Application of Dynamic Upscaling for Thermal Reservoir Simulation

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dc.contributor.advisorGates, Ian D.
dc.contributor.authorPicone, Matteo M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-26T17:04:49Z
dc.date.available2014-06-16T07:00:25Z
dc.date.issued2014-03-26
dc.date.submitted2014en
dc.description.abstractReservoir simulation is inherently an imperfect tool for forecasting. However, given sufficient analysis and post-processing, the areas of uncertainty can be quantified and effort can be made to mitigate their impact and improve the confidence in the prediction. The focus of the research documented here is to analyze the extent to which grid size definition and the location and quantity of reservoir heterogeneities impact the performance of a simulation-based recovery process. In analysing two different sets of models (binary and facies-based), a new methodology was developed and applied to mitigate the observed difference in the forecasted result. When the observations are coupled, it suggests that an increase in near wellbore reservoir heterogeneity, as indicated by a reduction in gridblock connectivity, has an increased impact upon the simulation results when compared to the impact of strictly length scale definition of heterogeneity. Additionally, the impact of length scales can be normalized when the focus is upon connectivity within the reservoir model.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPicone, M. M. (2014). Application of Dynamic Upscaling for Thermal Reservoir Simulation (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24960en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24960
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1390
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.classificationSteam Assisted Gravity Drainageen_US
dc.subject.classificationSAGDen_US
dc.subject.classificationNumerical Modellingen_US
dc.subject.classificationReservoir Simulationen_US
dc.subject.classificationFiltering Large Datasets (Realizations)en_US
dc.titleApplication of Dynamic Upscaling for Thermal Reservoir Simulation
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Engineering (MEng)
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