公开(公告)号：US4868751A

公开(公告)日：1989-09-19

申请号：US95210

申请日：1987-09-11

申请人： Ali H. Dogru ,  Eve S. Sprunt

发明人： Ali H. Dogru ,  Eve S. Sprunt

IPC分类号： G01N15/08

CPC分类号： G01N15/08

摘要： A core sample from a subterranean reservoir is placed in a pressure cell holder and the core pressure is measured at a plurality of pressure points along the core before and during fluid flooding. A computed tomography (CT) scanning system provides images of the density distribution within the core sample during such waterflooding. Fluid saturation, determined from these CT images, and pressure gradients, determined from the pressure measurements are used to determine the relative permeability of the subterranean reservoir.

摘要翻译： 来自地下储层的核心样品被放置在压力容器中，并且在流体驱油之前和期间在沿核心的多个压力点处测量核心压力。 计算机断层扫描（CT）扫描系统在这种注水期间提供核心样品内密度分布的图像。 使用从压力测量确定的从这些CT图像确定的流体饱和度和压力梯度来确定地下储层的相对渗透率。

公开(公告)号：US07620534B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-17

申请号：US11414566

申请日：2006-04-28

申请人： Jorge A. Pita ,  Ali H. Dogru ,  Nabil M Al-Zamel

发明人： Jorge A. Pita ,  Ali H. Dogru ,  Nabil M Al-Zamel

IPC分类号： G06F7/48

CPC分类号： G01V11/00 ,  G01V1/30 ,  G01V2210/6163

摘要： A computer-based system generates digital and audio responses to changes in fluid and rock properties of a producing hydrocarbon reservoir for surveillance analysis. The system calibrates observed changes against directly-measured field data in order to optimize the reservoir model. The changes may include, for example, stress changes in rock, impedance changes in rock, and fluid density changes.

摘要翻译： 基于计算机的系统对生产碳氢化合物油气藏的流体和岩石特性的变化产生数字和音频响应，用于监测分析。 系统根据直接测量的现场数据校准观测到的变化，以优化油藏模型。 变化可能包括例如岩石中的应力变化，岩石中的阻抗变化和流体密度的变化。

公开(公告)号：US07526418B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-28

申请号：US10916851

申请日：2004-08-12

申请人： Jorge A. Pita ,  James C. T. Tan ,  Larry S. Fung ,  Ali H. Dogru

发明人： Jorge A. Pita ,  James C. T. Tan ,  Larry S. Fung ,  Ali H. Dogru

IPC分类号： G06G7/48

CPC分类号： E21B49/00

摘要： A fully-parallelized, highly-efficient compositional implicit hydrocarbon reservoir simulator is provided. The simulator is capable of solving giant reservoir models, of the type frequently encountered in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world, with fast turnaround time. The simulator may be implemented in a variety of computer platforms ranging from shared-memory and distributed-memory supercomputers to commercial and self-made clusters of personal computers. The performance capabilities enable analysis of reservoir models in full detail, using both fine geological characterization and detailed individual definition of the hydrocarbon components present in the reservoir fluids.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种完全并行化，高效的组成隐含烃储层模拟器。 该模拟器能够解决在中东和世界其他地方频繁遇到的类型的巨型油藏模型，具有快速的周转时间。 模拟器可以在从共享存储器和分布式存储器超级计算机到商业和自制的个人计算机集群的各种计算机平台中实现。 性能能力使得能够全面细致地分析油藏模型，同时使用精细的地质特征和储层流体中存在的烃成分的详细个体定义。

公开(公告)号：US20130144583A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-06

申请号：US13590916

申请日：2012-08-21

申请人： Kesavalu Hemanthkumar ,  Nabil M. Al Zamel ,  Ali H. Dogru ,  Abdulaziz Al Baiz

发明人： Kesavalu Hemanthkumar ,  Nabil M. Al Zamel ,  Ali H. Dogru ,  Abdulaziz Al Baiz

IPC分类号： G06F17/50

CPC分类号： G06F17/5009 ,  E21B41/00 ,  E21B43/00 ,  G01V1/345

摘要： A hyper-dimensional simulator performs petroleum reservoir engineering and geosciences in a spatial volume operating environment. The entire spatial volume is ‘active’ for reservoir and geosciences applications. Although points in 3-D space are available for reservoir engineering and geosciences functions, it is conceptually easier to work with virtual, that is hyper dimensional surfaces and media. Limitations of single channel input using the mouse and/or keyboard imposed by prior art methods.

摘要翻译： 超空间模拟器在空间体积运行环境中执行石油储层工程和地球科学。 水库和地球科学应用的整个空间体积是“活跃的”。 虽然3-D空间中的点可用于油藏工程和地球科学功能，但在概念上更容易使用虚拟，即超维度表面和介质。 使用由现有技术方法施加的鼠标和/或键盘的单通道输入的限制。

公开(公告)号：US08359185B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-22

申请号：US12827477

申请日：2010-06-30

申请人： Jorge A. Pita ,  Nabil M. Al-Zamel ,  Ali H. Dogru

发明人： Jorge A. Pita ,  Nabil M. Al-Zamel ,  Ali H. Dogru

IPC分类号： G06G7/50 ,  G06G7/48

CPC分类号： E21B43/00 ,  G01V1/345 ,  G01V11/00 ,  G01V99/005 ,  G06F17/5018 ,  G06F2217/16

摘要： A computer system analyzes data from giant subsurface hydrocarbon reservoirs which are organized into a number of component cells and simulates the conditions in the reservoirs based on determination of thermodynamic phase equilibrium using equation of state (EOS) modeling. The computer system takes the form of a heterogeneous (hybrid) computer environment which includes computer processor units (or CPU's) and graphical processing units (or GPU's). The system takes advantage of computational acceleration capabilities of the graphical processing units while utilizing the computer processing units for execution control, input/output of data and memory. Processing time requirements are reduced by more than an order of magnitude speed improvement over existing methods.

摘要翻译： 计算机系统分析来自巨型地下烃储层的数据，这些储层被组织成多个组分细胞，并且基于使用状态方程（EOS）建模来确定热力学相平衡来模拟储层中的条件。 计算机系统采用包括计算机处理器单元（或CPU）和图形处理单元（或GPU）的异构（混合）计算机环境的形式。 该系统利用图形处理单元的计算加速能力，同时利用计算机处理单元进行执行控制，输入/输出数据和存储器。 处理时间要求比现有方法减少了超过一个数量级的速度改进。

公开(公告)号：US07660711B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-09

申请号：US11413567

申请日：2006-04-28

申请人： Jorge A. Pita ,  Ali H. Dogru ,  Nabil M. Al-Zamel

发明人： Jorge A. Pita ,  Ali H. Dogru ,  Nabil M. Al-Zamel

IPC分类号： G06F9/445

CPC分类号： G01V11/00

摘要： A computer-based system analyzes reservoir simulation results with a rule-based event monitor to trigger appropriate warnings in the event any of a number of applicable reservoir operation conditions is detected as likely to occur. The conditions may be automatically analyzed on multi-dimensional data during successive time steps to detect events indicated as needing attention or analysis and thus to alert reservoir engineers about operating conditions in the reservoir so that the engineers may make appropriate operational or simulation changes. The conditions may also be automatically analyzed in a batch processing mode of a set or subset of available time steps to detect and generate a log of events encountered that are indicated as needing attention or analysis.

摘要翻译： 基于计算机的系统使用基于规则的事件监视器来分析油藏模拟结果，以便在可能发生多个适用油藏操作条件中的任何一个情况下触发适当的警告。 在连续的时间步骤期间，可以在多维数据上自动分析条件以检测指示为需要注意或分析的事件，并且因此警告水库工程师了解储层中的操作条件，以便工程师进行适当的操作或模拟改变。 这些条件也可以以可用时间步骤的集合或子集的批量处理模式自动分析，以检测和生成被指示为需要注意或分析的事件的日志。

公开(公告)号：US09164191B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-20

申请号：US13023728

申请日：2011-02-09

申请人： Ali H. Dogru

发明人： Ali H. Dogru

IPC分类号： E21B43/00 ,  G01V99/00

CPC分类号： G01V99/005 ,  E21B43/00

摘要： A subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir with wells is simulated by simultaneous solution of reservoir and well equations which simulate flow profiles along a well without requiring an unstructured coefficient matrix for reservoir unknowns. An analytical model of the reservoir is formed using the known or measured bottom hole pressure. Where several layers in an interval in the reservoir are present between vertical flow barriers in the reservoir, and communicate vertically with others, the communicating layers are combined for analytical modeling into a single layer for that interval for simulation purposes. The matrix of equations defining the unknown pressures and saturations of the intervals of combined layers in the reservoir are solved in the computer, and a perforation rate determined for each such interval of combined layers. Rates for the intervals in the reservoir are then combined to determine total well rate.

摘要翻译： 具有井的地下烃储层通过同时解决储层和井方程来模拟，其模拟沿着井的流动分布，而不需要用于油藏未知数的非结构化系数矩阵。 使用已知或测量的井底压力形成储层的分析模型。 在储层中的一段间隔中存在几层在储层中的垂直流动阻挡层之间并与其他垂直流动障碍物通信的情况下，为了模拟目的，将连通层结合用于分析建模成为该间隔的单层。 在计算机中解决了定义储层中组合层间隔的未知压力和饱和度的方程矩阵，并为每个这样的组合层间隔确定穿孔速率。 然后组合储层间隔的速率以确定总井率。

公开(公告)号：US20120203518A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-09

申请号：US13023728

申请日：2011-02-09

申请人： Ali H. Dogru

发明人： Ali H. Dogru

IPC分类号： G06F17/10 ,  G06F7/60

CPC分类号： G01V99/005 ,  E21B43/00

摘要： A subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir with wells is simulated by simultaneous solution of reservoir and well equations which simulate flow profiles along a well without requiring an unstructured coefficient matrix for reservoir unknowns. An analytical model of the reservoir is formed using the known or measured bottom hole pressure. Where several layers in an interval in the reservoir are present between vertical flow barriers in the reservoir, and communicate vertically with others, the communicating layers are combined for analytical modeling into a single layer for that interval for simulation purposes. The matrix of equations defining the unknown pressures and saturations of the intervals of combined layers in the reservoir are solved in the computer, and a perforation rate determined for each such interval of combined layers. Rates for the intervals in the reservoir are then combined to determine total well rate.

摘要翻译： 具有井的地下烃储层通过同时解决储层和井方程来模拟，其模拟沿着井的流动分布，而不需要用于油藏未知数的非结构化系数矩阵。 使用已知或测量的井底压力形成储层的分析模型。 在储层中的一段间隔中存在几层在储层中的垂直流动阻挡层之间并与其他垂直流动障碍物通信的情况下，为了模拟目的，将连通层结合用于分析建模成为该间隔的单层。 在计算机中解决了定义储层中组合层间隔的未知压力和饱和度的方程矩阵，并为每个这样的组合层间隔确定穿孔速率。 然后组合储层间隔的速率以确定总井率。

公开(公告)号：US20120004892A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-05

申请号：US12827477

申请日：2010-06-30

申请人： Jorge A. Pita ,  Nabil M. Al-Zamel ,  Ali H. Dogru

发明人： Jorge A. Pita ,  Nabil M. Al-Zamel ,  Ali H. Dogru

IPC分类号： G06G7/48

CPC分类号： E21B43/00 ,  G01V1/345 ,  G01V11/00 ,  G01V99/005 ,  G06F17/5018 ,  G06F2217/16

摘要： A computer system analyzes data from giant subsurface hydrocarbon reservoirs which are organized into a number of component cells and simulates the conditions in the reservoirs based on determination of thermodynamic phase equilibrium using equation of state (EOS) modeling. The computer system takes the form of a heterogeneous (hybrid) computer environment which includes computer processor units (or CPU's) and graphical processing units (or CPU's). The system takes advantage of computational acceleration capabilities of the graphical processing units while utilizing the computer processing units for execution control, input/output of data and memory. Processing time requirements are reduced by more than an order of magnitude speed improvement over existing methods.

摘要翻译： 计算机系统分析来自巨型地下烃储层的数据，这些储层被组织成多个组分细胞，并且基于使用状态方程（EOS）建模来确定热力学相平衡来模拟储层中的条件。 计算机系统采用包括计算机处理器单元（或CPU）和图形处理单元（或CPU）的异构（混合）计算机环境的形式。 该系统利用图形处理单元的计算加速能力，同时利用计算机处理单元进行执行控制，输入/输出数据和存储器。 处理时间要求比现有方法减少了超过一个数量级的速度改进。

公开(公告)号：US08437999B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-07

申请号：US13023076

申请日：2011-02-08

申请人： Jorge A. Pita ,  Nabil M. Al-Zamel ,  Ali H. Dogru

发明人： Jorge A. Pita ,  Nabil M. Al-Zamel ,  Ali H. Dogru

IPC分类号： G06F7/48

CPC分类号： E21B49/00 ,  G01V99/005 ,  G06F17/5009 ,  G06F2217/16 ,  G06T15/005 ,  G06T17/05

摘要： A computer-based system performs iterative linear solution of giant systems of linear equations with the computational acceleration capabilities of GPU's (Graphical Processing Units). Processing is performed in a heterogeneous (hybrid) computer environment composed of both computer data processing units (CPU's) and GPU's. The computational acceleration in processing provides an order of magnitude speed improvement over other methodology which utilizes only CPU's. The present invention enables reservoir studies to be carried out within time constraints, and real-time reservoir simulations to be made while keeping pace with online data acquisition.

摘要翻译： 基于计算机的系统执行具有GPU（图形处理单元）的计算加速能力的大型线性方程组的迭代线性解。 处理在由计算机数据处理单元（CPU）和GPU组成的异构（混合）计算机环境中执行。 与仅使用CPU的其他方法相比，处理中的计算加速度提高了一个数量级的速度改进。 本发明能够在时间限制内进行油藏研究，并在跟踪在线数据采集的同时进行实时油藏模拟。