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Data and code repository for From points to planes: A workflow for converting three-dimensional point cloud data into discrete fracture network flow and transport models


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Created: Nov 03, 2025 at 6:13 p.m. (UTC)
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026 at 2:53 p.m. (UTC) (Metadata update)
Published date: Mar 23, 2026 at 2:53 p.m. (UTC)
DOI: 10.4211/hs.7cfcb78ed48e4281974b206959ed6f23
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Abstract

We present the Point cLoud Algorithm for NEtwork Extraction of Discrete Fracture Networks (PLANE-DFN), a point cloud–based algorithm for automatic fracture network extraction designed to support discrete fracture network (DFN) modeling workflows. PLANE-DFN segments three-dimensional fracture planes from raw point cloud data using RANdom SAmple Consensus (RANSAC) coupled with statistical outlier removal and density-based clustering to isolate individual fracture features. Each candidate plane is constrained against site-specific structural constraints based on strike and dip. After segmentation, each fracture is converted into a 2-D convex polygon suitable for meshing and simulation. The PLANE-DFN algorithm is validated by comparing geometric and flow and transport data against data from dfnWorks simulations with ensembles of plane-fit networks. We find that the flow and transport in plane-fit networks are comparable to dfnWorks-generated networks when realistic network geometry is maintained. The PLANE-DFN algorithm provides an automated and streamlined workflow to transform point clouds of data into DFN network geometry.

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This resource was created using funding from the following sources:
Agency Name Award Title Award Number
United States Department of Energy Center for Understanding Subsurface Signals and Permeability FWP 81834
U.S. National Science Foundation None EAR 2437912
United States Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences program LANLE3W1
United States Department of Energy Center on Geo-process in Mineral Carbon Storage DE-SC0023429
United States Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program DE-SC0014664

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Sutton, C., C. Zahasky, J. D. Hyman, A. A. Pachalieva (2026). Data and code repository for From points to planes: A workflow for converting three-dimensional point cloud data into discrete fracture network flow and transport models, HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.7cfcb78ed48e4281974b206959ed6f23

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