Geometry, percolation and transport properties of fracture networks derived from line data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 917-934

  Sisavath, S ^a   Mourzenko, V ^b   Genthon, P ^c   Thovert, J F ^b   Adler, P M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b LCD   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

Fracture network; Geometry; Line data analysis; Percolation; Permeability; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; FRACTURE NETWORK; PERCOLATION; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 2542531520     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02185.x     Document Type: Article

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