Stochastic computational modelling of highly heterogeneous poroelastic media with long-range correlations

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-32

  Frias, Diego ^a   Murad, Márcio A ^b   Pereira, Felipe ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE COMPUTAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Fractals; Heterogeneity; Hurst exponent; Long correlations; Monte Carlo simulations; Multiscale systems; Perturbation; Poroelasticity; Random permeability; Reservoir compaction; Stochastic modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTICITY; FRACTALS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROUS MATERIALS; RANDOM PROCESSES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROCKS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

POROELASTIC RESERVOIRS; STANDARD DEVIATION;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

COMPACTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POROELASTICITY; SUBSIDENCE;

COMPACTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POROELASTICITY; STOCHASTICITY; SUBSIDENCE;

EID: 0842322863     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.323     Document Type: Article

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