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Enriched multi-point flux approximation

US7983883B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2007
Grant dateJul 19, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2111/10
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Methods and systems to reduce or eliminate numerical oscillations in solutions that occur when using conventional MPFA when modeling flow in a reservoir are provided. The technique may be referred to as enriched multi-point flux approximation (EMPFA) and may be used to improve the consistency and accuracy in constructing pressure interpolations in cells for the purpose of determining flux equations used in predicting flow in a reservoir.

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