An upscaling procedure for constructing generalized dual-porosity/dual- permeability models from discrete fracture characterizations

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 2149-2162

  Gong, B ^a   Karimi Fard, M ^a   Durlofsky, L J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

3D FRACTURE MODELS; CAPILLARY PRESSURE EFFECTS; CONNECTIVITY-BASED RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; UPSCALED TRANSMISSIBILITIES;

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS);

EID: 33750973645     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/102491-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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