A physically based approach for modeling multiphase fracture-matrix interaction in fractured porous media

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 875-887

  Wu, Yu Shu ^a   Pan, Lehua ^a   Pruess, Karsten ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Double porosity model; Dual continuum model; Fracture matrix interaction; Naturally fractured reservoir; Relative permeability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

FLOW MOBILITY; FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; MULTIPHASE FRACTURE-MATRIX INTERACTIONS; MULTIPLE-CONTINUUM CONCEPT;

POROUS MATERIALS;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; MODELING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM;

FRACTURE FLOW; MODELING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 7244245757     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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