Calculation of Permeability Tensor Using Boundary Element Method Provides a Unique Tool to Simulate Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 5035-5042

  Teimoori, A ^a   Chen, Z ^a   Rahman, S S ^a   Tran, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POISSON EQUATION; TENSORS;

DARCY'S LAW; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142281741     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84545-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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