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TM4112 - 2 Introduction To Reservoir Simulation

The document provides an overview of reservoir simulation. It discusses different types of reservoir simulation models including analog, physical, mathematical, numerical, and computer models. It outlines some key applications of reservoir simulation such as production optimization and facies modelling. The document also provides a simplified approach to understanding reservoir simulation, discussing how simulation works by applying reservoir engineering concepts to grid blocks and solving equations at each time step to model reservoir performance over time.

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TM4112 - 2 Introduction To Reservoir Simulation

The document provides an overview of reservoir simulation. It discusses different types of reservoir simulation models including analog, physical, mathematical, numerical, and computer models. It outlines some key applications of reservoir simulation such as production optimization and facies modelling. The document also provides a simplified approach to understanding reservoir simulation, discussing how simulation works by applying reservoir engineering concepts to grid blocks and solving equations at each time step to model reservoir performance over time.

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Geophysics

Data
analysis
Depth
conversion
Simulation

Well
correlation

Well
design Facies
modelling
Property modelling
And Upscaling

TM4112
Karakterisasi &
Pemodelan Reservoir
Introduction to Reservoir Simulation
Instructional Objectives
 This module explains the basics of
reservoir simulation.
SIMULATION:

``To Give the Appearance Of...''


What Is Reservoir Simulation?
 Reservoir simulation is the representation
of petroleum reservoir performance using a
model.
Types of Reservoir
Simulation Models
 Analog models
 Physical models
 Mathematical models
 Numerical models
 Computer models
Analog models

Bruce reservoir analyser, interpreted from his 1947 patent.


When You Should Use
Reservoir Simulation?
 When the problem cannot be solved any
other way.
 When reservoir simulation is faster,
cheaper, or more reliable than other
methods.
 GENERAL RULE: Problems should be
solved using the simplest and least costly
method that will yield an answer
consistent with the objectives of your
study and the available data
Applications of
Reservoir Simulation
 You can produce your reservoir once in
reality but you can produce it several
hundred times on your computer !
Applications of
Reservoir Simulation
Simplified Approach to
Understanding Reservoir Simulation
(Principles)
 In reservoir simulation, we apply the
concepts we use in conventional reservoir
engineering on parts of the reservoir (grid
blocks) rather than the entire reservoir.
Simplified Approach to
Understanding Reservoir Simulation
Simplified Approach to
Understanding Reservoir Simulation
Simplified Approach to
Understanding Reservoir Simulation
(Simulation Equations)
 Combining the three principles results in
three equations for every grid block.
 The unknowns in the three equations often
are:
 pressure, p.
 water saturation, Sw.

 gas saturation, Sg.


Simplified Approach to
Understanding Reservoir Simulation
(Time Steps)
 The simulator starts from a known solution
(p, Sw, and Sg are known for every grid
block) then advances in time to a new time
level.
 The problem becomes how to calculate p,
Sw, and Sg for every grid block at the new
time level.
Simplified Approach to
Understanding Reservoir Simulation
(Solution of Equations)
Simplified Approach to
Understanding Reservoir Simulation
(Solution of Equations)
Differences Between Simulators

 Differences are in three areas:


 Input and output
 Matrix solvers

 Options for specific applications


Needs and Options in Modern
Simulators

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