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Cong,
To rigorously model the closing of hydraulic or natural fractures and account for deformation, you really need to solve the coupled flow and geomechanics problem. The shale module is a flow simulator and does not include a numerical solution for the equations that govern geomechanics. Feel free to check out our paper (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0920410522003527), which discusses how you could possibly model flow and geomechanics, and incorporate a rigorous XFEM model for the closing or opening of the fractures. This is still work in progress, and the geomechanics and fracture propagation model were developed in 2D.
Dear Dr.Femi Oloardo,
Best regard
Cong Xiao
China University of Petroleum, Beijing