Upscaling of Well Blocks and Strong Heterogeneities

H030 UPSCALING OF WELL BLOCKS AND STRONG HETEROGENEITIES Abstract 1 ELIANA L. LIGERO BERNABÉ A. SANJOMBI AND DENIS J. SCHIOZER Dept. of Petroleum Engineering – FEM – UNICAMP C.P. 6122 Campinas SP 13083-970 Brasil e-mails for contact: [email protected] Upscaling techniques allow the use of petrophysical properties of reservoir fine grids in coarse simulation grids. In cases with strong heterogeneities such as presence of channels and barriers the flow simulation of coarse grids should produce very different results from that one obtained with fine grids. Furthermore the upscaling of fine blocks with wells yield a great impact on simulation results and