Connectivity prediction in fractured reservoirs with variable fracture size - Analysis and validation

Society of Petroleum Engineers, 68th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition, incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2006, EAGE 2006: Opportunities in Mature Areas

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 2339-2352

  Masihi, M ^a   King, P R ^a   Nurafza, P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PROBLEM SOLVING;

FINITE SIZE SCALING; FRACTURE NETWORKS; FRACTURE SIZE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33947233670     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/100229-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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