Analysis of Fracture Roughness Control on Permeability Using SfM and Fluid Flow Simulations: Implications for Carbonate Reservoir Characterization

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Permeability as a function of fractal dimension. (a) Permeability versus open mode displacement. Note the inversely proportional control of the fractal dimension on permeability. (b) Permeability versus sliding/tearing displacement. Note the proportional control of the fractal dimension on permeability. Axes are in logarithmic scale, and the dashed lines correspond to the best-fitting power laws.

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