Computational Methods for Multiphase Flows in Porous Media
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Author(s): Z. Chen. G. Huan and Y. Ma
Publisher: SIAM
ISBN: 0898716063
Format: softback
531pp
Price: $125.00
Review Date: 10 May 2006
Review: Mathematical models of petroleum reservoirs have been in use since the late 1800s. A mathematical model consists of a set of differential equations that describe the flow of fluids in petroleum reservoirs, together with an appropriate set of boundary and/or initial conditions. Since the 1950s, numerical models have been used to predict, understand, and optimize complex fluid flow processes in these reservoirs. The emergence of complex enhanced recovery techniques in oil production has increased the need for sophisticated mathematical and computational tools to model intricate physical phenomena and sharply-changing fluid interfaces. This book provides an overview of various multiphase flows and transport models and explains the latest computational methods used in the solution of these models. It covers four main topics: flow and transport differential equations and their numerical solutions; rock and fluid properties; numerical methods; and linear system solvers – as well as eight applications: single-phase flow; 2-phase flow; black oil type flow; volatile oil flow; compositional flow; nonisothermal flow; chemical compositional flow; and flows in fractured porous media. Each chapter includes a bibliography and Exercises.