Method and system for integrated reservoir and surface facility networks simulations
US8401832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes initiating a first reservoir simulation on a first simulator for a first set of physical parameters of a first reservoir. The first reservoir simulator uses a first set of components for a compositional reservoir model. A second reservoir simulation is initiated on a second simulator. A network simulation is initiated on a network simulator to model a network for coupling the first reservoir and the second reservoir to a surface facility. The network simulator uses a second set of components for a compositional network model. The method further includes translating each of a first hydrocarbon fluid stream of the first reservoir simulator and a second hydrocarbon fluid stream of the second reservoir simulator to a common fluid model. Further, network balancing is initiated among the simulators at a corresponding point in each controller time step.
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