Power law and self-similarity principle for investigation of fractured reservoirs and hydrodynamical simulation

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Article # 33_2012	submitted on 05/14/2012 displayed on website on 06/15/2012
21 p.	Petukhov A.V., Shelepov I.V., Petukhov A.A., Kuklin A.I.
pdf	Power law and self-similarity principle for investigation of fractured reservoirs and hydrodynamical simulation
	Some aspects of self-similarity, scaling, self-organization and fractal theory for investigation of fractured oil and gas reservoirs and hydrodynamical simulation of filtration processes are analyzed. Special attention is paid to relationships between these conceptions and power distribution law, which has a long history of implementation for describing complex systems including natural self-similar fractal structures. It is shown, that fractures are as widespread and important in terrigenous rocks as in carbonate rocks of complex type. This should be taken into account during field development. Key words: self-similarity, scaling, self-organization, fractal theory, fractured reservoirs, oil, gas, initial oil flow rate, cumulative production.
article citation	Petukhov A.V., Shelepov I.V., Petukhov A.A., Kuklin A.I. Stepennoy zakon i printsip samopodobiya pri izuchenii treshchinovatykh neftegazonosnykh kollektorov i gidrodinamicheskom modelirovanii protsessa razrabotki [Power law and self-similarity principle for investigation of fractured reservoirs and hydrodynamical simulation ]. Neftegazovaya Geologiya. Teoriya I Praktika, 2012, vol. 7, no. 2, available at: http://www.ngtp.ru/rub/3/33_2012.pdf

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