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A new approach to the application of direct methods in petroleum reservoir simulation

  • M. A. Al-Marhoun*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A new approach to the application of direct methods in petroleum reservoir simulation is introduced. This new approach is based on a modified form of the alternating diagonal ordering scheme that will rearrange each type of elements along different secondary diagonals in the coefficient matrix. In a typical 2-dimensional 3-phase petroleum reservoir simulation problem of 345 grid system, the new method is substantially faster than the band algorithm applied to the matrix resulting from the standard ordering.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSociety of Petroleum Engineers - Middle East Technical Conference and Exhibition, ME 1979
PublisherSociety of Petroleum Engineers
Pages319-324
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781555637149
DOIs
StatePublished - 1979

Publication series

NameSociety of Petroleum Engineers - Middle East Technical Conference and Exhibition, ME 1979

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 1979. Society ot Petroleum Engineers.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • General Energy

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