Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of managing petro-chemical reservoir production and program product therefor
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Application No.: US14754929Application Date: 2015-06-30
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Publication No.: US10176538B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Pablo Enrique Vargas Mendoza , Jose Maria Segura Serra , Nubia Aurora Gonzalez Molano , Mookanahallipatna Ramasesha Lashmikantha , Roberto Federico Ausas , Freddy Ernesto Mackay Espindola , Carmen Nilda Mena Paz , Eduardo Rocha Rodrigues , Paula Aida Sesini
- Applicant: Repsol, S.A. , International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: ES Madrid US NY Armonk
- Assignee: REPSOL, S.A.,International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: REPSOL, S.A.,International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: ES Madrid US NY Armonk
- Agency: Law Office of Charles W. Peterson, Jr.
- Agent Louis J. Percello, Esq.
- Priority: EP14382455 20141117
- Main IPC: G01V1/48
- IPC: G01V1/48 ; G06Q50/02 ; G01V99/00 ; G06F17/50 ; G06Q10/06 ; G01N33/24

Abstract:
A method and computer program product for managing hydrocarbon field production, e.g., petro-chemical reservoir production. The hydrocarbon field is modeled using the finite volume method (FVM) model and the finite element method (FEM). Centroids are located in each FVM cell and each FEM element and overlapping cells are identified. After determining the distance between centroids for overlapping cells, fluid characteristics are mapped to the FEM element centroids, weighted inversely for distance between the respective centroids. A permeability/conductivity weighted average is determined for pore pressure and temperature of sub-volumes clustered around each FEM element node. Field production may be adjusted in response to FEM element node characteristics.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160140674A1 METHOD OF MANAGING PETRO-CHEMICAL RESERVOIR PRODUCTION AND PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR Public/Granted day:2016-05-19
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