Abstract:Multiple deformation over geologic time leads to generation of natural fractures. In naturally fractured reservoirs (NFRs), there are sets of fractures favourably oriented to fail in shear under the present-day stress field. These fractures which are critically stressed or at the threshold of being critically stressed are more likely to create good fluid conduit and to be the producing fractures in the reservoir. Conversely, non-critically stressed fractures, despite of their extensive population, do not contr… Show more
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