Modeling and Validation of Hindered-Matrix-Fracture Transfer for Naturally Fractured Petroleum Reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Production Operations Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 423-437

  Civan, Faruk ^a   Rasmussen, Maurice L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; FRACTURE; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

PRESSURE DEPRESSION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0242384839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/80918-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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