WO2012033650A3 - Machine, computer program product and method to generate unstructured grids and carry out parallel reservoir simulation - Google Patents

Machine, computer program product and method to generate unstructured grids and carry out parallel reservoir simulation Download PDF

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WO2012033650A3
WO2012033650A3 PCT/US2011/049290 US2011049290W WO2012033650A3 WO 2012033650 A3 WO2012033650 A3 WO 2012033650A3 US 2011049290 W US2011049290 W US 2011049290W WO 2012033650 A3 WO2012033650 A3 WO 2012033650A3
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Larry S.K. Fung
Mokhle M. Mezghani
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    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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A machine, computer program product, and method to enable scalable parallel reservoir simulations for a variety of simulation model sizes are described herein. Some embodiments of the disclosed invention include a machine, methods, and implemented software for performing parallel processing of a grid defining a reservoir or oil/gas field using a plurality of sub-domains for the reservoir simulation, a parallel process of re-ordering a local cell index for each of the plurality of cells using characteristics of the cell and location within the at least one sub-domain and a parallel process of simulating at least one production characteristic of the reservoir.
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