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US9058445B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9058445-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113805651-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | Jul 29, 2010 |
| Publication date | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2015 |
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A method is presented for modeling reservoir properties. The method includes constructing a coarse computational mesh for the reservoir. The coarse computational mesh comprises a plurality of cells. The method further includes determining a plurality of flows for each of the plurality of cells based on Dirichlet boundary conditions. Additionally, the method includes determining a solution to a coarse pressure equation for the reservoir based on the plurality of flows.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for modeling properties of a reservoir, comprising: constructing a coarse computational mesh for the reservoir in a computer system, wherein the coarse computational mesh comprises a plurality of cells; determining a plurality of flows for each of the plurality of cells based on Dirichlet boundary conditions, wherein determining the plurality of flows for each of the plurality of cells comprises: selecting a plurality of pressure points along a p…
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- What does patent US9058445B2 cover?
- A method is presented for modeling reservoir properties. The method includes constructing a coarse computational mesh for the reservoir. The coarse computational mesh comprises a plurality of cells. The method further includes determining a plurality of flows for each of the plurality of cells based on Dirichlet boundary conditions. Additionally, the method includes determining a solution to a …
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- Usadi Adam, Li Dachang, Parashkevov Rossen, and 3 more
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- Primary CPC classification G06F30/20. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jun 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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