Predictive modelling of naturally fractured reservoirs using geomechanics and flow simulation

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2000, ADIPEC 2000

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Bourne, Stephen J ^a   Brauckmann, Franz ^b   Rijkels, Lex ^a   Stephenson, Ben J ^a   Weber, Alex ^b   Willemse, Emanuel J M ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b BEB Erdgas und Erdol GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW SIMULATION; FORECASTING; GASOLINE; GEOMECHANICS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WELL TESTING;

DETERMINISTIC METHODS; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; FIELD-SCALE FRACTURES; FRACTURE PROPERTY; GEOMECHANICAL MODEL; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; PREDICTIVE MODELLING; RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

FRACTURE;

EID: 85088205548     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/87253-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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