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Method for predicting dynamic parameters of fluids in a subterranean reservoir

  • US 6,498,989 B1
  • Filed: 12/01/1999
  • Issued: 12/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for determining the location of the accumulation fluids in a subterranean formation, comprising:

  • determining a first velocity vector “

    Vx

    for migration of fluid in a region of interest in the subterranean formation, the first velocity vector comprising attributes of speed and direction of flow of fluid in a first direction in the region of interest;

    determining a second velocity vector “

    Vy

    for migration of fluid In the region of interest, the second velocity vector comprising attributes of speed and direction of flow of fluid in a second direction in the region of interest;

    extrapolating the velocity vectors to identify the fluid accumulation location; and

    wherein the first and second velocity vectors are primarily functions of supplementary pressure “

    dP”

    in the region of interest, the permeability “

    c”

    of the region of interest, and the viscosity “

    u”

    of the fluid in the region of interest.

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