Embedded Discrete Fracture Modeling and Application in Reservoir Simulation

Introduces the innovative EDFM (embedded discrete fracture model) method for reservoir simulation of complex hydraulic and natural fractures

Kamy Sepehrnoori (Author), Yifei Xu (Author), Wei Yu (Author)

9780128218723

Hardback, published 31 August 2020

304 pages, 316 illustrations (170 in full color)
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.61 kg

Approx.290 pages

1. Introduction 2. Naturally and Hydraulically Fractured Reservoirs 3. Numerical Approaches for Modeling Complex Fractures 4. Basic EDFM Approach using Cartesian Grid 5. An Extension of the Embedded Discrete Fracture Model for Modeling Dynamic Behaviors of Complex Fractures 6. Field-Scale Applications of the Embedded Discrete Fracture Model 7. EDFM for Field-Scale Reservoir Simulation with Complex Corner-Point Grids 8. Advanced EDFM Approach Using Unstructured Grids 9. Concluding Remarks

Subject Areas: Petroleum technology [THFP], Fossil fuel technologies [THF], Mining industry [KNAT]