Anisotropic geometry-adaptive refinement for reservoir mesh creation

A system and method inserts fracture networks into an existing Earth Model that exists as a structured grid and physical property values. The fracture network is in the form of a surface mesh (manifold or non-manifold) in a three-dimensional ("3D") space. The structured grid of the Earth M...

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Hauptverfasser:	Brewer, Michael L, Ward, Steven B
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING EARTH DRILLING EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING MINING OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and method inserts fracture networks into an existing Earth Model that exists as a structured grid and physical property values. The fracture network is in the form of a surface mesh (manifold or non-manifold) in a three-dimensional ("3D") space. The structured grid of the Earth Model is then anisotropically refined to resolve the fractures and to provide appropriate cell grading in the near-fracture region. The generated Earth Model may be utilized in a variety of applications, including for example, a reservoir simulation.