Calculation of equivalent permeability tensor and study on representative element volume for modeling fractured reservoirs

Shuidonglixue Yanjiu yu Jinzhan/Chinese Journal of Hydrodynamics Ser. A

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Li, Ya Jun ^a   Yao, Jun ^a   Huang, Zhao Qin ^a   Zhang, Kai ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Discrete fracture network; Equivalent continuum; Fractured reservoirs; Permeability tensor; Representative element volume

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949374837     PISSN: 10004874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-4874.2010-01.001     Document Type: Article

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