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Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Calculators

Use 18 naturally fractured reservoirs petroleum engineering calculators with formulas, inputs, outputs, units, and source references.

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Areal Fracture Intensity from Trace Length

P21=LtAsP_{21}=\frac{L_t}{A_s}
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Average Fracture Spacing from Linear Intensity

Sf=1P10S_f=\frac{1}{P_{10}}
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Cubic Matrix Block Interporosity Flow Coefficient

λ=60Lm2rw2kmkf\lambda=\frac{60}{L_m^2}r_w^2\frac{k_m}{k_f}
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Fracture Permeability from Hydraulic Aperture Cubic Law

kf=bh212k_f=\frac{b_h^2}{12}
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Fracture Porosity from Aperture and Volumetric Intensity

ϕf=bfP32\phi_f=b_fP_{32}
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Fracture Storativity

ω=ϕfhfctfϕfhfctf+ϕmhmctm\omega = \frac{\phi_f h_f c_{tf}}{\phi_f h_f c_{tf} + \phi_m h_m c_{tm}}
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Kazemi Rectangular Matrix-Block Shape Factor

α=4(1Lmx2+1Lmy2+1Lmz2)\alpha=4\left(\frac{1}{L_{mx}^2}+\frac{1}{L_{my}^2}+\frac{1}{L_{mz}^2}\right)
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Lim-Aziz Anisotropic Rectangular Matrix-Block Shape Factor

α=π2kmg(kxLmx2+kyLmy2+kzLmz2)\alpha=\frac{\pi^2}{k_{mg}}\left(\frac{k_x}{L_{mx}^2}+\frac{k_y}{L_{my}^2}+\frac{k_z}{L_{mz}^2}\right)
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Linear Fracture Intensity from Scanline Count

P10=NfLsP_{10}=\frac{N_f}{L_s}
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Matrix Block Shape Factor from Surface Area

α=AVmx\alpha=\frac{A}{V_mx}
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Matrix-Block Shape Factor from Dimensionless Constant

α=σDLm2\alpha=\frac{\sigma_D}{L_m^2}
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Parallel Fracture Set Permeability from Cubic Law

kset=bh312sfk_{set}=\frac{b_h^3}{12s_f}
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Single-Fracture Flow Rate from Cubic Law

Q=Wbh3Δp12μLQ=\frac{Wb_h^3\Delta p}{12\mu L}
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Slab Matrix Block Interporosity Flow Coefficient

λ=12hs2rw2kmkf\lambda=\frac{12}{h_s^2}r_w^2\frac{k_m}{k_f}
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Spherical Matrix Block Interporosity Flow Coefficient

λ=15rm2rw2kmkf\lambda=\frac{15}{r_m^2}r_w^2\frac{k_m}{k_f}
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Volumetric Fracture Intensity from Fracture Area

P32=AfVrP_{32}=\frac{A_f}{V_r}
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Warren-Root Interporosity Flow Coefficient

λ=αrw2kmkf\lambda=\alpha r_w^2\frac{k_m}{k_f}
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Warren-Root Shape Factor from Fracture Sets

α=4n(n+2)Lm2\alpha=\frac{4n(n+2)}{L_m^2}
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