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12/2/2021

RESERVOIR SIMULATION

Lecture Six
Explicit and Implicit
Finite-Difference Formulations

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Part 1
Finite-Difference Approximation of the
Spatial Derivative

Approximation on a Uniform Grid in One


Dimension
 The equation for single-phase, slightly compressible flow through porous media in one
dimensional (1D) flow has the form:

-----------------(1)

 Fig. below shows the ID, block-centered grid used to discretize the above eq.

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Approximation on a Uniform Grid in One


Dimension
 Applying the central-difference approximation to the first derivative:

-----------------(2)

 Using Eq.(2) to approximate the spatial derivative at Grid point i and substituting the result
into the left side of Eq.(1) results in:

-----------------(3)

Approximation on a Uniform Grid in One


Dimension
 Now, use of central differences to approximate yields

 Substituting the above Eqs. into Eq.(3) results in:

-----------------(4)

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Approximation on a Uniform Grid in One


Dimension
 Or

 The coefficients are referred to as the transmissibility of the porous medium


and are defined by:

Approximation in Multiple Dimensions

 The equation for single-phase, slightly compressible flow through porous media in three
dimensional (3D) flow has the form:

-----------------(5)

 We can apply these same techniques to multidimensional problems. Applying the


central-difference approximation to Eq. (5) results in:

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Approximation in Multiple Dimensions

Approximation in Multiple Dimensions

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Approximation in Multiple Dimensions

Part 2
Finite-Difference Approximation of the
Time Derivative

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Approximation on a Uniform Grid in One


Dimension
 The equation for single-phase, slightly compressible flow through porous media in one
dimensional (1D) flow has the form:

-----------------(1)

 Three possible approximations can be used for the time derivative: backward difference,
forward difference, and central difference.

Backward-Difference Approximation to the


Flow Equation
 the backward-difference approximation to the first derivative applied at the base time
level

-----------------(6)

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Backward-Difference Approximation to the


Flow Equation

Backward-Difference Approximation to the


Flow Equation
 In these equations, all pressures assigned to the time level are the unknowns.
 Because of the pressure dependence of the terms, time levels must also be assigned
to transmissibilities.
 If we evaluate the transmissibility at time level , we can evaluate the coefficients of the
equations explicitly with the known pressures.

-----------------(7)

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Forward-Difference Approximation to the Flow


Equation
 Similarly, if the base time level is assumed to be then the forward difference
approximation to the first derivative becomes:

-----------------(8)

Forward-Difference Approximation to the Flow


Equation

-----------------(9)

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Thank you

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