Pressure drawdown well tests in fractured porous media

I. I. Bogdanov (1) , V. V. Mourzenko , J. -F. Thovert , P. M. Adler (1)

1 IPGP - Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

A general three-dimensional numerical model for single-phase, slightly compressible flow through fractured porous media is introduced. It is based on a discrete fracture representation. Applications to the simulation of pressure drawdown well tests are presented, for complex situations where the well intercepts a random fracture network with various fracture densities and conductivities. The well pressure response can be modeled as a function of its interconnectivity with the fracture network.

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

I. I. Bogdanov, V. V. Mourzenko, J. -F. Thovert, P. M. Adler. Pressure drawdown well tests in fractured porous media. Water Resources Research, 2003, 39, p. 289-310. ⟨10.1029/2000WR000080⟩. ⟨insu-03598430⟩