Simulation of the Performance of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs a Literature Review

by
Abdulaziz A. Aldejain, M.S.E.

University of Texas at Austin, 1995
Supervisors: Mark A. Miller
Kamy Sepehrnoori

A review of the literature in the area of naturally fractured reservoir simulation has been performed. In this study, a background of naturally fractured reservoirs characteristics in addition to a review of the naturally fractured reservoir simulators is presented.

This study lays the ground for Ph.D. studies in the area of naturally fractured reservoir simulation. Three research opportunities are recognized by this study. The first research opportunity is to investigate capillary diffusion-based transfer functions to extend these functions to three-phase flow. The second research opportunity is to investigate the advantage of utilizing a subgridding optimization technique. The third research opportunity is to perform studies to analyze the applicability of dynamic shape factors.

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