Analytical upgridding method to preserve dynamic flow behavior

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages 3153-3166

  Hosseini, Seyyed Abolfazl ^a   Kelkar, Mohan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE;

CONSTANT PRESSURE DROPS; GEOLOGICAL MODELING; NUMBER OF LAYERS; PRESSURE PROFILES; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; VARIANCE CALCULATIONS; WELL CONFIGURATION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 58849125415     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/116113-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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