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Numerical Reservoir Simulation



  
Reservoir simulation is a developing application technique for reservoir development and management. It can be used to forecast the production behavior of oil and gas fields, optimize reservoir development schemes, and evaluate the distribution of remaining oil through history matching, for example. It is an important tool to help reservoir engineers optimize the design of well development schemes, improve the efficiency of reservoir development, and enhance oil and gas recovery.
Some of the current research topics in the Reservoir Simulation Group led by Professor John Chen are the following:
  • differential formulations (mathematical modeling),
  • scanners and grid generators,
  • numerical discretization methods,
  • linear system solvers,
  • solution schemes,
  • visualization and post-processing,
  • applications,
  • experiences.