Two-dimensional simulation of controls of fracture parameters on fracture connectivity

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1517-1533

  Ghosh, Kajari ^a,b   Mitra, Shankar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FRACTURE CONNECTIVITY; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE ORIENTATIONS; FRACTURE PARAMETER; FRACTURE SIMULATIONS; NATURAL FRACTURE SYSTEM; SINGLE FRACTURE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

FRACTURE;

CONNECTIVITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE NETWORK; PARAMETERIZATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 73449133745     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/07270909041     Document Type: Article

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