Computing the effective permeability by finite differences, finite elements, and mixed-hybrid finite elements

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1997-August, Issue , 1997, Pages

  Ribeiro, R F ^a   Romeu, R K ^a  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GASOLINE; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

ABSOLUTE PERMEABILITY; ANALYTICAL ESTIMATES; EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIA; MIXED HYBRID FINITE ELEMENT; NUMERICAL GRIDS; REFERENCE METHOD; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION PROCESS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 0008228120     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/39068-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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