Research Article

Study on Stress-Dependent Permeability of Fracture Networks in Fractured Porous Media

Table 3

Summary of the parameters used in the model.

Physical parametersValueUnitPhysical parametersValueUnit

Initial matrix porosity, 5%Elastic modulus of fracture system, 0.5MPa
Initial matrix permeability, 0.4μm2Fluid viscosity, 1mPa·s
Initial fracture permeability, 0.92μm2Model length, model width, 200mm
Elastic modulus of matrix system, 5.112MPaModel thickness, 30mm
Initial fracture aperture, 0.07mmEffective-stress coefficient of matrix system, 0.65
Fracture distance, 20mmEffective-stress coefficient of fracture system, 1