Calculation of the Effective Permeability Tensor Used in the Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Simulation

DOI

10.2991/eame-15.2015.196How to use a DOI?

Keywords

natural fractured reservoir; effective permeability tensor; numerical simulation

Abstract

This paper presents a numerical model to calculate effective permeability tensor and to simulate the fluid flow in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. This simulation includes three parts. A discrete fracture network is realized to capture the features of the target Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. The discrete fracture network is discretized into a limited number of grids whose effective permeabilities are calculated. Matching the production rate histories confirmed the correctness of the effective permeability tensor calculated in this way.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Y.F. Liu
AU  - X. Wang
AU  - L. Cao
AU  - Y.Z. Wang
PY  - 2015/07
DA  - 2015/07
TI  - Calculation of the Effective Permeability Tensor Used in the Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Simulation
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electrical, Automation and Mechanical Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 722
EP  - 724
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/eame-15.2015.196
DO  - 10.2991/eame-15.2015.196
ID  - Liu2015/07
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