Monte Carlo simulation of the flow and solute transport in a 2D fractured medium at percolation threshold with a power law fracture length distribution and a FBM fracture aperture spatial distribution

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2001, CIPC 2001

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Han, C ^a   Kang, J M ^a   Choe, J ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SOLVENTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

FIRST PASSAGE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; FRACTURE APERTURES; FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS; FRACTURE LENGTH; HURST EXPONENTS; PERCOLATION THEORY; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; REACTIVE SOLUTES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 85086690268     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2001-016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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