New simple equations for interblock geometric factors and bulk volumes in single-well simulation

J. H. Abou-Kassem, M. E. Osman, S. Mustafiz, M. R. Islam

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Abstract

This article presents new equations for the calculation of interblock geometric factors and a bulk volume of blocks in radial-cylindrical coordinates for both a block-centered grid and a point-distributed grid. The new equations require the knowledge of logarithmic spacing constant (αlg) only for interblock geometric factor calculations and logarithmic spacing constant (αlg) and radius of pressure points (ri) for bulk volume calculations. The new equations are derived from those available in the literature, but are simple and do away with the estimation, in the radial direction, of one set of block boundaries for transmissibility calculations and another set of block boundaries for bulk volume calculations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)615-630
Number of pages16
JournalPetroleum Science and Technology
Volume25
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2007

Keywords

  • Petroleum wells
  • Productivity index
  • Reservoir simulation
  • Transmissivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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