A practical method for minimizing the grid orientation effect in reservoir simulation production technology

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 431-442

  Wolcott, D S ^a   Kazemi, H ^b   Dean, R H ^c  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^c ARCO Exploration and   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; FLOODS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INFILL DRILLING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SIMULATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

COMPUTATIONAL GRIDS; NUMERICAL DISPERSIONS; OIL AND GAS RESERVOIR; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; SATURATION EQUATIONS; TOTAL VARIATION DIMINISHING SCHEME;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

GRID ORIENTATION; TOTAL VARIATION DIMINISHING SCHEME;

EID: 0029766747     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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