An efficient numerical model for incompressible two-phase flow in fractured media

H Hoteit, A Firoozabadi - Advances in water resources, 2008 - Elsevier
Various numerical methods have been used in the literature to simulate single and
multiphase flow in fractured media. A promising approach is the use of the discrete-fracture …

[HTML][HTML] Projection-based embedded discrete fracture model (pEDFM)

M Ţene, SBM Bosma, MS Al Kobaisi… - Advances in Water …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents a new discrete fracture model, namely the Projection-based Embedded
Discrete Fracture Model (pEDFM). Similar to the existing EDFM approach, pEDFM …

Development of an efficient embedded discrete fracture model for 3D compositional reservoir simulation in fractured reservoirs

A Moinfar, A Varavei, K Sepehrnoori, RT Johns - SPE Journal, 2014 - onepetro.org
Many naturally fractured reservoirs around the world have depleted significantly, and
improved-oil-recovery (IOR) processes are necessary for further development. Hence, the …

Efficient field-scale simulation of black oil in a naturally fractured reservoir through discrete fracture networks and homogenized media

L Li, SH Lee - SPE Reservoir evaluation & engineering, 2008 - onepetro.org
This paper describes a hybrid finite volume method, designed to simulate multiphase flow in
a field-scale naturally fractured reservoir. Lee et al.(WRR 37: 443-455, 2001) developed a …

Review of the productivity evaluation methods for shale gas wells

Y Huang, X Li, X Liu, Y Zhai, F Fang, W Guo… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2024 - Springer
The influence of geological and engineering factors results in the complex production
characteristics of shale gas wells. The productivity evaluation method is effective to analyze …

A hierarchical fracture model for the iterative multiscale finite volume method

H Hajibeygi, D Karvounis, P Jenny - Journal of Computational Physics, 2011 - Elsevier
An iterative multiscale finite volume (i-MSFV) method is devised for the simulation of
multiphase flow in fractured porous media in the context of a hierarchical fracture modeling …

Three-dimensional projection-based embedded discrete-fracture model for compositional simulation of fractured reservoirs

O Olorode, B Wang, HU Rashid - SPE Journal, 2020 - onepetro.org
Most unconventional oil and gas reservoirs are known to have several natural fractures in
different orientations, which are consistent with the prevailing stresses when they were …

Field observations at the Fenton Hill enhanced geothermal system test site support mixed-mechanism stimulation

JH Norbeck, MW McClure, RN Horne - Geothermics, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fenton Hill enhanced geothermal system (EGS) test site was the first of its kind,
and interpretations of field observations from the project have influenced the past four …

Study of hydraulic fracturing in an anisotropic poroelastic medium via a hybrid EDFM-XFEM approach

QD Zeng, J Yao, J Shao - Computers and Geotechnics, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigate the effects of poroelastic properties and permeability on
hydraulic fracturing in an anisotropic medium. A hybrid approach combining the EDFM …

Improving oil recovery through fracture injection and production of multiple fractured horizontal wells

Y He, S Cheng, Z Sun, Z Chai… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Well production rates decline quickly in the tight reservoirs, and enhanced oil recovery
(EOR) is needed to increase productivity. Conventional flooding from adjacent wells is …