Methods for modelling static fractures in reservoir simulation

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, CIPC 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Ji, L ^a   Settari, A ^a   Orr, D W ^b   Sullivan, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Anadarko Petroleum   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL WELLS; SIMULATORS; WATER LEVELS;

COMMERCIAL SIMULATORS; FULL-FIELD RESERVOIR MODEL; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; SATURATION DISTRIBUTION; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; STATIC FRACTURES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 85088201570     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2004-260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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