Infinite Conductivity Fracture in a Naturally Fractured Reservoir
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This report describes the behavior of a naturally fractured reservoir when a well is producing a t constant rate through an infinite conductivity fracture. The reservoir model is a double-porosity medium, as it was presented by Warren and Root (1963). The pseudo-steady state interporosity flow assumption is used. The problem is solved as Gringarten (1972) solved for a single-porosity medium, by solving the uniform flux fracture problem and measuring the pressure at an eccentric point of the fracture. The line source solution is reviewed and the line Green function is introduced. The resolution of the problem also needs the element source solution and the element Green function (produced by an element of fracture). All these functions are obtained i n Laplace space and inverted using the Stehfest (1970) numerical algorithm. The uniform flux fracture is studied, and a simulation of the problem is tried. Finally, the problem is solved directly from the uniform flux problem. Type-curves are presented.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | June 1983 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Houze, Olivier Pierre |
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| Primary advisor | Horne, Roland N. |
| Advisor | Ramey Jr, Henry J. |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Department of Petroleum Engineering |
Subjects
| Subject | School of Earth Energy & Environmental Sciences |
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| Genre | Thesis |
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- Houze, Olivier Pierre. (1983). Infinite Conductivity Fracture in a Naturally Fractured Reservoir. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/pr530wb8176
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