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DE-FC26-00BC15308

Daniel J. Ferguson,

DOE Project Manager

 

Principal Investigators

Jon Olson

Larry Lake
Steve Laubach

 

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Advanced Technology for Predicting the Fluid Flow Attributes of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs from Quantitative Geologic Data and Modeling

Schedule of Project Reviews

July 2003

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October 2002

An internal review for the DOE-supported project Advanced Technology for Predicting Fluid Flow Attributes of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs from Quantitative Geologic Data and Modeling will take place the BEG facilities on October 23. If you plan to join us, please contact Steve Laubach for more information. The aim of the two-hour meeting is to summarize progress on this project.

The goal of this research is to develop new technology for the reliable prediction of fracture pattern attributes related to fluid flow. Focus is on predicting connectivity, clustering, and aperture, fracture pattern attributes that are exceedingly difficult to measure but can be the controlling facture for fluid movement during injection or extraction in a petroleum reservoir.

Map view of clustered fractures generated in Olson’s geomechanical model.

June 2001

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February 2001

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U. S. Department of Energy

National Energy Technology Laboratory

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Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103

The Center for Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin

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Austin, TX 78712