Saudi arabian oil company (20250129716). COMPREHENSIVE WORKFLOW TO MODEL NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS
COMPREHENSIVE WORKFLOW TO MODEL NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS
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Marwah M. Alsinan of Al Qatif SA
COMPREHENSIVE WORKFLOW TO MODEL NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250129716 titled 'COMPREHENSIVE WORKFLOW TO MODEL NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS
Original Abstract Submitted
a method includes modeling a reservoir using a lab scale set of models and a field scale set of models. the reservoir is modeled using the lab scale set of models by scanning a sample of the reservoir into the lab scale set of models to create modeled fractures, estimating hydraulic properties of the modeled fractures, estimating multi-phase dynamic properties of the modeled fractures, and determining characteristics of a flow regime of a fluid flowing through the modeled fractures. the reservoir is modeled using the field scale set of models by modeling a discrete fracture network of the reservoir, upscaling the discrete fracture network, and calibrating the discrete fracture network. an enhanced oil recovery operation is designed and performed on the reservoir using the calibrated discrete fracture network.