during the bilinear flow regime the transient propagation of isobars along the fracture is proportional to the fourth root of time. Moreover, we present relations to calculate the termination time of bilinear flow under constant injection/production well pressure. Our results can be utilized to estimate the fracture length.