Primary oil migration through buoyancy-driven multiple fracture propagation: Oil velocity and flux

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Jin, Z H ^a   Johnson, S E ^b  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); CRACK PROPAGATION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPEED; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

ELASTIC MEDIUM; FRACTURE DENSITY; FRACTURE LENGTH; FRACTURE PROPAGATIONS; LUBRICATION THEORY; MASS FLUXES; MULTIPLE FRACTURING; OIL FLUX; OIL MIGRATION; PARALLEL FRACTURES; PORE-FLUID PRESSURE;

FRACTURE;

BUOYANCY; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUID PRESSURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION;

EID: 48549091243     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033645     Document Type: Article

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