A.B. Tatomir1,2, A.Szymkiewicz3, H. Class1, R. Helmig1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.77, No.2, pp. 81-112, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.077.081
Abstract We present a two phase flow conceptual model, the corresponding simulator (2pMINC) and a workflow for large-scale fractured reservoirs, based on a continuum fracture approach which uses the multiple interacting continua (MINC) method complemented with an improved upscaling technique. The complex transient behavior of the flow processes in fractured porous media is captured by subgridding the coarse blocks in nested volume elements which have effective properties calculated from the detailed representation of the fracture system. In this way, we keep a physically based approach, preserve the accuracy of the model, avoid the common use of empirically derived transfer functions and… More >
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