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Reservoir simulation-four stage

The material balance equation (MBE) :
material-balance equation is the simplest expression of the
conservation of mass in a reservoir.
MBE can provide an estimate of initial hydrocarbon in place
independent of geological interpretation and can also serve the
purpose of verifying volumetric estimates. It can also help
determines the degree of aquifer influence, understanding the
applicable "drive mechanism and in some cases estimate
recovery factor and recoverable reserves.




Numerical reservoir simulation
Reservoir simulation deals with solving set of equations, a
representative of reservoir, using computer programming
called simulator.



v Use of the reservoir simulators for simulating complex
problems which could not have been solved by
conventional material balance methods.