RESERVOIR SIMULATION Prepared by Teknica 4 Teknica Petroleum Services Ltd. Suite 2500, 530 - 8th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 3S8 April 2001Chapter 1 Overview 1. What is Reservoir Simulation? 2. Why Reservoir Simulation? 3. History and Development of Reservoir Simulation 4. Main Objective 5. What Can a Reservoir Model Answer? 6. Other Analysis Methods 7. Examples of Beneficial Applications 8. Types and Dimension of Models ‘vtehinde TeknicaWhat is Reservoir Simulation? The word "simulation" as defined by Webster means “to assume the appearance of without the reality". Simulation of petroleum reservoir performance refers to the construction and operation of a model whose behaviour assumes the appearance of actual reservoir behaviour. There are two types of models: physical models and mathematical models. Among the various types of mathematical models and tools for analyzing reservoir performance, computer reservoir simulation is the most complex and sophisticated. It is widely used and has become an integral part of reservoir engineering. Teknica