Fracture network characterization method
US8301427B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/665
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of representing and using fractures in a model of a subterranean reservoir is described including the partitioning the fracture network into a discretely modeled part and a remaining statistically described part from a statistical description of all fractures, the determination of the correlation effects caused by fractures with dimensions exceeding dimension of the local grid cells and the determination of petrophysical properties while allowing for arbitrary distribution of fracture orientations, with all three aspects being combinable to improve the modeling of fractures and the simulation of fractured reservoirs.
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