Rock fractures are crucial conduits for fluid flow in fractured rock masses. Three-dimensional
(3D) discrete fracture network (DFN) modeling approach, which can explicitly characterize …

Naturally fractured reservoirs have been a source of challenging issues with regard to field
development, well stability, drilling, and enhanced oil recovery, as a connected fracture …

Many naturally fractured reservoirs around the world have depleted significantly, and
improved-oil-recovery (IOR) processes are necessary for further development. Hence, the …

The stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) with complex induced-fracture governs dominant
flow rates in unconventional reservoirs. The induced-fracture spacing and aperture greatly …

We present a fully implicit formulation of coupled flow and geomechanics for fractured three-
dimensional subsurface formations. The Reservoir Characterization Model (RCM) consists …

Unconventional reservoirs are the focus of considerable attention as a primary energy
source. Numerical simulation is a core kernel of reservoir-engineering work flows for …

The discrete fracture-matrix (DFM) approaches based on conforming grids become popular
for modeling fractured reservoirs in the last decade. However, the application of conforming …

Various numerical models exist for numerical simulation of fluid flow in fractured porous
media, such as dual-porosity model, discrete fracture model and equivalent continuum …

A comprehensive framework for modeling flow in porous media containing thin, discrete
features, which could be high-permeability fractures or low-permeability deformation bands …

Abstract Naturally Fractured Reservoirs (NFR's) have received little attention as potential
CO2 storage sites. Two main facts deter from storage projects in fractured reservoirs:(1) CO2 …