Simulation of Transient Well-Test Signatures for Geologically Realistic Faults in Sandstone Reservoirs

SPE Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-76

  Matthäi, Stephan K ^a,b,c,d,e   Aydin, Atilla ^f   Pollard, David D ^f   Roberts, Stephen G ^f  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTS; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SANDSTONE; SEISMOLOGY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0032025670     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/38442-PA     Document Type: Article

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