Formulation and sequential numerical algorithms of coupled fluid/heat flow and geomechanics for multiple porosity materials

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 425-456

  Kim, Jihoon ^a   Sonnenthal, Eric L ^a   Rutqvist, Jonny ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Double porosity; Fixed stress split; Fractured reservoirs; Multiple interacting continua (MINC); Multiple porosity; Poromechanics

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE POROSITY; FIXED-STRESS SPLIT; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; MULTIPLE INTERACTING CONTINUA (MINC); PORO-MECHANICS;

ALGORITHMS; GEOMECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRAIN;

POROSITY;

EID: 84867449164     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.4340     Document Type: Article

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