Integration of discrete feature network methods with conventional simulator approaches

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 351-359

  Dershowitz, Bill ^a   La Pointe, Paul ^a   Eiben, Thorsten ^a   Wei, Lingli ^a  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; FRACTURE; POROSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DISCRETE- FEATURE- NETWORKS; ENGINEERING ASPECTS; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; HETEROGENEOUS RESERVOIRS; MODELING TECHNIQUE; RESERVOIR STIMULATIONS; THERMAL SIMULATIONS;

THERMAL ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

CONVENTIONAL SIMULATOR; DISCRETE FEATURE NETWORK METHODS;

EID: 0031635393     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/49069-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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