As above, so below: studying above-ground rock masses to better understand underground fractures
In 2023, Senior Research Scientist Pierre Cerasi (SINTEF Industry) spent a month in Argentina, at the invitation of the Y-TEC Research Centre. The aim of the stay was to study above-ground rock masses as a way of exploring how fractures form and spread underground. An improved understanding of fracture networks can result in an improved selection of CO2 storage locations and contribute to mitigating leakage risk.
Mechanical testing of the Draupne shale
SINTEF and the NGI have begun work on a CLIMIT Researcher project with the title: “SPHINCSS-Stress Path and Hysteresis effects on Integrity of…