A simple, fast method of estimating fractured reservoir geometry from tracer tests

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 27, Issue , 2003, Pages 407-411

  Shook, G Michael ^a  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

F C diagrams; Flow capacity; Fractured reservoirs; Storage capacity; Tracer tests

Indexed keywords

F-C DIAGRAMS; FLOW CAPACITY; FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; STORAGE CAPACITY; TRACER TESTS;

ANISOTROPY; COOLING; EFFLUENTS; FRACTURE; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MODAL ANALYSIS; SPREADSHEETS; VISCOSITY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 4143134160     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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