Petroleum reservoir simulation coupling fluid flow and geomechanics

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 164-172

  Gutierrez, M ^a   Lewis, R W ^b   Masters, I ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; DEFORMATION; GEOMECHANICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE PRESSURE; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS;

CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; DEFORMABLE POROUS MEDIA; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MULTI-PHASE FLUID FLOW; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR SIMULATION; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; ROCK MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; STRESS PATH DEPENDENCY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 1642547355     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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