%0 Journal Article %1 williamson1981representing %A Williamson, A.S. %A Chappelear, J.E. %D 1981 %J Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal %K petroleum reservoir simulation %N 03 %T Representing Wells in Numerical Reservoir Simulation: Part 1 - Theory %V 21 %X A reservoir simulation system uses an analytical model to represent flow within a grid block as it enters or leaves a well. This model is called a well model. We give a description here of the theoretical background of a well model, including how the sandface pressure and saturation boundary conditions can be calculated and how the well boundary itself can be replaced (approximately) by a source function. This paper and the following companion paper, SPE 9770, present a unified viewpoint of material, some of which may be already familiar to simulator developers.

@article{williamson1981representing, abstract = {A reservoir simulation system uses an analytical model to represent flow within a grid block as it enters or leaves a well. This model is called a well model. We give a description here of the theoretical background of a well model, including how the sandface pressure and saturation boundary conditions can be calculated and how the well boundary itself can be replaced (approximately) by a source function. This paper and the following companion paper, SPE 9770, present a unified viewpoint of material, some of which may be already familiar to simulator developers.}, added-at = {2014-11-11T14:23:14.000+0100}, author = {Williamson, A.S. and Chappelear, J.E.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e9583cea8476fbc129e180ebb5fa3667/einar90}, interhash = {0de1b7c9ffe7041a1c28337e374d71af}, intrahash = {e9583cea8476fbc129e180ebb5fa3667}, journal = {Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal}, keywords = {petroleum reservoir simulation}, number = 03, timestamp = {2014-11-11T14:23:14.000+0100}, title = {Representing Wells in Numerical Reservoir Simulation: Part 1 - Theory}, volume = 21, year = 1981 }