Engineering the
Deep Earth for a
Sustainable
Future
GEOMECHANICS , GEOENERGY, GEORESOURCES
3GDEEP
Research Facilities
0 °CHighest temperatureDeep geothermal testing facility
0 MPaHighest lateral stress3D true triaxial reactor
0 MPaHighest injection pressure3D true triaxial reactor
0 kmDeepest simulation3D true triaxial reactor
MacroUnique high pressure, temperature test rig
- Temp 100 °C
- Lateral 70 MPa
- Injection 100 MPa
Macro
Unique high pressure, temperature test rig
Capabilities
- Sample Size
- 200 to 500 mm dia
- Sample Length
- 400 to 1000 mm long
- Lateral Stress
- 70 MPa
- Injection Pressure
- 100 MPa
- Axial Stress
- 2000 kN
- Temperature
- 100 °C
- Multiphase flow (Oil+Water+Gas) testing
- Absolute and relative permeability
- Pore pressure measurements
- Full waveform acoustic emission (AE) monitoring
- Stress-strain measurements
- P & S wave-Tomography measurements
Applications
- Thermo-mechanical, Geophysical, hydro-geological measurements simultaneously on rock ranging from granite to sedimentary rocks
- Well bore stability
- Sand production
- Fault simulation
- Fracturing- Water, foam, non-viscous fluid
- Ability to enhance permeability of coal to enhance CH4 recovery
- EOR
- Shale Gas- Stimulation techniques
- Geological sequestration of CO2
- CO2 storage capacity of rocks
- Ability to develop upscale models for field scale problems. (1, 2, 3, 4 mm)
MacroShale gas/coal-bed methane rig
- Temp 100 °C
- Lateral 32 MPa
- Injection 50 MPa
Macro
Shale gas/coal-bed methane rig
Capabilities
- Sample Size
- 50 to 200 mm dia
- Sample Length
- 100 to 1000 mm long
- Lateral Stress
- 32 MPa
- Injection Pressure
- 50 MPa
- Axial Stress
- 1000 kN
- Temperature
- 100 °C
- The analogue data from the pressure transducers, displacement transducers
- Capillary tubes at 3 intermediate points to measure pore pressure
Applications
- Hydro Fracturing or other forms of fracturing
- Shale gas and coal seam gas, carbon sequestration
- EOR
MacroThe high-pressure, high-temperature 3D stress reactor (True triaxial)
- Temp 400 °C
- Lateral 350 MPa
- Injection 400 MPa
Macro
The high-pressure, high-temperature 3D stress reactor (True triaxial)
Capabilities
- Sample Size
- 3 Cubical sample sizes
- Sample Sizes
- 350, 500, 750 mm cubes
- Lateral Stress
- 350 MPa
- Lateral Stress
- 3 differential stresses
- Injection Pressure
- 400 MPa
- Temperature
- 400 °C
- Simulation depth
- 12 km
- Multiphase flow analysis
Applications
- Hydro Fracture/shale gas
- Tight gas stimulations
- Rock breakage
- Well bore stability
- Sand production
- Sand transportations
- Well Casing
- Fault Simulations
- EOR
MacroTriaxially Compressed Hopkinson Bar (TriHB)
Macro
Triaxially Compressed Hopkinson Bar (TriHB)
Capabilities
- Barrel size 50 mm bore size and 1.5 m length
- Dynamic loading system
- 3 pairs of high-strength steel bars in three perpendicular direction
- 24-channel high-speed and high-precision data recorder
- Ultra-high speed imaging system
Applications
- To quantitatively determine mechanical properties of brittle materials under dynamic loads, focusing on rate-dependent constitutive models and fracture criteria
- Dynamic fracturing/fragmentation of brittle materials caused by blast and impact loading, mechanised excavation, and pulsed-water hydraulic mining
- Stress wave transmission and attenuation across material joints, and the effects of geometrical and physical properties of joints and filling materials
- Energy and wave transmission during dynamic fracturing related to earthquake, deep mining, blasting and explosion, protective structure design
MacroSeismic Experimental Platform for Rock Joints
Macro
Seismic Experimental Platform for Rock Joints
Capabilities
- A high bearing capability table (2.4 m×1.2 m)
- Spring loading system
- Static loading cell system
- Rock bars and plates of various size used as the wave propagation medium and fracture container
- Two synchronized HBM Gen3i and Gen7i system with 40 channels and 1 MHz sampling frequency
Applications
- To simulate 1D P-wave propagation across a single rock fracture or a set of parallel rock fractures
- To investigate dynamic triggering of frictional slip of a rock fracture, which uses a 2D P-wave as a shear stress
- To perform frictional failure of a rock fracture induced by a combination of a decreasing normal stress and a constant shear stress
- To investigate obliquely incident plane P-wave propagation across welded or non-welded rock fractures
Micro3D X-ray CT facility for imaging geomaterials
- Temp 200 °C
- Lateral 15 MPa
Micro
3D X-ray CT facility for imaging geomaterials
Capabilities
- Sample Size
- 5 to 50 mm dia
- Sample Length
- 10 to 100 mm long
- Lateral stress
- 15 MPa
- Axial Stress
- 15 kN
- Temperature
- 200 °C
- Resolution
- 700 to 0.70 microns
- Thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical load stage
- Bulk samples < 15 kg (130 mm diameter x 150 mm height)
Applications
- For studying the 3-D imaging and pore characteristics of low-permeability rocks under THCM loading
- Micro-scale observation of flow path and pore connectivity in porous rock masses
- Pore collapse during the loading
MesoCore flooding evaluation System
- Temp 150 °C
- Lateral 40 MPa
- Injection 40 MPa
Meso
Core flooding evaluation System
Capabilities
- Sample Size
- 25 to 38 mm dia
- Sample Length
- 50 to 1300 mm long
- Lateral Stress
- 40 MPa
- Injection Pressure
- 40 MPa
- Temperature
- 150 °C
- AE and P & S waves
Applications
- Shale Gas
- Coal Seam gas
- Carbon sequestration
- Relative permeability measurements
- Multiphase flow analysis
- Material testing –high acidic environment
MesoHigh pressure test rigs
- Temp 150 °C
- Lateral 100 MPa
- Injection 70 MPa
Meso
High pressure test rigs
Capabilities
- Sample Size
- 38 to 75 mm dia
- Sample Length
- 76 to 150 mm long
- Lateral Stress
- 100 MPa
- Injection Pressure
- 70 MPa
- Axial Stress
- 200 – 2000 kN
- Temperature
- 150 °C
- AE and P & S waves
- Total of 5 rigs available
Applications
- Ideal for multi-stage or single-stage hard rock
- Two-phase (water-gas) or three-phase (oil-water-gas)
- With different combinations of compressed air–water–gaseous CO2, liquid CO2 and supercritical CO2 (ScCO2)
- Hydro-fracturing
- Foam fracturing
- Non-viscous fluid fracturing
- Nuclear waste applications
MesoDeep geothermal testing facility
- Temp 450 °C
- Lateral 200 MPa
- Injection 100 MPa
Meso
Deep geothermal testing facility
Capabilities
- Sample Size
- 22.5 to 40 mm dia
- Sample Length
- 45 to 80 mm long
- Lateral Stress
- 200 MPa
- Injection Pressure
- 100 MPa
- Axial Stress
- 2000 kN
- Temperature
- 450 °C
- Simulation up to 5 km deep
- AE and P & S waves
Applications
- Deep geothermal energy recoveries
- Hot dry rocks applications
- Fluid-heat flow systems
- Hydro-fracturing
- Heat flow measurements
- Nuclear waste applications
- High pressure High temperature applications
MesoHigh pressure testing rigs for Metal (corrosion/erosion), Rock/fly ash/slag
- Temp 150 °C
- Injection 15 MPa
Meso
High pressure testing rigs for Metal (corrosion/erosion), Rock/fly ash/slag
Capabilities
- Sample Size
- up to 63 mm dia
- Sample Length
- up to 126 mm long
- Injection Pressure
- 15 MPa
- Temperature
- 150 °C
- Stirring Mechanism
- Fluid CO2, acidic/brine
- Total of 5 cells available
Applications
- Testing on materials for acidic environment
- Mineral sequestrations
- Testing of metals at high pressure, and high temperatures
MesoOil/Gas Sand Production
- Sample 25 mm x 225 mm x 225 mm
Meso
Oil/Gas Sand Production
Capabilities
- Sample Size
- 25 mm x 225 mm x 225 mm
- Pressure
- 25 kPa
- Multiphase flow (brine+oil or water+oil)
Applications
- Sand management methods
- To study the sand production phenomena
- Sand carvings
- Wellbore stability
- Screen sizes (1, 2, 3, 4 mm)
No facilities match your filters. Try another keyword or topic.