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Lectures
Thursday 12.1 (2 hrs)
Introduction to reservoir simulation; need for numerical solutions; discretization of the simple, linear diffusivity
equation derivation; concept of grid blocks; Taylor series: forward, backward and central differences; error
terms; time and space derivatives; discretization of the simple form of the partial difference equation into a
difference equation; explicit and implicit formulations, stability
Hand-out note 1: Introduction to reservoir simulation
Exercise 1: Numerical solution of the linear diffusivity equation
Monday 16.1 (2 hrs)
Implicit and explicit formulations of the difference equations; stability of solution; solution of linear equations;
Formulation of boundary conditions for the difference equations; constant pressure boundary (Dirichlet
condition) and constant rate boundary (Neuman condition); Derivation of partial differential equation (PDE) for
one-dimensional, one-phase flow: 1) mass balance, 2) Darcy's eqn., 3) eqn. of state of fluid (B-factor or
compressibility definitions) 4) pore compressibility. Diffusivity equation. Definition of transmissibilities and
storage coefficients.
Hand-out note 2: Review of basic steps in derivation of flow equations
Hand-out note 3: Discretization of the flow equations
Hand-out note 4: One dimensional, single phase simulation
Hand-out note 5: Direct solution of linear sets of equations
Thursday 19.1 (2 hrs)
Discretization of flow equations; variable grid sizes; transmissibilities and storage coefficients. treatment of
wells, injection and production well conditions. Multiphase flow; derivation of oil-water flow equations;
continuity; Darcy´s, phase behavior; rock compressibility; Well conditions.
Monday 23.1 (2 hrs)
Multiphase flow; discretization of flow equations for two phase flow (O-W); oil and water transmissibilities and
storage terms; review of relative permeabilities and capillary pressures
Hand-out note 6: Oil-water simulation - IMPES solution
Exercise 2: Oil-water simulations
Thursday 26.1 (2 hrs)
Oil-water flow equations (cont'd); selection of mobility term for oil-water flow; upstream, downstream and
average selection; physical arguments for selection; effects on simulation results; discussion of solution
methods; introduction to IMPES method; basic assumptions for IMPES method; solution of pressures and
saturation using IMPES method; illustration of numerical errors using the Buckley-Leverett system.
Two-phase, oil-gas simulation; definitions; review of parameters and functional dependencies;
Hand-out note 7: Saturated oil-gas simulation - IMPES solution
Hand-out note 8: Underaturated oil-gas simulation - IMPES solution
Monday 30.1 (2 hrs)
Two-phase, oil-gas simulation (cont'd); equations for saturated systems; equations for undersaturated systems;
Solution of non-linear equations using IMPES method; Newtonian iteration
Thursday 2.2 (2 hrs)
Three-phase, oil-gas-water simulation; definitions; review of parameters and functional dependencies; equations
for saturated systems; equations for undersaturated systems; Solution of saturated equations using IMPES
method
Hand-out note 9: Three Phase Flow
Hand-out note 10: Variable Bubble Point Problems
Monday 6.2 (2 hrs)
Three-phase, oil-gas-water simulation (cont'd); summing up; Solution of non-linear equations using Newtonian
iterations.
Hand-out note 12: Solution of non-linear equations
Thursday 9.2 (2 hrs)
Cylindrical coordinates
Hand-out note 11: Systems of variable flow area
Monday 13.2 (2 hrs)
No lecture
Exercise 4: Introductory Eclipse exercise
Thursday 16.2 (2 hrs)
Introduction to history matching (HM)
Exercise 5: Continued Eclipse exercise (refined grid)
Monday 20.2 (2 hrs)
Introduction to fractured reservoir simulation; Description of dual porosity systems; Ekofisk description;
Equations for modelling fluid flow in naturally fractured reservoirs (Ekofisk type); equations for transport in
Norwegian University of Science and Technology Professor Jon Kleppe
Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics 20.2.2017
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Lectures
fractures and supply from matrix blocks; dual porosity, single permeability formulation (2φ−1Κ); dual porosity,
dual permeability formulation (2φ−2Κ)
Hand-out note 13: Introduction to Fractured Reservoir Simulation
Exercise 6: Continued Eclipse exercise (horizontal wells)
Thursday 23.2 (2 hrs)
Introduction to compositional simulation; Compositional fluid formulation vs. Black Oil fluid formulation; short
presentation of flow equations for compositional reservoir simulation; n-component model; Compositional fluid
formulation; pseudocompositional model; Derivation of Black Oil equations from Compositional equations;
definitions of components, mass fractions and equilibrium constants for this special case;
Hand-out note 14: Introduction to compositional simulation
Monday 27.2 (2 hrs)
Summing up lectures.
Introduction to the Gullfaks PBL group project;
Group Work: Gullfaks project description
Thursday 2.3 (2 hrs)
Questions related to the Gullfaks project
Monday 6.3
Group work, Gullfaks project
Thursday 9.3
Status meeting in P12, Gullfaks project
Monday 13.3
Group work, Gullfaks project
Thursday 16.3
Status meeting in P12, Gullfaks project
Monday 20.3
Group work, Gullfaks project
Thursday 23.3
Status meeting in P12, Gullfaks project
Monday 27.3
Group work, Gullfaks project
Thursday 30.3
Status meeting in P12, Gullfaks project
Monday 3.4
Group work, Gullfaks project
Thursday 6.4
Status meeting in P12, Gullfaks project
Monday 10.4
Easter vacation
Thursday 13.4
Easter vacation
Monday 17.4
Easter vacation
Thursday 20.4 (2 hrs)
Final presentation of the Gullfaks projects
Norwegian University of Science and Technology Professor Jon Kleppe
Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics 20.2.2017
