Modelling of conductive faults with a multiscale approach

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-214

  Henn, N ^a   Quintard, M ^b   Bourbiaux, B ^c   Sakthikumar, S ^d  

^a GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

^b IMFT   (France)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^d TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POROSITY;

CONDUCTIVE FAULTS; GAS RESERVOIRS; GRIDBLOCKS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

FLOW MODELING; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

FLOW MODELING; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 3543056987     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:2004015     Document Type: Article

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