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Authors: | Caserta, Arrigo* Kanivetsky, R.* Salusti, E.* |
Title: | On the Theory of Solitons of Fluid Pressure and Solute Density in Geologic Porous Media, with Applications to Shale, Clay and Sandstone | Journal: | Pure and Applied Geophysics | Series/Report no.: | /174 (2017) | Issue Date: | 2017 | DOI: | 10.1007/s00024-017-1634-7 | Abstract: | We here analyze a new model of transients of pore pressure p and solute density q in geologic porous media. This model is rooted in the nonlinear wave theory, its focus is on advection and effect of large pressure jumps on strain. It takes into account nonlinear and also time-dependent versions of the Hooke law about stress, rate and strain. The model solutions strictly relate p and q evolving under the effect of a strong external stress. As a result, the presence of quick and sharp transients in low permeability rocks is unveiled, i.e., the nonlinear ‘‘Burgers solitons’’. We, therefore, show that the actual transport process in porous rocks for large signals is not only the linear diffusion, but also a solitons presence could control the process. A test of a presence of solitons is applied to Pierre shale, Bearpaw shale, Boom clay and Oznam- Mugu silt and clay. An application about the presence of solitons for nuclear waste disposal and salt water intrusions is also discussed. Finally, in a kind of ‘‘theoretical experiment’’ we show that solitons could also be present in higher permeability rocks (Jordan and St. Peter sandstones), thus supporting the idea of a possible occurrence of osmosis also in sandstones. |
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