Course Outline:

• Overview of Reservoir Simulation.

• 1. Introduction
  2. Reservoir engineering concepts in simulation.
  3. The Material Balance Equation
  4. Numerical Reservoir Simulators
  5. Type & use of Reservoir Simulators

• Mathematical Modeling of Fluid Flow Dynamics in Porous Media.

• 1. Flow Geometries and Dimensions
  2. Single-Phase Flow Equations
  3. Multiphase Flow Equations
  4. Boundary and Initial Conditions

• Basic Concepts of Matrices

• 1. Product of Two Matrices
  2. Properties of Transposed Matrices
  3. Determinants & their properties.
  4. Inverse of a Matrix

• Setting Up The Numerical Model

• 1. Grid Types and Grid Selection
  2. Finite-Difference Approximation

• Numerical Simulation Equations

• 1. Gaussian Elimination
  2. Parabolic Interpolation
  3. Numerical Modeling Program
  4. Solving for Changes Rather than for Absolute Pressures
  5. Prevision for Constant Pressure
  6. Successive Over – Relation (SOR)
  7. Alternating Direction Implicit Solution (ADIP)
  8. Saturation Determinations

• Solution of Flow Equations: The Computer Model.

• 1. Single – Phase Flow Equations
  2. Multi – Phase Flow Equations
  3. Solution of the Matrix Equations
  4. Internal Checks.

• Model Initialization Data.

• 1. Data Overview
  2. Fluid Properties Data Input
  3. Rock Properties Data Input
  4. Equilibrium Data Input
  5. Aquifer Data Input.

• History Match.

• 1. Numerical Methods Control
  2. Input / Output Control.
  3. Well Data.

• Prediction Scenarios Data Files.