A Practical Method of History Matching Reservoir Simulators
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- A unique approach to automatic history matching is presented. This method requires approximately one-tenth the CPU time required for the optimal control theory automatic history matching methods described in the literature.Two accurate linear models of the simulator's pressure and production response to permeability changes are presented. These models, which are derived from the general hyperbolic decline curve relationship, are used in a history matching scheme to estimate the permeability distribution from historical production and pressure information.This automatic history matching technique is illustrated in four cases of pressure history in a 72 block 7 well model. Three isotropic permeability distributions and one anisotropic permeability distribution comprise the four cases. Additionally, an untested method is proposed to simultaneously calculate the relative permeability curves as well as the absolute permeability distribution. This technique could also be used to determine pseudo-relative permeabilities when used to match a more complex simulation model.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | September 1984 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Dye, Lester William |
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| Primary advisor | Aziz, Khalid |
| Advisor | Horne, Roland N. |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Department of Petroleum Engineering |
Subjects
| Subject | School of Earth Energy & Environmental Sciences |
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| Subject | Stanford University Petroleum Research Institute |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- Dye, Lester William. (1984). A Practical Method of History Matching Reservoir Simulators. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/dd647ns9954
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