A mimetic finite-volume-discretization operator for reservoir simulation

SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 427-443

  Alpak, Faruk O ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; OIL FIELDS; SIMULATORS; VECTORS;

FINITE VOLUME DISCRETIZATION OPERATORS; RESERVOIR MODELS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; RESERVOIR SIMULATORS; TENSOR CALCULUS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 34249097721     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/106445-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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