Numerical simulation of steam displacement of oil in naturally fractured reservoirs using fully implicit compositional formulation: A comparative analysis of the effects of capillary and gravitational forces in matrix/ fracture exchange term

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3925-3932

  Cicek, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; WELL PRESSURE;

FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; GRAVITATIONAL FORCES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33644804820     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/97005-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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