Reservoir || Advanced Reservoir Simulation
Here you can learn about the advanced reservoir simulation
Course Description
This course provides an overview of various reservoir simulation techniques, examining their strengths and limitations. Key applications of reservoir simulation will be illustrated through recent case studies, either conducted by the instructor or published in current literature.
Audience
This course is intended for experienced reservoir engineers. Participants should have a foundational understanding of reservoir engineering and reservoir simulation, along with practical experience using commercial reservoir simulators.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of reservoir engineering and reservoir simulation is required, as well as familiarity with the use of commercial simulators.
Course Content
Introduction to Reservoir Simulation
• The need for reservoir simulation
• Conservation equations and the concept of dividing the reservoir into grid blocks
• Setting up and solving conservation equations using linear systems
• Reservoir simulation vs. simpler analytical methods
Analytical Solutions to Transport Equations
• Buckley-Leverett Analysis.
• Waterflooding in a one-dimensional system.
• Solutions to flow equations and their implications for waterflood analysis
• Recovery plots and analysis
Grid-Based Simulation
• Advantages of grid-based methods.
• Numerical dispersion and grid orientation effects.
• Model size considerations.
• Upscaling techniques.
• Example applications.
Streamline-Based Simulation
• The rationale for using streamlines.
• Basic methodology: Tracing streamlines and accounting for gravity effects.
• Examples of streamline applications.
• Advantages and limitations of streamline-based simulation.
Advanced Methods in Reservoir Simulation
• Dual porosity modeling for fractured reservoirs at the field scale.
• History matching techniques.
• Well placement strategies.
• Gas injection and enhanced oil recovery methods.
• Coupling of reservoir simulation with facility model.