Geomechanical modelling of anthropogenic land subsidence above an offshore gas field

Category
Computer Modelling, Geomechanical Engineering
ABOUT THE PROJECT

The object of this study is the development of a numerical model to predict the geomechanical effects induced by hydrocarbon extraction from an off-shore gas field.

The geomechanical analysis is performed with the aid of a state-of-the-art 3D finite-element numerical model developed by the M3E team with the main objective of predicting the sea bottom displacements over the field.

PROJECT INFO

CLIENT: ENI

YEAR: 2014

PARTNER:

SERVICE: Computer modelling

SECTOR: Geomechanical Engineering

GEOLOGICAL SETTING: Sedimentary basin

CONSTITUTIVE LAW: Isotropic hypo-plasticity with mechanical hysteresis

PROJECT IN NUMBERS: 1,446,624 degrees of freedom

CODING LANGUAGE: Fortran 90 – OpenMP

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