Adaptive multiscale finite-volume framework for reservoir simulation

SPE Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 188-195

  Tchelepi, Hamdi A ^a   Jenny, Patrick ^b   Lee, Seong H ^c   Wolfsteiner, Christian ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELLS;

COARSE GRID PRESSURE; FINE-SCALE PRESSURE FIELD; MULTISCALE FINITE-VOLUME (MSFV) FRAMEWORK; RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 34447282867     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/93395-PA     Document Type: Article

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