Three-dimensional numerical simulation of single-phase transient compressible flows and well-tests in fractured formations

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2270-2281

  Mourzenko, V V ^a   Bogdanov, I I ^a,b,c   Thovert, J F ^a   Adler, P M ^b  

^a Institut Pprime   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Fracture; Porous medium; Reservoir; Well flow

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX MODEL; DISCRETE FRACTURES; FIELD SCALE; FIELD-SCALE SIMULATION; FRACTURE DENSITY; FRACTURED AQUIFER; FRACTURED FORMATIONS; FRACTURED POROUS MEDIA; HYDRODYNAMIC RESPONSE; MULTIPLE WELLS; OIL RESERVOIRS; POROUS MEDIUM; PUMPING TESTS; RANDOM FRACTURE; SINGLE PHASE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; WELL TEST;

AQUIFERS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; FRACTURE; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

OIL WELL TESTING;

EID: 79958778228     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2010.12.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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