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Fractured Vuggy Carbonate Reservoir Simulation

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This chapter introduces the concept of discrete fracture model. It started by reviewing the background and the state of the art of discrete fracture model. It then explains three numerical methods to solve discrete fracture model including the Galerkin finite element method, the control volume method, and the mimetic finite difference method. In this chapter, detailed process of the establishment of mathematical model and the corresponding solution for the three numerical methods are explained. Then these numerical methods are applied to some examples. By the end of the chapter, the embedded discrete fracture model is introduced. A full discussion of the establishment and solving for the embedded discrete fracture mathematical model is included.

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  1. School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, China

    Jun Yao

  2. China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, China

    Zhao-Qin Huang

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Yao, J., Huang, ZQ. (2017). Discrete Fracture Model. In: Fractured Vuggy Carbonate Reservoir Simulation. Springer Geophysics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55032-8_2

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