| Title | Dual Porosity Models of Near-Well Behaviour of a Discharging Well |
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| Authors | Jaime Jemuel C. Austria, Jr., and Michael J. O’ Sullivan |
| Year | 2012 |
| Conference | New Zealand Geothermal Workshop |
| Keywords | numerical simulation, dual- or double-porosity model, MINC |
| Abstract | The presence of fractures in a reservoir may significantly affect the behaviour of a discharging well and complicate the interpretation of drawdown/build-up well tests. Here simple radial models, in both single- and dual-porosity form, are used to investigate the near-well behaviour during a drawdown/build-up well test. The dual-porosity model is implemented with the multiple interacting continua or MINC system (Pruess and Narasimhan, 1982; Pruess and Narasimhan, 1985). For the dual-porosity model, the effect on near-well behaviour of important parameters such as fracture volume fraction, matrix permeability and fracture spacing is evaluated. The results are compared with those for a uniform porous (single-porosity) model. |