Multiscale mixed/mimetic methods on corner-point grids

Computational Geosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-315

  Aarnes, Jørg E ^a   Krogstad, Stein ^a   Lie, Knut Andreas ^a  

^a SINTEF ICT   (Norway)

Author keywords

Corner point grids; Mimetic finite differences; Multiscale mixed finite elements

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRID COMPUTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DOWNSCALING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; UPSCALING;

EID: 51549117379     PISSN: 14200597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10596-007-9072-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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