English | 2022 | PDF | 9 MB | 348 Pages
by Matthew Balhoff
An Introduction to Petroleum Reservoir Simulation
is aimed toward graduate students and professionals in the oil and gas
industry working in reservoir simulation. It begins with a review of
fluid and rock properties and derivation of basic reservoir engineering
mass balance equations. Then equations and approaches for numerical
reservoir simulation are introduced. The text starts with simple
problems (1D, single phase flow in homogeneous reservoirs with constant
rate wells) and subsequent chapters slowly add complexities
(heterogeneities, nonlinearities, multi-dimensions, multiphase flow, and
multicomponent flow). Partial differential equations and finite
differences are then introduced but it will be shown that algebraic mass
balances can also be written directly on discrete grid blocks that
result in the same equations. Many completed examples and figures will
be included to improve understanding.
An Introduction to Petroleum Reservoir Simulation
is designed for those with their first exposure to reservoir
simulation, including graduate students in their first simulation course
and working professionals who are using reservoir simulators and want
to learn more about the basics.
- Presents basic equations and
discretization for multiphase, multicomponent transport in subsurface
media in a simple, easy-to-understand manner
- Features illustrations that explain basic concepts and show comparison to analytical solutions and commercial simulators
- Includes dozens of completed example problems on a small number of grid blocks
- Offers
pseudocode and exercises to allow the reader to develop their own
computer-based numerical simulator that can be verified against
analytical solutions and commercial simulators
ISBNs: 0323992366, 0323992358, 9780323992350, 9780323992367, 978-0323992350, 978-0323992367, 978-0-323-99235-0
