Integration of Static and Dynamic Data in Flow Simulation of Carbonate Reservoirs

Linking geostatistical modeling of multiscale carbonate heterogeneities with representative simulation flow models is challenging as conventional upscaling procedures often disregard the complex dynamic behavior in reservoir simulation. This work presents a methodology to build robust flow simulation models considering: (1) multiscale geological scenarios based on carbonate reservoirs; (2) accurate representation of static and dynamic data in reservoir simulation; (3) an optimized production prediction based on enhanced well completion. The development of this work follows three main steps: (1) hierarchical upscaling procedure by flow units, (2) integration of flow units into a reservoir-scale simulation model, (3) validation of simulation model. The methodology we present here is useful for multidisciplinary areas of expertise as it integrates geostatistical modeling of carbonate reservoir heterogeneities with construction of robust simulation models considering the development of complex carbonate reservoirs.