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Modern reservoir engineering : a simulation approach
- Title
- Modern reservoir engineering : a simulation approach / Henry B. Crichlow.
- Author
- Crichlow, Henry B., 1943-
- Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, ©1977.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | TN871.C694 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 354 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subject
- Oil fields > Mathematical models
- Oil fields > Data processing
- Oil reservoir engineering > Mathematical models
- Oil reservoir engineering > Data processing
- Oil reservoir engineering > Mathematical models
- Oil reservoir engineering > Data processing
- Oil fields > Data processing
- Oil fields > Mathematical models
- Erschließung
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies and index.
- Contents
- RESEVOIR ENGINEERING CONCEPTS IN SIMULATION: Fluid types -- Flow in porous media -- FORMULATION OF RESERVOIR SIMULATION EQUATIONS: Derivations of Equations -- Derivation of multiphase flow equations -- Multicomponent systems -- SETTING UP THE FINITE DIFFERENCE MODEL: Finite-difference schemes: concept of explicit and implicit forms -- Grid definitions -- Stability Criteria -- Case study: explicit and implicit concepts -- SOLUTION OF THE SIMULATOR EQUATIONS: The solution process -- Implicit pressure-explicit saturation method -- Implicit pressure-implicit saturation method -- Upstream and downstream relative permeabilities -- SOLVING THE MATRIX OF SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS: Concepts in simultaneous linear equations -- Iterative methods in simulation practice -- Direct methods in simulation practice -- DATA PREPARATION: Fluid data -- Rock data -- Production data -- Flow rate data -- MAKING A SIMULATION STUDY: Mechanics of simulation run -- Simulator flowchart -- Selection of the model -- HISTORY MATCHING: Modifications using rock data -- Modifications using fluid saturations -- Modifications using fluid data -- Modifications involving relative permeability data -- Presence of communicating areas -- Automatic history matching methods -- THE WELL IN THE SIMULATOR: Explicit production -- Generalized development for multicell wells -- Selection of run parameters -- Migration of fluids within the reservoir -- Flood pattern, swept area -- OPTIMIZATIONAND SIMULATION: Concepts in optimization -- Linear programming -- Applications in petroleum engineering -- Application to gas storage optimization.
- ISBN
- 0135974682
- 9780135974681
- LCCN
- 76019004
- OCLC
- ocm02424551
- 2424551
- SCSB-9412171
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library