Estimation of Tortuosity of Fluid Flow Through a Single Fracture

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 39-45

  Murata, Sumihiko ^a   Saito, Toshiaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTALS; FRACTURE; HYDRAULICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY (PSD);

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0942299536     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/03-12-03     Document Type: Article

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