The effects of linearization on solutions of reservoir engineering problems

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 1224-1246

  Mustafiz, S ^a   Mousavizadegan, S H ^b   Islam, M R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cubic spline; Engineering approach; Finite difference; Nonlinearity; Reservoir simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; CONTROL THEORY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; LINEARIZATION; MILITARY DATA PROCESSING; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOLUTIONS;

(+ MOD 2N) OPERATION; (E ,3E) PROCESS; (PL) PROPERTIES; APPLIED (CO); APPLIED SCIENCES; BEST APPROXIMATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; COMPUTER MODELLING; CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS; CONTINUOUS NONLINEAR FUNCTIONS; FLOW EQUATIONS; FORMATION VOLUME FACTOR (FVF); GRID BLOCKS; IN ORDER; INTENSE (CO); MATHEMATICAL FORMULATIONS; NATURAL PROCESSES; NONLINEARITY (INCLUDING BIFURCATION THEORY); NUMERICAL DESCRIPTION; NUMERICAL EVALUATIONS; PIECEWISE FUNCTIONS; PROPERTY (S); RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; SPLINE FUNCTIONS; SYSTEMATIC (CO);

FUNCTION EVALUATION;

EID: 46149122789     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460701833905     Document Type: Article

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