Numerical Simulation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
| Autor: | P. Souillard, F. Sonier, F.T. Blaskovich |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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| Zdroj: | SPE Reservoir Engineering. 3:1114-1122 |
| ISSN: | 2469-9683 0885-9248 |
| DOI: | 10.2118/15627-pa |
| Popis: | Summary The most important and difficult aspect of modeling a naturally fractured reservoir is the correct calculation of the exchange of fluids between the matrix rock and the surrounding fractures. Several authors have published alternative techniques for handling this problem over the past few years. However, because each of these alternatives has some limitations, a new and more general technique has been developed. This new technique is used to simulate matrix/fracture exchange with special emphasis on the gravity forces included in the exchange terms. The exchange terms and the gravity forces within the exchange terms simulate the behavior of a single matrix block surrounded by fractures that may contain several different fluids. The gravity forces are internally calculated as functions of saturation. This technique has been incorporated into a new three-dimensional (3D), three-phase, fully implicit model for simulating fluid flow in a naturally fractured reservoir. The description of the porous medium might include highly fractured, microfractured, and nonfractured regions. Several examples explain the use of a new naturally fractured reservoir model and the essential differences between the new approach and those used in earlier naturally fractured reservoir models. |
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