Research Article

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

Table 2

Elapsed times at which the cumulative production attains its asymptotic value in a different model.

ModelsLevels of couplingElapsed time (months)

Homogenized modelCoupled hydromechanics19
Conductive fracture modelConstant aperture1
Closure of aperture (Bandis and Barton model)11
Nonconductive fracture modelConstant aperture17
Closure of aperture (Bandis and Barton model)17