A novel multi-rate dual-porosity model for improved simulation of fractured and multi-porosity reservoirs

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 574-587

  Geiger, S ^a   Dentz, M ^b   Neuweiler, I ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; FRACTURE; MASS TRANSFER; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROVEN RESERVES; RECOVERY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TWO PHASE FLOW;

DUAL POROSITY MODEL; FRACTURED CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; FRACTURED ROCK MASS; INHOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; MULTI-RATE MASS TRANSFERS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; TRANSFER FUNCTION MODEL;

POROSITY;

EID: 84860180209     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/148130-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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