Spatial error and convergence in streamline simulation

SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 111-125

  Jimenez, E ^a   Sabir, K ^a   Datta Gupta, A ^a   King, M J ^b  

^a Texas AandM U   (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; OIL WELL FLOODING; OPTIMIZATION; STRATIGRAPHY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLUID VELOCITY; SPATIAL ERRORS; STRATIGRAPHIC GRIDS; STREAMLINE SIMULATION;

ERROR ANALYSIS;

EID: 22244457065     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/92873-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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