Modeling the Effect of Intersected Fractures on Oil Production Rate of Fractured Reservoirs by Embedded Fracture Continuum Approach

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(a) Sketch of the fracture cell and matrix cell concept in the EFC approach using the hanging nodes; (b) type I represents cell intersected by only one fracture; (c) type II indicates cell intersected by more than one fracture.

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