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Numerical Fluid Flow Modelling in Multiple Fractured Porous Reservoirs
Yatin Suri1, Sheikh Zahidul Islam1, *, Kirsten Stephen1, Cameron Donald1, Michael Thompson1, Mohamad Ghazi Droubi1, Mamdud Hossain1
1 School of Engineering, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.
* Corresponding Author: Sheikh Zahidul Islam. Email: .
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: CFD Modeling and Multiphase Flows)
Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2020, 16(2), 245-266. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2020.06505
Received 01 March 2019; Accepted 30 July 2019; Issue published 21 April 2020
Abstract
This paper compares the fluid flow phenomena occurring within a fractured
reservoir for three different fracture models using computational fluid dynamics. The effect
of the fracture-matrix interface condition is studied on the pressure and velocity distribution.
The fracture models were compared based on the variation in pressure and permeability
conditions. The model was developed for isotropic and anisotropic permeability conditions.
The results suggest that the fracture aperture can have a drastic effect on fluid flow. The
porous fracture-matrix interface condition produces more realistic transport of fluids. By
increasing the permeability in the isotropic porous matrix, the pressure drop was significantly
higher in both the fracture and reservoir region. Under anisotropic conditions in the 3D
fractured reservoir, the effect of the higher longitudinal permeability was found to lower the
pressure in the fractured reservoir. Depending on the properties of the fractured reservoir,
this study can enhance the understanding of fracture-matrix fluid interaction and provide a
method for production optimisation.
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Cite This Article
Suri, Y., Islam, S. Z., Stephen, K., Donald, C., Thompson, M. et al. (2020). Numerical Fluid Flow Modelling in Multiple Fractured Porous Reservoirs.
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, 16(2), 245–266.