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US 2016/0098498 A1Published application
Tunable miniaturized physical subsurface model for simulation and inversion
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsClaudius Feger, Lior Horesh, Ulisses T. Mello, Maria J. B. Moura
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Abstract
Conventional computational simulation and inversion of subsurface flow is expensive, which is wasteful in terms of time and energy consumption. The present invention discloses a process for implementation of mathematical techniques such as forward simulation, sensitivity analysis, and inversion to physical microstructure models for subsurface fluid simulation. This process not only offers accurate and reliable results, but also is cost effective.
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A method for simulation and inversion on a physical subsurface model, comprising:
- providing a first physical subsurface model;
- performing a forward simulation on the first physical subsurface model to determine a fluid state;
- conducting a sensitivity analysis on the first physical subsurface model;
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- performing an inversion on the first physical subsurface model to determine a substructure property of the first physical subsurface model.
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