Field simulation of naturally fractured reservoirs using effective permeabilities derived from realistic fracture characterization

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 157-170

  Jensen, C L ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Milliken, W J ^a   Kamath, J ^a   Narr, W ^a   Wu, H ^a   Davies, J P ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FRACTURE; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TENSORS; TIGHT GAS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALCULATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY TENSOR; FRACTURE CHARACTERIZATION; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; PREDICTION OF RESERVOIR; TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

FIELD SIMULATION; FRACTURE CHARACTERIZATION; FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; MATRIX FLOW;

EID: 0031645721     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/48999-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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