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Title: Discrete Feature Approach for Heterogeneous Reservoir Production Enhancement

Abstract

This progress report describes activities during the period January 1, 1999 to June 30, 1999. Work was carried out on 21 tasks. The major activity during the reporting period was the development and preliminary application of discrete fracture network (DFN) models for Stoney Point, South Oregon Basin, and North Oregon Basins project study sites. In addition, research was carried out on analysis algorithms for discrete future orientation.

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Research Org.:
National Petroleum Technology Office, Tulsa, OK (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
785909
Report Number(s):
DOE/BC/15101-1
TRN: AH200135%%378
DOE Contract Number:
AC26-98BC15101
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 6 Sep 2001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; ALGORITHMS; GEOLOGIC FRACTURES; PROGRESS REPORT; OREGON; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS

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Dershowitz, William S., and Cladouhos, Trenton. Discrete Feature Approach for Heterogeneous Reservoir Production Enhancement. United States: N. p., 2001. Web. doi:10.2172/785909.
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