Advances in computation of local problems for a flow-based upscaling in fractured reservoirs

Alessio Fumagalli, Stefano Zonca and Luca Formaggia

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), 2017, vol. 137, issue C, 299-324

Abstract: In this article we present some numerical techniques to increase efficiency and applicability of a flow-based upscaling procedure used to solve single and multi-phase flows in naturally fractured reservoirs. These geological formations may be characterized by hundreds up to hundreds of thousands of fractures, ranging from small to medium scales, spreading all over the reservoir. In these scenarios numerical simulations using an explicit discretization of all fractures become rapidly unfeasible.

Keywords: Natural fractured reservoir; Flow-based numerical upscaling; Non-conforming fracture discretization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2017.01.007

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