In this paper, we consider a poroelasticity problem in heterogeneous multicontinuum media that is widely used in simulations of the unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs and geothermal fields. Mathematical model contains a coupled system of equations for pressures in each continuum and effective equation for displacement with volume force sources that are proportional to the sum of the pressure gradients for each continuum. To illustrate the idea of our approach, we consider a dual continuum background model with discrete fracture networks that can be generalized to a multicontinuum model for poroelasticity problem in complex heterogeneous media. We present a fine grid approximation based on the finite element method and Discrete Fracture Model (DFM) approach for two and three-dimensional formulations. The coarse grid approximation is constructed using the Generalized Multiscale Finite Element Method (GMsFEM), where we solve local spectral problems for construction of the multiscale basis functions for displacement and pressures in multicontinuum media. We present numerical results for the two and three dimensional model problems in heterogeneous fractured porous media. We investigate relative errors between reference fine grid solution and presented coarse grid approximation using GMsFEM with different numbers of multiscale basis functions. Our results indicate that the proposed method is able to give accurate solutions with few degrees of freedoms.
In this paper, we develop and analyze a rigorous multiscale upscaling method for dual continuum model, which serves as a powerful tool in subsurface formation applications. Our proposed method is capable of identifying different continua and capturing non-local transfer and effective properties in the computational domain via constructing localized multiscale basis functions. The construction of the basis functions consists of solving local problems defined on oversampling computational region, subject to the energy minimizing constraints that the mean values of the local solution are zero in …
Generalized Multiscale Multicontinuum Model for Fractured Vuggy Carbonate Reservoirs
Texas A&M University（德州农工大学）；The Chinese University of Hong Kong（香港中文大学）；North-Eastern Federal University（东北联邦大学）；Texas A&M University at Qatar（卡塔尔德州农工大学）
Nonlocal multicontinuum (NLMC) upscaling of mixed dimensional coupled flow problem for embedded and discrete fracture models
Texas A&M University（德克萨斯农工大学）；North-Eastern Federal University（东北联邦大学）；The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)（香港中文大学）；University of Texas at Austin（德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校）
In this work, we introduce a time memory formalism in poroelasticity model that couples the pressure and displacement. We assume this multiphysics process occurs in multicontinuum media. The mathematical model contains a coupled system of equations for pressures in each continuum and elasticity equations for displacements of the medium. We assume that the temporal dynamics is governed by fractional derivatives following some works in the literature. We derive an implicit finite difference approximation for time discretization based on the Caputo time fractional derivative. A Discrete Fracture …
In this paper, we apply the constraint energy minimizing generalized multiscale finite element method (CEM-GMsFEM) to first solving a nonlinear poroelasticity problem. The arising system consists of a nonlinear pressure equation and a nonlinear stress equation in strain-limiting setting, where strains keep bounded while stresses can grow arbitrarily large. After time discretization of the system, to tackle the nonlinearity, we linearize the resulting equations by Picard iteration. To handle the linearized equations, we employ the CEM-GMsFEM and obtain appropriate offline multiscale basis funct…
In this paper, we consider the numerical solution of some nonlinear poroelasticity problems that are of Biot type and develop a general algorithm for solving nonlinear coupled systems. We discuss the difficulties associated with flow and mechanics in heterogenous media with nonlinear coupling. The central issue being how to handle the nonlinearities and the multiscale scale nature of the media. To compute an efficient numerical solution we develop and implement a Generalized Multiscale Finite Element Method (GMsFEM) that solves nonlinear problems on a coarse grid by constructing local multisca…
In this paper, we consider the numerical solution of poroelasticity problems that are of Biot type and develop a general algorithm for solving coupled systems. We discuss the challenges associated with mechanics and flow problems in heterogeneous media. The two primary issues being the multiscale nature of the media and the solutions of the fluid and mechanics variables traditionally developed with separate grids and methods. For the numerical solution we develop and implement a Generalized Multiscale Finite Element Method (GMsFEM) that solves problem on a coarse grid by constructing local mul…
Accurate numerical simulations of interaction between fluid and solid play an important role in applications. The task is challenging in practical scenarios as the media are usually highly heterogeneous with very large contrast. To overcome this computational challenge, various multiscale methods are developed. In this paper, we consider a class of linear poroelasticity problems in high contrast heterogeneous porous media, and develop a mixed generalized multiscale finite element method (GMsFEM) to obtain a fast computational method. Our aim is to develop a multiscale method that is robust wit…
A hierarchical approach for multicontinuum homogenization in high contrast media
School of Mathematics and Computational Science, Xiangtan University（湘潭大学数学与计算科学学院）；National Center for Applied Mathematics in Hunan（湖南应用数学中心）；Division of Mathematical Sciences, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University（南洋理工大学物理与数学学院数学科学系）
We study homogenization of a locally periodic two-scale dual-continuum system where each continuum interacts with the other. Equations for each continuum are written separately with interaction terms (exchange terms) added. The homogenization limit depends strongly on the scale of this continuum interaction term with respect to the microscopic scale. In J. S. R. Park and V. H. Hoang, {\it Hierarchical multiscale finite element method for multicontinuum media}, arXiv:1906.04635, we study in details the case where the interaction terms are scaled as $O(1/\ep^2)$ where $\ep$ is the microscale of …
Simulation in media with multiple continua where each continuum interacts with every other is often challenging due to multiple scales and high contrast. One needs some types of model reduction. One of the approaches is multi-continuum technique, where every process in each continuum is modeled separately and an interaction term is added. Direct numerical simulation in multi scale media is usually not practicable. For this reason, one constructs the corresponding homogenized equations. The paper develops a hierarchical approach for solving cell problems at a dense network of macroscopic points…
In this work, we present a novel nonlocal nonlinear coarse grid approximation using a machine learning algorithm. We consider unsaturated and two-phase flow problems in heterogeneous and fractured porous media, where mathematical models are formulated as general multicontinuum models. We construct a fine grid approximation using the finite volume method and embedded discrete fracture model. Macroscopic models for these complex nonlinear systems require nonlocal multicontinua approaches, which are developed in earlier works. These rigorous techniques require complex local computations, which in…
Upscaling method for problems in perforated domains with non-homogeneous boundary conditions on perforations using Non-Local Multi-Continuum method (NLMC)
Texas A&M University（德克萨斯农工大学）；North-Eastern Federal University（东北联邦大学）；The Chinese University of Hong Kong（香港中文大学）
