Simulation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. State of the Art - Part 1 – Physical Mechanisms and Simulator Formulation
Oil Gas Sci. Technol. – Rev. IFP, 65 2 (2010) 239-262
Published online: 2010-04-07
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