Compartmentalization analysis using discrete fracture network models

Conference · Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:570175

La Pointe, P R; Eiben, T; Dershowitz, W ^[1]; Wadleigh, E ^[2]

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1. Golder Associates Inc., Redmond, WA (United States)
2. Marathon Oil Company, Midland, TX (United States). Mid-Continent Region Production

This paper illustrates how Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) technology can serve as a basis for the calculation of reservoir engineering parameters for the development of fractured reservoirs. It describes the development of quantitative techniques for defining the geometry and volume of structurally controlled compartments. These techniques are based on a combination of stochastic geometry, computational geometry, and graph theory. The parameters addressed are compartment size, matrix block size and tributary drainage volume. The concept of DFN models is explained and methodologies to compute these parameters are demonstrated.

• Research Organization: BDM Oklahoma, Inc., Bartlesville, OK (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-94PC91008
• OSTI ID: 570175
• Report Number(s): CONF-970317-1; ON: DE98003295; TRN: 98:001145
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. international reservoir characterization technical conference, Houston, TX (United States), 2-4 Mar 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
58 GEOSCIENCES
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FRACTURED RESERVOIRS
FRACTURING FLUIDS
DRAINAGE