Effect of discontinuous microfractures on ultratight matrix permeability of a dual-porosity medium

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 473-485

  Apaydin, O G ^a   Ozkan, E ^b   Raghavan, R ^c  

^a Formerly TGS Presently EOG Resources   (United States)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^c Phillips Petroleum Company ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

COMPOSITE MATRICES; DUAL POROSITY MEDIUM; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; FLOW IN A NETWORKS; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURED SURFACES; MATRIX PERMEABILITY; SURFACE STIMULATION;

POROSITY;

COMPOSITE; DISCONTINUITY LAYER; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE NETWORK; MICROFACIES; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY;

EID: 84865246746     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/147391-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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