Static and dynamic assessment of DFN permeability Upscaling (SPE 154369)

74th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2012 Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2012: Responsibly Securing Natural Resources

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1327-1343

  Elfeel, M A ^a   Geiger, S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; FORECASTING; FRACTURE; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROVEN RESERVES; TENSORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL LIMITATIONS; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY TENSOR; FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; FRACTURED FORMATIONS; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 84928182107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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