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Constrained pressure residual preconditioner for efficient solution of the adjoint equation

US8775144B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 2011
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F17/12
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product is disclosed for using a constrained pressure residual (CPR) preconditioner to solve adjoint models. A linear system of fluid flow equations comprising a plurality of variables that represent fluid flow properties in a geological formation of a subterranean reservoir is provided. Matrix (Ã)T, which comprises a transpose of a Jacobian matrix associated with the linear system of fluid flow equations, is constructed. A constrained pressure residual preconditioner MCPRA−1 is constructed responsive to the matrix (Ã)T. Matrix equation (Ã)Ty=d is then solved using the constrained pressure residual preconditioner MCPRA−1.

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