Time-Dependent Matrix-Fracture Shape Factors for Partially and Completely Immersed Fractures

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 3105-3119

  Rangel German, Edgar R ^a   Kovscek, Anthony R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTURE; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VISCOSITY;

FLOW RATES; MATRIX-FRACTURE TRANSFER; SHAPE FACTORS;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142276535     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/84411-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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