Principles of applied reservoir simulation / Принципы прикладного моделирования коллекторов

Reservoir modeling exists within the context of the reservoir management function. Although not universally adopted, reservoir management is often defined as the allocation of resources to optimize hydrocarbon recovery from a reservoir while minimizing capital investments and operating expenses [Wiggins and Startzman, 1990; Satter and Thakur, 1994; Al-Hussainy and Humphreys, 1996; Thakur, 1996]. These two outcomes - optimizing recovery and minimizing cost - often conflict with each other. Hydrocarbon recovery could be maximized if cost was not an issue, while costs could be minimized if the field operator had no interest in or obligation to prudently manage a finite resource. The primary objective in a reservoir management study is to determine the optimum conditions needed to maximize the economic recovery of hydrocarbons from a prudently operated field. Reservoir modeling is the most sophisticated methodology available for achieving the primary reservoir management objective. <...>