Numerical Modeling and Spatial Moment Analysis of Thermal Fronts in a Coupled Fracture-Skin-Matrix System

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-491

  Natarajan, N ^a   Kumar, G Suresh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Fracture; Heat conduction; Numerical modeling; Spatial moment; Thermal front

Indexed keywords

COLD WATERS; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; COUPLED FRACTURE-MATRIX SYSTEM; COUPLED SYSTEMS; DISPERSION BEHAVIOR; FLUID VELOCITIES; FRACTURE APERTURES; FRACTURE-MATRIX INTERFACE; HEAT EXTRACTION; HIGH PERMEABILITY; HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; HORIZONTAL FRACTURES; INJECTION WELLS; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PRODUCTION WELLS; RESERVOIR CHARACTERISTIC; RESERVOIR MATRIX; SPATIAL MOMENT; SPATIAL MOMENT ANALYSIS; THERMAL DISPERSION; THERMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMAL FRONTS; THERMAL VELOCITY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT FLUX; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROCKS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; WATER INJECTION; WELLS;

FRACTURE;

FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFACE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR ROCK; ROCK MECHANICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79959663061     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-011-9397-x     Document Type: Article

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