A permeability model for the fractal tree-like fracture network with self-affine surface roughness in shale gas reservoirs

• Main Authors: Hu, Bowen, Wang, Jianguo, Sun, Rui, Zhao, Zhiye
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Analytical permeability; Fractal tree-like fracture network
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178311
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The complex natural fracture network with self-affine rough surface and branching characteristics significantly impacts the gas transport in shale gas reservoirs. However, its effects on the permeability have not been studied so far. This study proposes an analytical permeability model for the fract...