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Python Scripts to format fracture patterns for Discrete Fracture Network modelling software

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
13 August 2026
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

This dataset contains Python scripts used to reformat geological fracture pattern data derived from FracPaQ to make it readable for open-source Discrete Fracture Network modelling software (dfnWorks). FracPaQ is a widely used open-source tool for the analysis of geological fracture patterns but does not include modelling of fracture-hosted fluid flow in 3D. dfnWorks is an open-source tool to do just this, and this code helps to export fracture pattern data from FracPaQ directly into dfnWorks for fluid flow modelling. The script has been written by the principal investigator at Leeds for a short NERC Global Partnership Seedcorn project, joint with Manchester and Università della Basilicata (Potenza, Italy)

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Citation Information - Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 13/8/2026
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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
12 August 2026
Harvest GUID
56415eed-9f70-8dc9-e063-3050940a8e8b
Dataset reference date (creation)
2026-07-07
Frequency of update
notApplicable
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
University of Leeds (originator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
nonGeographicDataset
Metadata language
eng