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Transient pressure solution for a horizontal well in a petroleum reservoir by boundary integral methods
Author(s) -
Farina Leandro,
Ding Yu,
HaDuong Tuong
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0207(20001020)49:5<669::aid-nme974>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - discretization , pressure gradient , boundary (topology) , collocation (remote sensing) , transient (computer programming) , mechanics , mathematics , boundary value problem , mathematical analysis , geology , physics , computer science , operating system , remote sensing
A novel application of the boundary integral method to horizontal well analysis in the field of petroleum engineering is presented. The transient pressure satisfies the heat equation, non‐local and non‐linear boundary conditions. The turbulent flow inside the well is modelled by considering a pressure gradient along the well. The heat potential is used and Chebyshev collocation along with a time discretization is employed. Some numerical results are presented to show the features of this new approach. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.