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oa Simulation of Hydraulically Fractured Wells
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, IOR 1997 - 9th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Oct 1997, cp-106-00002
- ISBN: 978-90-73781-08-5
Abstract
The technique of fracturing the wells is frequently used in petroleum engineering to improve the oil production. This technique is applied not only to vertical wells, but also to horizontal wells or multi-lateral wells. However, there are no efficient numerical methods to simulate these kinds of wells, especially for the fractured horizontal or multi-lateral wells. The handling of such a well by a reservoir simulator is particularly discussed in this paper.