... on how the different architectures respond to different types of operations. It must be noted that the results obtained here should be at best taken as trends of what to expect. Reservoir simulation is a series of complex, nonlinear, interacting processes, therefore, the outcome is extremely case...

... with the rate at which data can be brought to the floating-point unit. In reservoir simulation, with the need for sparse linear algebra and unstructured grids, algorithmic intensity is low and memory bandwidth is key. Alternative hardware to the CPU for numerical applications is actively under development...

... Abstract When coupling reservoir simulators to surface network solvers, an often used strategy is to perform a rule or priority-driven allocation based on individual well and group constraints, augmented by back-pressure constraints computed periodically by the network solver. The allocation...

... efficiency of the calculated statistics for the update step. neural network autoencoder neural network architecture artificial intelligence reservoir simulator representation model realization dataset machine learning upstream oil & gas lsda ensemble latent variable model latent...

... to perform high-fidelity simulations on complex fracture networks in large reservoirs at a reasonable computational cost. The gridding algorithms are straightforward extensions to traditional finite difference reservoir simulators. It can also be coupled with state-of-the-art complex phase field fracture...

... Abstract The objective of this work is to avoid wasteful timestep cuts of the reservoir simulator by developing a timestep-selector that controls the linear and non-linear iterations as well as the physical quantities. Using a Fuzzy logic framework, a non-linear timestep selector has been...

... 0.495 0.02266 0.513 153600 125 0.02288 0.463 0.01622 0.462 0.01633 0.473 Next, we test the performance of the second order methods on a series of 3D corner-point grids with hanging nodes that are typically used for reservoir simulations, see Figure 1 . In these complex conditions...

... steam injection. The evaluation of the potential of such method requires the coupling of a reservoir simulator with an electromagnetic (EM) simulator. This paper describes the development and implementation of a flexible interface in a reservoir simulator that allows the runtime loading of third party...

...-of-the-art dynamic reservoir simulator with multi-segmented wellbore capability to compare the production performance over time for the same well but completed with no ICDs, conventional ICDs, and cyclonic AICDs. A synthetic but realistic three- dimensional (3-D) reservoir model has used that allowed oil...

... Abstract Increased complexity in reservoir models, advanced understanding of fluid flow physics, and improved computational capabilities continuously push E&P companies to improve their reservoir simulation tools and associated workflows. This paper describes a robust framework to handle...

... Abstract The objective is to couple tens of full-field giant reservoirs and apply optimized-based well management system to the all the flowing wells to manage a high level production plateau and injection system. In this work each individual reservoir simulation model is a giant field...

... Abstract Important decisions in the oil industry rely on reservoir simulation predictions. Unfortunately, most of the information available to build the necessary reservoir simulation models are uncertain, and one must quantify how this uncertainty propagates to the reservoir predictions...

... profiles as compared to stacked standalone reservoir profiles. The simulation study consists of 4 independent reservoir models, connected to surface facilities through a common subsea network. The first method uses loose external coupling between a new-generation commercial reservoir simulator...

... Abstract New reservoir simulators designed for parallel computers enable us to overcome performance limitations of workstations and personal computers and to simulate large-scale reservoir models with billions of grid cells. With development of parallel reservoir simulators, more complex...

... flow simulators. In this work we integrate an implementation of the Drucker-Prager plasticity model into the parallel compositional reservoir simulator, IPARS (Integrated Parallel Accurate Reservoir Simulator). Fluid flow is formulated on general distorted hexahedral grids using the multipoint flux...

...-oriented parallel simulation framework, with a speedup factor up to hundreds. Upstream Oil & Gas simulation module initial permeability Modeling & Simulation thermal-hydraulic-mechanical reservoir simulation Wang Artificial Intelligence application equation module reservoir...

... the implementation of VAG scheme inside a next generation reservoir simulator designed for handling unstructured grids. This paper proposes an iterative coupling scheme with full pressure coupling at vertices. The geo-mechanics equations fully coupled to a single phase flow are solved using global pressure...

... time-lagged coupled modeling without significant user intervention. This technique has three steps. First, the conventional IPR curve is calculated by solving the well model in the reservoir simulator multiple times over a range of flow rates or bottom-hole pressures (BHP). Second, a dynamic "region...

... in a triple porosity model composed of hydraulic fractures, natural fractures, and matrix domains for simulation of unconventional reservoirs. Using non-neighboring connections, the EDFM approach was implemented in an IMPEC compositional reservoir simulator (UTCOMP). A preprocessing code was developed...

... provide a numerical scheme based on multipoint stencil more physical than two point flux approximation methods. This paper presents the implementation of VAG and MPFA schemes inside a next generation reservoir simulator starting from a source code calculating multi-point flux non neighbor connections...