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The so-called medium block model for two-phase, immiscible, incompressible flow in a naturally-fractured petroleum reservoir is extended to admit inhomogeneous and non-periodic physical properties in both fractures and matrix blocks. In particular, a number of block types is allowed over each point in the reservoir, along with inhomogeneous physical properties. Numerical studies are performed to analyze the dependence of the flow on these properties for both vertical cross-sections and five-spot injection.
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Douglas, J., Hensley, J.L., Paes Leme, P.J. (1993). A Study of the Effect of Inhomogeneities on Immiscible Flow in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. In: Douglas, J., Hornung, U. (eds) Flow in Porous Media. ISNM International Series of Numerical Mathematics, vol 114. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8564-5_7
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