Analytical and visual assessment of fluid flow in fractured medium

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2019-02-01

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Canbolat, Serhat
Parlaktuna, Mahmut

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Most reservoirs consist of natural and artificial fractures, including isolated microscopic fissures. These fractures form complicated paths for reservoir characterization and fluid movement that ultimately impacts production performance and ultimate recovery. That's why recovery estimations of fractured reservoirs are considered to be extremely challenging due to complexity and heterogeneity of the geological patterns.

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Fuel Technology, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/41667

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JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.10.004

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Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Article

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S. Canbolat and M. Parlaktuna, “Analytical and visual assessment of fluid flow in fractured medium,” JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, pp. 77–94, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/41667.