Modular Streamline Based Grids for Reservoir Simulation
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Reservoir simulation grid generation can be simplified by decomposing the domain into a set of subdomains such that grid generation can be performed in a modular fashion. Within each subdomain a grid can be generated by using any desired gridding technique. The chosen gridding techniques employed here involve algebraic interpolants and streamline-potential grids.The question of how to decompose the domain is addressed. Streamline-potential coordinates form an integral part of our domain decomposition strategy. The natural property of streamlines provides a grid that has a concentration of grid lines in high velocity regions of the flow field. Therefore it optimizes node placement. A local streamline-potential grid can now be generated for any number of the subdomains, giving rise to a set of quasi K-Orthogonal (with zero or small off-diagonal tensor coefficients [4]) modules with streamlines concentrated in high velocity regions.Results computed with modular streamline-potential grids demonstrate a significant improvement in accuracy when compared with conventional Cartesian grids of similar resolution.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | June 1999 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Li, Bin |
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| Primary advisor | Edwards, Michael G. |
| Advisor | Aziz, Khalid |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Department of Petroleum Engineering |
Subjects
| Subject | School of Earth Energy & Environmental Sciences |
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| Genre | Thesis |
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- Li, Bin. (1999). Modular Streamline Based Grids for Reservoir Simulation. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/fj804zs3198
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Master's Theses, Doerr School of Sustainability
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