GeoScale - Direct Reservoir Simulation on Geocellular Models

Publications
Below is a list of recent publications by members of the project team. Full publication lists are available from the menu to the left on the pager. Feel free to download the preprints to view them on your own computer, or follow the links to obtain the final papers from the publisher.

In press:

  1. F. O. Alpak, M. Pal, and K.-A. Lie. A multiscale method for modeling flow in stratigraphically complex reservoirs. SPE J., accepted
  2. H. M. Nilsen, K.-A. Lie, and J. R. Natvig. Accurate modelling of faults by multipoint, mimetic, and mixed methods. SPE J., accepted.

In journals:

  1. K.-A. Lie, J. R. Natvig, and H. M. Nilsen. Discussion of dynamics and operator splitting techniques for two-phase flow with gravity. Int. J Numer. Anal. Mod. (Special issue in memory of Magne Espedal), Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 684-700, 2012.
  2. R. A. Klausen, A. F. Rasmussen, and A. F. Stephansen. Velocity interpolation and streamline tracing on irregular geometries. Comput. Geosci. Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 261-276, 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s10596-011-9256-0.
  3. K.-A. Lie, S. Krogstad, I. S. Ligaarden, J. R. Natvig, H. M. Nilsen, and B. Skaflestad. Open source MATLAB implementation of consistent discretisations on complex grids. Comput. Geosci., Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 297-322, 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s10596-011-9244-4.
  4. V. L. Hauge, K.-A. Lie, and J. R. Natvig. Flow-based coarsening for multiscale simulation of transport in porous media. Comput. Geosci., Comput. Geosci., Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 391-408, 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s10596-011-9230-x
  5. J. R. Natvig, B. Skaflestad, F. Bratvedt, K. Bratvedt, K.-A. Lie, V. Laptev, and S. K. Khataniar. Multiscale mimetic solvers for efficient streamline simulation of fractured reservoirs. SPE J., Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 880-880, 2011. DOI: 10.2118/119132-PA.
  6. M. Krokiewski, I. Ligaarden, K.-A. Lie, D. W. Schmid. On the importance of the Stokes-Brinkman equations for computing effective permeability in carbonate karst reservoirs.Comm. Comput. Phys, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 1315-1332. DOI: 10.4208/cicp.290610.020211a
  7. S. Krogstad, V. L. Hauge, and A. F. Gulbransen. Adjoint multiscale mixed finite elements. SPE J., Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 162-171, 2011. DOI: 10.2118/119112-PA.
  8. A. F. Gulbransen, V. L. Hauge, and K.-A. Lie. A multiscale mixed finite-element method for vuggy and naturally-fractured reservoirs. SPE J., Vol. 15, No. 12, pp. 395-403, 2010.  DOI: 10.2118/119104-PA.

In proceedings:

  1. S. Krogstad. A sparse basis POD for model reduction of multiphase compressible flow. SPE 141973,  2011 SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, 21-23 February 2011.
  2. F. O. Alpak, M. Pal, and K.-A. Lie. A multiscale method for modeling flow in stratigraphically complex reservoirs. SPE 140403, 2011 SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, 21-23 February 2011.
  3. K.-A. Lie, S. Krogstad, I. S. Ligaarden, J. R. Natvig, H. M. Nilsen, and B. Skaflestad. Discretisation on complex grids -- Open source MATLAB implementation. Proceedings of ECMOR XII, Oxford, UK, 6-9 September 2010.
  4. V. L. Hauge, K.-A. Lie, and J. R. Natvig. Flow-based grid coarsening for transport simulations. Proceedings of ECMOR XII, Oxford, UK, 6-9 September 2010.
  5. I. Ligaarden, M. Krokiewski, K.-A. Lie, D. W. Schmid, M. Pal. On the Stokes-Brinkman equations for modeling flow in carbonate reservoirs. Proceedings of ECMOR XII, Oxford, UK, 6-9 September 2010.
  6. A. F. Rasmussen. Streamline tracing on irregular geometries. Proceedings of ECMOR XII, Oxford, UK, 6-9 September 2010.
  7. H. M. Nilsen and J. R. Natvig. Improved gravity splitting for streamline and reordering methods. Proceedings of ECMOR XII, Oxford, UK, 6-9 September 2010.

Preprints:

  1. H. M. Nilsen, K.-A. Lie, J. R. Natvig, and S. Krogstad. Accurate modelling of faults by multipoint, mimetic, and mixed methods.
  2. V. L. Hauge, K.-A. Lie, and J. R. Natvig. Flow-based grid coarsening for transport simulations.
  3. I. Ligaarden, M. Krokiewski, K.-A. Lie, D. W. Schmid.  On the importance of the Stokes-Brinkman equations for computing effective permeability in carbonate karst reservoirs.

 

Published February 22, 2008

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