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Petroleum Reservoir Simulation A Basic A p p r o a c h Jamal H. Abou-Kassem Professor of Petroleum Engineering United Arab Emirates University AI-Ain, The United Arab Emirates S. M. Farouq Ali Petroleum Engineering Consultant PERL Canada Ltd. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada M. Rafiq Islam Professor and Killam Chair in Oil and Gas Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Library of CongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Petroleum Reservoir Simulation: A Basic Approach/ Jamal H. Abou-Kassem ... [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-9765113-6-3 (alk. paper) I. Petroleum--Simulation methods, manuals, etc. 2. Petroleum--Mathematical models, manuals, etc. 3. Hydrocarbon reservoirs--Simulation methods, manuals, etc. 4. Hydrocarbon reservoirs--Mathematical models, manuals, etc. 5. Petroleum engineering--Mathematics, manuals, etc. I. Abou-Kassem~ 3amal H. (lama1 Hussein) TN870.57.R47 2006 553.2'8015118--dc22 2005O29674
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Preface
The "Information Age" promises infinite transparency, unlimited productivity, and true access to knowledge. Knowledge, quite distinct and apart from "know-how," requires a process of thinking, or imagination--the attribute that sets human beings apart. Imagination is necessary for anyone wishing to make decisions based on science. Imagination always begins with visualization--actually, another term for simulation. Under normal conditions, we simulate a situation prior to making any decision, i.e., we abstract absence and start to fill in the gaps. Reservoir simulation is no exception. The two most important points that must not be overlooked in simulation are science and multiplicity of solutions. Science is the essence of knowledge, and acceptance of the multiplicity of solutions is the essence of science. Science, not restricted by the notion of a single solution to every problem, must follow imagination. Multiplicity of solutions has been promoted as an expression of uncertainty. This leads not to science or to new authentic knowledge, but rather to creating numerous models that generate "unique" solutions that fit a predetermined agenda of the decision-makers. This book reestablishes the essential features of simulation and applies them to reservoir engineering problems. This approach, which reconnects with the o l d - - o r in other words, time-tested--concept of k