How to approximate effects of geomechanics in conventional reservoir simulation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 4411-4417

  Settari, A T ^a   Bachman, R C ^b   Walter, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Taurus Reservoir Solutions Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION ASSUMPTIONS; GEOMECHANICS; SYSTEMATIC TREATMENT;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; POROSITY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 33644806591     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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