Parallel numerical reservoir simulations of nonisothermal compositional flow and chemistry

SPE Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-247

  Delshad, M ^a   Thomas, S G ^a   Wheeler, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED WELLS; AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DIGITAL STORAGE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ITERATIVE METHODS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; SITE SELECTION;

DEPLETED GAS RESERVOIR; EFFICIENT NUMERICAL SCHEMES; ENHANCED-OIL RECOVERIES; HYDROCARBON COMPONENTS; MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; NUMERICAL RESERVOIR SIMULATIONS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION (ODE); PARALLEL IMPLEMENTATIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 79959538773     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/118847-pa     Document Type: Article

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