Numerical Simulation of Three-Phase Flow in Deforming Fractured Reservoirs — The mathematical formulation of a three-phase, three-dimensional fluid flow and rock deformation in fractured reservoirs is presented in this paper. The present formulation accounts for the significant influence of coupling between the fluid flow and solid deformation, an aspect usually ignored in the reservoir simulat...

In this paper, conceptual models are presented to identify the effects of solid deformation on the changes in rock permeabilities for (a) fractured media, (b) intact media, and (c) fractured porous media subjected to external loads, all in steady state conditions. Finite element schemes are then developed with embedded correlations between induced strain and modified permeability to simulate th...