Role of Fracture Flow in Matrix-Fracture Transfer

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 53-67

  Gautam, P S ^a   Mohanty, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

OIL RECOVERY; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; WATER SATURATION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 1142303643     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/77336-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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