%0 Journal Article %A Plochoi, S. A. %A Nustrov, V. S. %A Podoplelov, V. V. %A Buyevich, Yu. A. %D 2000 %I Begell House %N 2-4 %P 248-269 %R 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v27.i2-4.60 %T Unsteady Flow in Nonlinear Fractured Reservoirs %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/71cb29ca5b40f8f8,57dfe970772dec35,3cac483f45799d5f.html %V 27 %X A recently developed model is used to investigate flow problems concerning a fractured reservoir. The reservoir is modelled in two ways: 1) as macroscopically isotropic and subject to uniform overall compression; 2) as containing only flat fractures aligned in the horizontal plane which are under the action of a vertical overburden rock pressure. In both cases the reservoir can be elastically deformed as a result of the fractures contracting when the pressure drops in the fluid filling the fractures. The pressure field evolution is analyzed when either bottom-hole pressure or production rate is fixed. The processes of reservoir pressure depletion and recovery are also studied. The results obtained eliminate some limitations inherent in conventional approaches to fractured reservoir filtration and agree well with experimental evidence. %8 2000-09-01