Parallel unstructured-solver methods for simulation of complex giant reservoirs

SPE Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 440-446

  Fung, Larry S K ^a   Dogru, Ali H ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

ALGEBRAIC MULTIGRIDS; CARBONATE COMPLEXES; FIELD-SCALE SIMULATION; LOCAL GRID REFINEMENT; MULTI-STAGE METHODS; PARALLEL LINEAR SOLVERS; PRECONDITIONING METHOD; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR;

ALGEBRA;

EID: 58149489076     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/106237-PA     Document Type: Article

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