Fracture flow property identification: An optimized implementation of discrete fracture network models

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1425-1433

  Basquet, R ^a   Cohen, C E ^a   Bourbiaux, B ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK (DFN); DISCRETE MODELING; FLOW PARAMETERS; NUMERICAL FLOW SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROPOROSITY; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS);

EID: 22244467427     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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