Nested gridding and streamline-based simulation for fast reservoir performance prediction

Computational Geosciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 295-320

  Gautier, Yann ^a   Blunt, Martin J ^a   Christie, Michael A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiphase flow simulation; Streamline methods; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODELING; FLOW MODELING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; STREAMLINE (FLOW); WATERFLOODING;

FLOW MODELING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033497752     PISSN: 14200597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/51931-ms     Document Type: Article

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