Title: Characterizing connectivity in reservoir models using paths of least resistance
Application Number: 200480028500 Application Date: 2004.09.29
Publication Number: 1860489 Publication Date: 2006.11.08
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: G06G7/48
Applicant(s) Name: Exxonmobil Upstream Res Co. Address:
Inventor(s) Name:
Attorney & Agent: kang jianzhong
Abstract:
     The invention relates to numerical simulation of subsurface geological reservoirs. More specifically embodiments of the invention are related to computer modeling of the transmission properties, for example the flow of fluids(e.g. hydrocarbon natural resources and water), within subsurface geological reservoirs. One embodiment of the invention includes a method of evaluating the transmission property within a subsurface geologic reservir using a graph-theory single source shortest path algorithm.
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