@Article{fdmp.2020.06505,
AUTHOR = {Yatin Suri, Sheikh Zahidul Islam, Kirsten Stephen, Cameron Donald, Michael Thompson, Mohamad Ghazi Droubi, Mamdud Hossain},
TITLE = {Numerical Fluid Flow Modelling in Multiple Fractured Porous Reservoirs},
JOURNAL = {Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing},
VOLUME = {16},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {245--266},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/fdmp/v16n2/38660},
ISSN = {1555-2578},
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.},
DOI = {10.32604/fdmp.2020.06505}
}