...1 PAPER 2009-146 Importance of Fracture Geometry and Conductivity in Improving Efficiency of Acid Fracturing in Carbonates M. S. NEWMAN Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. M. PAVLOUDIS Australian School of Petroleum, The University of Adelaide M. M. RAHMAN Australian School of Petroleum, The University...

... will be considered for publication in Petroleum Society journals. Publication rights are reserved. This is a pre print and subject to correction. Abstract Some rock masses are characterized by joints, fractures and other plane of weakness which reduce the strength and deformation properties of rock structure. Under...

...1 PAPER 2009-088 Simulation Study of Permeability Impairment Due to Asphaltene Deposition in one of the Iranian Oil Fractured Reservoirs A. MIRZABOZORG University of Calgary M.B. BAGHERI Sharif University of Technology R. KHARRAT Petroleum Research Center J. ABEDI University of Calgary C. GHOTBI...

... fw 0 discrete fracture system fracture system flux distribution upstream oil & gas boundary condition fluid flow transient pressure behavior scenario derivative curve wellbore fracture fd 20 complex reservoir non-darcy flow fracture 1 hydraulic fracturing pressure behavior...

... Abstract This study examines the results of laboratory work to establish rock strength data, acid solubility, fracture fluid selection and mineral identification of a fractured tight gas carbonate reservoir. Basic to a successful acid fracture design are acid etching and rotating disc tests...

... dimensionless pressure fracture fractured reservoir permeability linear model radial reservoir log-log plot boundary porosity model constant rate drillstem/well testing reservoir slab matrix region 4 upstream oil & gas equation time plot field data linear reservoir matrix...

... PAPER 2009-001 Simulation Analysis of the Effects of Fractures Geometrical Properties on the Performance of Vapor Extraction (VAPEX) Process S.M. FATEMI Sharif University of Technology M. BAHONAR University of Calgary This paper is accepted for the Proceedings of the Canadian International...

... perforation well test acid ground cross fluid recovery inflate annular pressure cross-link acid stimulation pump drainage completion installation and operations reverse circulation valve test string hydraulic fracturing valve fine formation evaluation pipe string upstream oil...

...1 PAPER 2009-186 Experimental Study of Controlled Gravity Drainage in Fractured Porous Media S. ZENDEHBOUDI, O. MOHAMMADZADEH, I. CHATZIS University of Waterloo This paper is accepted for the Proceedings of the Canadian International Petroleum Conference (CIPC) 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 16 18...

... in the evaluation of fracture height growth during hydraulic fracturing. While there are analytical solutions available to estimate vertical fracture growth, a more comprehensive solution requires the use of coupled geomechanics-reservoir simulators that could also fully incorporate the effects of fluid flow...

... upstream oil & gas fluid dynamics experiment matrix permeability fracture cmc solution hydraulic fracturing drainage liquid communication rate fractured reservoir permeability communication rate production history gravity drainage saturation enhanced recovery viscosity...

... skin factor linear flow pressure derivative drillstem/well testing upstream oil & gas reservoir surveillance fracture minimum permeability reservoir characterization flow in porous media production control permeability anisotropy apparent skin factor dimensionless fracture...

...1 PAPER 2008-147 Multiphase Flow in Fractures: Co-Current and Counter-Current Flow in a Fracture S. SHAD, I.D. GATES University of Calgary This paper is accepted for the Proceedings of the Canadian International Petroleum Conference/SPE Gas Technology Symposium 2008 Joint Conference (the Petroleum...

... logging conditions in carbonate reservoirs, particular with vugs and fractures. In this study, a workflow including core description, log- core analysis and probabilistic neural network facies analysis are introduced to accurately predict the log lithofacies. First, we analyzed five geological factors...

... procedure pressure transient analysis injection tight gas reservoir straight line wellbore storage drillstem testing drillstem/well testing test analysis reservoir pressure equation average pressure flow rate reservoir parameter fracture reservoir pressure transient testing...

... liquid. Despite the similarities between flow in vertical and horizontal Hele-Shaw cell, the velocity of droplets in vertical fracture is different from that of horizontal fracture. A new correlation is derived from dimensionless analysis and the experimental data to predict the elongated drop velocity...

... decane orientation fracture oil recovery factor enhanced recovery artificial intelligence experiment composition concentration injection rate reservoir image analysis heavy oil upstream oil & gas hydrocarbon solvent micromodel flow direction flow rate viscosity...

... with different gases at different stress conditions. The x-ray techniques were used for visualization and mapping of larger fractures and mineral streaks, as well as identification of flow paths. The coal density and density distribution changed with the gas adsorptive capacity and the stress condition were...

... fracture fluid dynamics diffusion production well propane vapor extraction process reservoir modeling & simulation thermal process flow in porous media simulation model vapex process injection sector model fractured reservoir experiment enhanced recovery upstream oil...

... aguilera composite system formation factor matrix porosity dual porosity exponent porosity reservoir tortuosity log analysis fracture dip porosity exponent fracture porosity exponent matrix equation fracture fractured reservoir upstream oil & gas fracture porosity exponent...