Future Research Plan
Globally structured grids, including the so-called stratigraphic or CPG (Corner Point Geometry) approaches, are widely used in the reservoir simulation community. However, there has been strong and growing interest in developing methods, tools, and workflows that employ generally unstructured grids because they can represent the complexity of real geological formations more accurately and efficiently compared with structured grids.
The great potential of unstructured grids comes with many challenges including (1) development of robust and efficient discretization schemes in the presence of heterogeneous (full tensor) properties, (2) development of tools and interconnects that make up the Characterization-Discretization-Simulation (CDS) workflow based on generally unstructured grids, and (3) detailed analysis of the effects of unstructured grids and advanced discretization schemes on the accuracy, robustness, and efficiency of general-purpose reservoir flow simulation.
Thus, for the future plan beyond master degree, I want to conduct research on reservoir simulation and transport phenomena in porous media on the basis of my past research experience. Specifically, the main objectives include:
Globally structured grids, including the so-called stratigraphic or CPG (Corner Point Geometry) approaches, are widely used in the reservoir simulation community. However, there has been strong and growing interest in developing methods, tools, and workflows that employ generally unstructured grids because they can represent the complexity of real geological formations more accurately and efficiently compared with structured grids.
The great potential of unstructured grids comes with many challenges including (1) development of robust and efficient discretization schemes in the presence of heterogeneous (full tensor) properties, (2) development of tools and interconnects that make up the Characterization-Discretization-Simulation (CDS) workflow based on generally unstructured grids, and (3) detailed analysis of the effects of unstructured grids and advanced discretization schemes on the accuracy, robustness, and efficiency of general-purpose reservoir flow simulation.
Thus, for the future plan beyond master degree, I want to conduct research on reservoir simulation and transport phenomena in porous media on the basis of my past research experience. Specifically, the main objectives include:
- Develop more accurate and efficient discretization package of unstructured grids for general-purpose flow simulation as well as improved representations of faults and fractures
- Develop moving hybrid grids technology and corresponding discretization scheme to accomplish dynamic updating of the grid (both geometry and properties) in the context of substantial changes caused by coupled flow and geomechanics