Hydraulic Fracture-Simulation and Risk
Assessment
Overview:
Updated April 15th, 2015
- Hydraulic fracturing is the enabling
technology for shale gas development.
Despite the extensive use of hydraulic
fracturing in the Oil and Gas Industry,
simulation technology to predict the
fracture networks that are created by
hydraulic fracturing are limited.
This project aims to improve the
understanding of the governing mechanics
and to develop simulation
technologies suitable for stimulation
planning.
- Public concerns about the health and
environmental risks from hydraulic
fracturing and shale gas development
have been growing. To help ensure the
sustainable development of shale gas
resources, this project also aims to understand the current state
of knowledge of these risks and the
public policy/regulatory context within
which these risks can currently be
managed.
- This research project is lead by
Dr. M. Dusseault and
Dr. R. Gracie of
the University of Waterloo and
Dr. D. Krewski of the University of Ottawa.
- This research project is conducted in collaboration with
Terralog Technologies Inc.
- This research is support by a Strategic Grant for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
(NSERC)