TOUGH2Biot – A simulator for coupled thermal–hydrodynamic–mechanical processes in subsurface flow systems: Application to CO2 geological storage and geothermal development

Coupled thermal–hydrodynamic–mechanical processes have become increasingly important in studying the issues affecting subsurface flow systems, such as CO2 sequestration in deep saline aquifers and geothermal development. In this study, a mechanical module based on the extended Biot consolidation model was developed and incorporated into the well-established thermal–hydrodynamic simulator TOUGH2, resulting in an integrated numerical THM...