Shape factors for irregularly shaped matrix blocks

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition 2011, RCSC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 474-482

  Wuthicharn, Katha ^a   Zimmerman, Robert W ^b  

^a PTTEP   (Thailand)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POROSITY;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CONSTANT PRESSURES; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DUAL POROSITY MODEL; GENERAL EXPRESSION; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 84860171336     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/148060-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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