METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESERVOIR MODELING
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1. A method for modeling properties of a reservoir, comprising:
- constructing a coarse computational mesh for the reservoir, wherein the coarse computational mesh comprises a plurality of cells;
determining a plurality of flows for each of the plurality of cells based on Dirichlet boundary conditions; and
determining a solution to a coarse pressure equation for the reservoir based on the plurality of flows.
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Abstract
A method is presented for modeling reservoir properties. The method includes constructing a coarse computational mesh for the reservoir. The coarse computational mesh comprises a plurality of cells. The method further includes determining a plurality of flows for each of the plurality of cells based on Dirichlet boundary conditions. Additionally, the method includes determining a solution to a coarse pressure equation for the reservoir based on the plurality of flows.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for modeling properties of a reservoir, comprising:
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constructing a coarse computational mesh for the reservoir, wherein the coarse computational mesh comprises a plurality of cells; determining a plurality of flows for each of the plurality of cells based on Dirichlet boundary conditions; and determining a solution to a coarse pressure equation for the reservoir based on the plurality of flows. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for modeling properties of a reservoir, comprising:
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a plurality of processors; a machine readable medium comprising code configured to direct at least one of the plurality of processors to; construct a coarse computational mesh for the reservoir, wherein the coarse computational mesh comprises a plurality of cells; determine a plurality of flows for each of the plurality of cells based on Dirichlet boundary conditions; determine a solution to a coarse pressure equation for the reservoir based on the plurality of flows; and reconstruct a fine-scale flow based on a multiscale approach, and the solution to the coarse pressure equation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for producing hydrocarbons from an oil and/or gas field using an upscaling method relating to a physical structure, the method for producing hydrocarbons comprising:
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constructing a coarse computational mesh for the physical structure, wherein the coarse computational mesh comprises a plurality of cells; determining a plurality of flows for each of the plurality of cells based on Dirichlet boundary conditions; and determining a solution to a coarse pressure equation for the reservoir based on the plurality of flows. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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