Petroleum Reservoir Simulation - A Basic Approach

✍ Scribed by M. R. Islam, S. M. Farouq Ali, J. H. Abou Kassem, Jamal H. Abou-kassem

• Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 468
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Reservoir Simulations Handbook is one of the best tools that the reservoir engineer has at his disposal, allowing the engineer and geologist to create the most efficient and cost effective plan possible for drilling and production. If your simulation is faulty, too general or inaccurate in any way, this can affect the production, cost and time spent at the site, which affects the bottom line. Any of these problems can happen when a simulation is generated from a program that is outdated, an unproven method or even a set of equations that use too much guesswork. This book offers a practical, real-world approach to solving reservoir simulation problems. As a reference for the engineer in the field, it offers a new approach using more mathematical models for the engineer to devise his or her own approach to a particular problem.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter......Page 1
Introduction......Page 7
Preface......Page 4
Author Index......Page 0
Nomenclature......Page 9
References......Page 26
Table of Contents......Page 29
1.1 Background......Page 33
1.2 Milestones for the Engineering Approach......Page 34
1.3 Importance of the Engineering and Mathematical Approaches......Page 36
1.5 Exercises......Page 37
2.2 Properties of Single-Phase Fluid......Page 39
2.4 Reservoir Discretization......Page 40
2.5 Basic Engineering Concepts......Page 41
2.6 Multidimensional Flow in Cartesian Coordinates......Page 43
2.7 Multidimensional Flow in Radial-Cylindrical Coordinates......Page 60
2.9 Exercises......Page 68
3.2 Flow Equations Using CVFD Terminology......Page 74
3.3 Flow Equations in Radial-Cylindrical Coordinates Using CVFD Terminology......Page 85
3.4 Flow Equations Using CVFD Terminology in any Block Ordering Scheme......Page 88
3.6 Exercises......Page 89
4.2 Reservoir Discretization......Page 93
4.3 Flow Equation for Boundary Gridblocks......Page 96
4.4 Treatment of Boundary Conditions......Page 103
4.5 Calculation of Transmissibilities......Page 117
4.6 Symmetry and Its Use in Solving Practical Problems......Page 140
4.7 Summary......Page 145
4.8 Exercises......Page 147
5.2 Reservoir Discretization......Page 153
5.3 Flow Equation for Boundary Gridpoints......Page 156
5.4 Treatment of Boundary Conditions......Page 165
5.5 Calculation of Transmissibilities......Page 182
5.6 Symmetry and Its Use in Solving Practical Problems......Page 199
5.7 Summary......Page 203
5.8 Exercises......Page 205
6.2 Single-Block Wells......Page 211
6.3 Multiblock Wells......Page 222
6.4 Practical Considerations Dealing with Modeling Well Operating Conditions......Page 233
6.6 Exercises......Page 234
7.2 Pressure Dependence of Fluid and Rock Properties......Page 236
7.3 General Single-Phase Flow Equation in Multi Dimensions......Page 238
7.5 Exercises......Page 305
8.2 Nonlinear Terms in Flow Equations......Page 312
8.3 Nonlinearity of Flow Equations For Various Fluids......Page 313
8.4 Linearization of Nonlinear Terms......Page 317
8.5 Linearized Flow Equations in Time......Page 322
8.6 Summary......Page 348
8.7 Exercises......Page 350
9.2 Direct Solution Methods......Page 353
9.3 Iterative Solution Methods......Page 365
9.5 Exercises......Page 389
10.2 Reservoir Engineering Concepts in Multiphase Flow......Page 393
10.3 Multiphase Flow Models......Page 403
10.4 Solution of Multiphase Flow Equations......Page 421
10.6 Advancing Solution in Time......Page 442
10.8 Exercises......Page 444
A.2 Data File Preparation......Page 449
A.3 Description of Variables Used in Preparing a Data File......Page 451
A.5 Limitations Imposed on the Compiled Version......Page 458
A.6 Example of a Prepared Data File......Page 459
Author Index......Page 461
C......Page 462
E......Page 463
G......Page 464
L......Page 465
P-Q......Page 466
S......Page 467
W-Z......Page 468