Data processing: structural design – modeling – simulation – and em – Simulating nonelectrical device or system – Fluid
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-13
2009-10-13
Rodriguez, Paul L (Department: 2123)
Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and em
Simulating nonelectrical device or system
Fluid
C703S002000, C702S013000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07603265
ABSTRACT:
A method of the invention provides improvement in the quality of coupled simulations between geomechanical and reservoir models by constructing a geomechanical model of an underground zone intended to be coupled with a reservoir model allowing simulation of fluid flows in the zone, from a geological model of the zone discretized by a fine grid. Geomechanical properties are associated with the various cells of the geological model on the basis of experimental data, the underground zone is discretized by a geomechanical grid with larger cells than the geological grid, and a scale change is applied to the geomechanical data included in the geological model in order to define equivalent geomechanical properties at the scale of the geomechanical grid of the zone.
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Chalon Florent
Lemonnier Patrick
Longuemare Pascal
Mainguy Marc
Antonelli, Terry Stout & Kraus, LLP.
Institut Francais du Pe'trole
Rodriguez Paul L
Thangavelu Kandasamy
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