A hybrid embedded discrete fracture model for simulating tight porous media with complex fracture systems

J Xu, B Sun, B Chen - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Numerical simulation considering complex fracture networks in tight oil reservoir becomes a
hot issue during these years. Recently, embedded discrete fracture model (EDFM) shows …

Quantification of macropores of Malan loess and the hydraulic significance on slope stability by X-ray computed tomography

X Li, Y Lu, X Zhang, W Fan, Y Lu, W Pan - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2019 - Springer
The accurate identification and quantitative characterization of loess structural properties at
the pore scale are important in the study of macroscopic permeability. To characterise the …

A method based on spontaneous imbibition for characterization of pore structure: Application in pre-SCAL sample selection and rock typing

A Mirzaei-Paiaman, H Saboorian-Jooybari - Journal of Natural Gas Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the context of reservoir engineering, the common methods used to select representative
rock samples for expensive and time-consuming special core analysis (SCAL) tests are …

Comprehensive evaluation of fracture parameters by dual laterolog data

H Saboorian-Jooybari, M Dejam, Z Chen… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
Reservoir quality and productivity of tight formations depend heavily on the degree of
fracture development. In fact, hard and dense carbonate formations may not be considered …

Time-dependent shape factor for scaling of multi-dimensional counter-current imbibition with different boundary conditions

G Li, Y Liu, L Mi, L Song, Z Cheng, Q Qian… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
The scaling laws are critically important in researching the characteristics of spontaneous
imbibition and predicting oil and gas recovery from fractured reservoirs. This paper focuses …

An analytical model of porosity–permeability for porous and fractured media

S Erol, SJ Fowler, V Harcouët-Menou… - Transport in Porous …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The classic Kozeny–Carman equation (KC) uses parameters that are empirically
based or not readily measureable for predicting the permeability of unfractured porous …

Shape factor for regular and irregular matrix blocks in fractured porous media

P Rostami, M Sharifi, M Dejam - Petroleum Science, 2020 - Springer
Describing matrix–fracture interaction is one of the most important factors for modeling
natural fractured reservoirs. A common approach for simulation of naturally fractured …

Analytical and experimental study of stress sensitivity effect on matrix/fracture transfer in fractured tight reservoir

K Liu, D Yin, Y Sun, L Xia - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
In fractured tight reservoirs, the stress sensitivity effect has important impacts on the law of
pressure diffusion as well as the matrix/fracture transfer flow, which is the main fluid …

Evolution and evaluation of the non-Darcy effects for partially filled fractures

S Zhang, X Liu, E Wang, R Zhang - … Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fluid flow in fractures partially filled with porous media is commonly encountered in
engineering and scientific research, yet understanding of its nonlinear seepage …

Decoupling experiments for CH4 “diffusion-seepage” in coal columns to effectively measure sorption time

Q Liu, W Huang, B Lv, X Ma, X Lu, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sorption time is a key parameter for calculating the gas mass exchange between the matrix
and the fracture system of coal, and which is generally defined as the time taken for coals to …