TY - GEN
T1 - Comparing advanced discretization methods for complex hydrocarbon reservoirs
AU - Hjeij, Dawood
AU - Abushaikha, Ahmad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright 2019, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Most commercially available simulators use the trivial two-point flux approximation (TPFA) method for flux computation. However, the TPFA only gives consistent solutions when used for K-orthogonal grids. In general, multi-point flux approximation (MPFA) methods perform better under both heterogeneous and anisotropic conditions. The mimetic finite difference (MFD) method is designed to preserve properties on unstructured polyhedral grids, and its development for simulating full tensor permeabilities is also crucial step. This paper compares the performance, accuracy, and efficiency of these schemes for simulating complex synthetic and realistic hydrocarbon reservoirs.
AB - Most commercially available simulators use the trivial two-point flux approximation (TPFA) method for flux computation. However, the TPFA only gives consistent solutions when used for K-orthogonal grids. In general, multi-point flux approximation (MPFA) methods perform better under both heterogeneous and anisotropic conditions. The mimetic finite difference (MFD) method is designed to preserve properties on unstructured polyhedral grids, and its development for simulating full tensor permeabilities is also crucial step. This paper compares the performance, accuracy, and efficiency of these schemes for simulating complex synthetic and realistic hydrocarbon reservoirs.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087229067&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2118/196727-ms
DO - 10.2118/196727-ms
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85087229067
T3 - Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition 2019, RCSC 2019
BT - Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition 2019, RCSC 2019
PB - Society of Petroleum Engineers
T2 - SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition 2019, RCSC 2019
Y2 - 17 September 2019 through 19 September 2019
ER -