Three-dimensional upscaling of fault damage zones for reservoir simulation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 292, Issue , 2007, Pages 353-374

  Harris, S D ^a   Vaszi, A Z ^a   Knipe, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FAULT ZONE; FLOW MODELING; HOST ROCK; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY; STOCHASTICITY; UPSCALING;

EID: 38349146144     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP292.20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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