An Introduction to Multiphase, Multicomponent Reservoir Simulation

An Introduction to Petroleum Reservoir Simulation is aimed toward graduate students and professionals in the oil and gas  industry working in reservoir simulation. It begins with a review of  fluid and rock properties and derivation of basic reservoir engineering  mass balance equations. Then equations and approaches for numerical  reservoir simulation are introduced. The text starts with simple  problems (1D, single phase flow in homogeneous reservoirs with constant  rate wells) and subsequent chapters slowly add complexities  (heterogeneities, nonlinearities, multi-dimensions, multiphase flow, and  multicomponent flow). Partial differential equations and finite  differences are then introduced but it will be shown that algebraic mass  balances can also be written directly on discrete grid blocks that  result in the same equations. Many completed examples and figures will  be included to improve understanding.

An Introduction to Petroleum Reservoir Simulation is designed for those with their first exposure to reservoir  simulation, including graduate students in their first simulation course  and working professionals who are using reservoir simulators and want  to learn more about the basics.

• Presents basic equations and  discretization for multiphase, multicomponent transport in subsurface  media in a simple, easy-to-understand manner
• Features illustrations that explain basic concepts and show comparison to analytical solutions and commercial simulators 
• Includes dozens of completed example problems on a small number of grid blocks
• Offers  pseudocode and exercises to allow the reader to develop their own  computer-based numerical simulator that can be verified against  analytical solutions and commercial simulators