Stability, accuracy, and efficiency of sequential methods for coupled flow and geomechanics

SPE Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-262

  Kim, J ^a   Tchelepi, H A ^a   Juanes, R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOMECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRESSES;

FIXED-STRESS SPLITS; IMPLICIT SOLUTIONS; MECHANICAL PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; RESERVOIR GEOMECHANICS; SEQUENTIAL METHODS; STABILITY AND CONVERGENCE; UNCONDITIONALLY STABLE;

STABILITY CRITERIA;

EID: 79955384873     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/119084-PA     Document Type: Article

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