Efficient field-scale simulation of black oil in a naturally fractured reservoir via discrete fracture networks and homogenized media

International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China 2006 - Sustainable Growth for oil and Gas

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 552-563

  Li, Yong ^a   Lee, Seong H ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK OIL; FINITE VOLUME GRID; FRACTURE FORMULATION; SINGLE CONTINUITY MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33847027711     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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