Thermal and hydraulic matrix-fracture interaction in dual-permeability simulation

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 735-749

  van Heel, A P G ^a   Boerrigter, Paul M ^a,b   van Dorp, J J ^a  

^a Shell Development Oman LLC   (Oman)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; HEATING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; RECOVERY;

DUAL PERMEABILITY MODEL; FRACTURE INTERACTIONS; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; GAS OIL GRAVITY DRAINAGES; GENERAL EXPRESSION; MATRIX-FRACTURE SHAPE FACTORS; RECOVERY MECHANISMS; TIME INDEPENDENTS;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; STEAM INJECTION; THERMAL MATURITY;

EID: 52949107523     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/102471-pa     Document Type: Article

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