Determination of fractal parameters of fracture networks using pressure-transient data

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-45

  Flamenco Lopez F ^a   Camacho Velazquez R ^a  

^a PEMEX   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FRACTALS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

DUAL POROSITY SYSTEMS; LAPLACE SPACE; PSEUDOSTEADY STATE FLOW;

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS);

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FRACTALS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MATRIX ALGEBRA; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

DUAL POROSITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

EID: 14344249792     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/82607-pa     Document Type: Article

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