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The investigation of fracture pattern effect on fluid transport and production prediction in M field
Energy Exploration & Exploitation, 2021 Due to the discontinuity and multi-scale of fracture porous media (FPM), fluid transport in the naturally fractured reservoir (NFR) is more complex than in the conventional reservoirs.
Jinlin Zhang +5 more
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Well Placement Optimization for Fractured Reservoirs: Coupling StoSAG and EDFM
Geofluids, 2022 Well placement optimization is a significant task in oil field development which aims to find the optimal well locations by maximizing the net present value (NPV) or other objective function.
Jianchun Xu, Wanhang Guo, Wenxin Zhou
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Lithosphere, 2021 In this paper, the development of a three-dimensional, two-phase fluid flow model (Modified Embedded Discrete Fracture Model) to study flow performances of a fractured horizontal well in deep-marine shale gas is presented. Deep-marine shale gas resources
Sidong Fang +3 more
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Impact of Fracture Topology on the Fluid Flow Behavior of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Energies, 2021 Fluid flow modeling of naturally fractured reservoirs remains a challenge because of the complex nature of fracture systems controlled by various chemical and physical phenomena. A discrete fracture network (DFN) model represents an approach to capturing
Leidy Laura Alvarez +7 more
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Energies, 2020 In this study, the non-intrusive embedded discrete fracture model (EDFM) in combination with the Oda method are employed to characterize natural fracture networks fast and accurately, by identifying the dominant water flow paths through spatial ...
Pengyu Chen +11 more
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Streamline modeling of fluid transport in naturally fractured porous medium
Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2019 To better understand the roles natural fractures play in porous media, an embedded discrete fracture model and streamline modeling method were combined to model natural fractures and compute the flow trajectory and time of fluid in matrix and fractures ...
Lihua ZUO +4 more
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Automatic History Matching of Parent-Child Wells in Shale Gas Reservoirs with Complex Fracture Hits
Lithosphere, 2022 It is excessively crucial for performing production match of parent-child wells automatically by using assisted history matching approach, especially considering the interwell interference scenario.
Mingyi Gao +9 more
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, 2023 The advancement of hydraulic fracturing techniques has boosted the economic development of the unconventional reservoir. The created complex fracture networks provide a high-conductivity flow channel for the production and increase the ultimate recovery.
Zhao, Zihao
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Frontiers in Energy Research, 2020 Tight oil is a kind of unconventional oil and gas resource with great development potential. Due to the unconventional characteristics of low porosity and low permeability in tight oil reservoirs, single wells generally have no natural productivity, and ...
Zhi-dong Yang +7 more
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Geofluids, 2022 The effect of geomechanics is crucial in the modeling of fractured reservoirs since fractures can be more stress-sensitive than the rock matrix. In fractured reservoirs, the microscale fractures are often homogenized into the matrix continuum leading to ...
Dawei Wu, Yuan Di, Yu-Shu Wu
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