Integrated oilfield asset modeling using multiple resolutions of reservoir detail
US10866340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/66
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and program product model an oilfield asset by selecting, for each of multiple sectors of the oilfield asset, a sector model from among a collection of sector models, building a multi-resolution integrated asset model of the oilfield asset using the selected sector model for each of the sectors, and performing a computer simulation using the multi-resolution integrated asset model. The collection of sector models for each sector includes multiple sector models modeled at varying resolutions. In addition, the multi-resolution integrated asset model includes a surface network model that couples the selected sector models to one another. As such, different sectors of an oilfield asset may be modeled at varying resolutions to balance accuracy and turnaround time when performing integrated oilfield asset modeling.
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