Development and application of three-dimensional discrete fracture network modeling approach for fluid flow in fractured rock masses
N Huang, R Liu, Y Jiang, Y Cheng - Journal of Natural Gas Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …
(3D) discrete fracture network (DFN) modeling approach, which can explicitly characterize …
A critical review on coupled geomechanics and fluid flow in naturally fractured reservoirs
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 …
development, well stability, drilling, and enhanced oil recovery, as a connected fracture …
Development of an efficient embedded discrete fracture model for 3D compositional reservoir simulation in fractured reservoirs
Many naturally fractured reservoirs around the world have depleted significantly, and
improved-oil-recovery (IOR) processes are necessary for further development. Hence, the …
improved-oil-recovery (IOR) processes are necessary for further development. Hence, the …
A new fractal approach for describing induced-fracture porosity/permeability/compressibility in stimulated unconventional reservoirs
The stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) with complex induced-fracture governs dominant
flow rates in unconventional reservoirs. The induced-fracture spacing and aperture greatly …
flow rates in unconventional reservoirs. The induced-fracture spacing and aperture greatly …
Discrete fracture model for coupled flow and geomechanics
TT Garipov, M Karimi-Fard, HA Tchelepi - Computational Geosciences, 2016 - Springer
We present a fully implicit formulation of coupled flow and geomechanics for fractured three-
dimensional subsurface formations. The Reservoir Characterization Model (RCM) consists …
dimensional subsurface formations. The Reservoir Characterization Model (RCM) consists …
Hybrid coupled discrete-fracture/matrix and multicontinuum models for unconventional-reservoir simulation
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 …
source. Numerical simulation is a core kernel of reservoir-engineering work flows for …
An improved projection-based embedded discrete fracture model (pEDFM) for multiphase flow in fractured reservoirs
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 …
for modeling fractured reservoirs in the last decade. However, the application of conforming …
A general gridding, discretization, and coarsening methodology for modeling flow in porous formations with discrete geological features
M Karimi-Fard, LJ Durlofsky - Advances in water resources, 2016 - Elsevier
A comprehensive framework for modeling flow in porous media containing thin, discrete
features, which could be high-permeability fractures or low-permeability deformation bands …
features, which could be high-permeability fractures or low-permeability deformation bands …
An efficient embedded discrete fracture model based on mimetic finite difference method
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 …
media, such as dual-porosity model, discrete fracture model and equivalent continuum …
Algebraic multiscale method for flow in heterogeneous porous media with embedded discrete fractures (F-AMS)
This paper introduces an Algebraic MultiScale method for simulation of flow in
heterogeneous porous media with embedded discrete Fractures (F-AMS). First, multiscale …
heterogeneous porous media with embedded discrete Fractures (F-AMS). First, multiscale …