Stress-Sensitive Fracture-Flow Modelling in Fractured Reservoirs

Proceedings of the SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition of Mexico

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 473-482

  Jolly, R J H ^a   Wei, L ^a   Pine, R J ^a  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; POROSITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELL TESTING;

COMPARTMENTALIZATION; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK (DFN);

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142265329     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/59042-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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