... heterogeneity on CO 2 flow, we built a series of flow simulation models that captured these geostatistical characteristics of permeability, while considering k z realizations, flow regimes (e.g., buoyant flow), CO 2 injection strategies, and reservoir heterogeneity. CO 2 flow simulations showed...

... Abstract Faulted reservoirs are commonly modeled by corner-point grids. Since the two-point flux approximation (TPFA) method is not consistent on non-orthogonal grids, multi-phase flow simulation using TPFA on corner-point grids may have significant discretization errors if grids are not K...

... Abstract Challenges remain in the upscaling and flow simulation of reservoir models from strong heterogeneity that may arise when representing complex patterns of connectivity and barriers. This is especially true in high contrast systems, e.g. for carbonate reservoirs, where statistical...

... accurately honors geological features, with no unwarranted simplifications, while being ideally suited for geomechanical simulators and the new generation of flow simulators. The new 3D Hybrid Grid is dominated by hexahedrons arranged in a structured manner except around faults, where it is made up...

... pore size distribution flow simulation fluid flow collell Modeling & Simulation reservoir simulation force field parameter atom fluid molecule molecular simulation Force Field kerogen molecule Introduction Source rocks contain organic materials widely known as kerogen or bitumen...

... when applied in reservoir simulation studies because the method usually requires thousands of iterations to converge to the target distribution. To calculate the posterior, each iteration requires a flow simulation which is often time consuming for real field problems. Furthermore, the acceptance rate...

... and computational cost, thus it may not be realistic for practical applications (at least for now). In this work, we propose a new PVT modeling procedure to eliminate the three-hydrocarbon-phase region for reservoir fluid/CO 2 mixtures at low temperatures, and study its implication on flow simulation. In our...

... simulations in order to forward model and analyze DFITs for tight shale gas reservoirs. This capability greatly enhances our ability to efficiently design the DFITs for tight shale reservoirs. In this work we simulate a typical DFIT using a geomechanics coupled reservoir flow simulator and generate the pre...

... models can be used for production forecasting, reserves booking and identification of further development opportunities. reservoir characterization upstream oil & gas flow simulation artificial intelligence seismic data reservoir simulation model reservoir simulation seismic measurement...

... Abstract In management of mature oil fields for enhanced oil recovery, 4D seismic imaging plays a very important role. Previously, we published the qualitative results of integrating flow simulation with time-lapse multi-component seismic data for a CO 2 EOR project in the thin valley-fill...

... microscopy (SEM), along with other imaging tools provide insights into pore structure at multiple scales. Segmented micron-scale resolution CT 3D images were used as input data for simulations based on the Maximal Inscribes Spheres (MIS) method. Finite-difference flow simulations of creeping flow on MIS...

... have been proposed. However, they are either 1) computationally expensive and in need of running flow simulation or streamline simulation on every simulation gridblock, or 2) devised for ensemble-level upscaling and do not intend to preserve multiphase flow behavior on a single model basis. A practical...

... matching of flow simulation models to 4D seismic and production history, and b) estimation of uncertainty. The joint inversion process requires a multidisciplinary effort. It involves the joint modeling of geology, flow simulation, rock physics, and seismic modeling under a common earth model, and thus...

.... These changes, in turn, affect acoustic and elastic properties of rocks, which are detectable by time-lapse seismic imaging. Coupling these changes into flow simulation improves our understanding of the reservoir heterogeneity and connectivity. A reservoir simulation model was initially built using available...

... modify the reservoir properties, such as permeability and fracture transmissibility. Their work highlighted the importance of incorporating geomechanical effects into reservoir flow simulation studies. Current techniques for coupling fluid flow behavior with geomechanical processes can be summarized...

... Intelligence Upstream Oil & Gas diffusive time Drillstem Testing drillstem/well testing flow simulation pressure transient analysis reservoir simulation pressure data streamline machine learning pressure transient testing trajectory pressure trajectory pressure response peak arrival time...

... boundary condition saturation vn 1 numerical solution relative permeability curve pore space equation Fluid Dynamics flow simulation computed relative permeability curve voxel permeability Introduction Flow properties of natural rocks or other porous media are ultimately determined...

... Abstract Upscaling is often applied in reservoir simulation to coarsen highly detailed geological descriptions. Flow in petroleum reservoirs is mainly driven by wells, thus upscaling of near-well flow is important in coarse-scale flow simulation. In this paper, we present an upscaling...

... of the technique reduces cycle time for building the framework and allows for more in-depth investigation of reservoir properties. Modeling & Simulation straight-line segment Reservoir Characterization Upstream Oil & Gas geological modeling fracture characterization flow simulation...

... Step 4: Run flow simulations for both fine and corresponding coarse scale models Step 7: If the model is rejected, go to step 2; otherwise go to step 8 Stage-2: Model Updating Step 8: Run the complete flow simulation for the proposed fine scale model in step 2. Step 9: Check...