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Properties defined for each grid cell

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Output of Grid Section

Types of Grid Geometry

Cartesian Grids

 Based on the Rectangular coordinate system.

 A point in space is represented by three linear distances on the x, y and
z axis.
 Can be either Block-Centered or Corner Point.

Block-Centered Corner Point

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Types of Grid Geometry

Radial and Unstructured Grids

 Radial grid:
 Based on the Cylindrical
coordinate system.
 A point in space is represented
by a radial distance (r axis), an
angular distance (theta axis)
and a linear distance (z axis).

 Unstuctured grid:
 Based on a user-defined grid
system.
 Often referred to as PEBI grids.

Cartesian Grids
Block Centered and Corner Point Geometry

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Cartesian Grid
Cell referencing

Cartesian Grids
Cell faces

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Radial Grids
Cell referencing

Assigning property values

ECLIPSE basic requirements

 Need to enter one property value for every grid cell

(NX * NY * NZ)

 Property arrays can be set in ECLIPSE through:

▪ Explicit value definition
▪ An operational keyword

 ECLIPSEprovides several keywords to help property

value entry and modification if not using a pre-
processor (Petrel)

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Assigning property values

Explicit value definition
1. Direct entry into keyword
 Values can be entered in sequence, one for each cell.

2. Using repeat counters

 Notation of the form N* can be used to enter the same
value for N cells.

3. Isolating a portion of the grid for referencing

 The BOX keyword can be used to select a range of cells to
restrict data entry to that portion. This makes referencing
cells easier.
 BOX can only select a regular area of the grid, and the cell
indices must be provided by the user.

Assigning property values

Operational method

1. Array manipulation with a constant

number:
 The most relevant keywords are:
EQUALS, MULTIPLY and ADD.

2. Setting an array based on another

array:
 Using COPY and then the above
keywords.
 Using the OPERATE keyword.
Provides some additional
operations such as inverse log.

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Assigning property values

Input example (1)

Supported input grid file

formats

➢ The grid data must be exported from the gridding program in a

suitable format to be read into ECLIPSE.

ECLIPSE supports input in the

following grid file formats:
 GRDECL
 EGRID
 GRID
 GSG (Generic Simulation Grid)
 OPF (Open Petrel Format)

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Output

Non-Neighbor Connections
What are NNCs?

An NNC allows flow between

cells with
non-adjacent IJK indices:
 Pinchouts and
unconformities
(PINCH and/or MINPV)
 Faults
 Aquifers often require NNCs
 Local grid refinement (LGRs)
and Coarsening (LGCs)
 Radial models
 Dual porosity/permeability
models
 User-defined NNCs

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Non-Neighbor Connections
Common NNCs

Non-Neighbor Connections
NNCs in Radial Models

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EDIT Section (OPTIONAL)

 Pore Volume and Transmissibility are calculated in the GRID

section. These properties are modified in the EDIT section.

 The EDIT section is optional. Useful to manipulate values in a

text editor. If working inside Petrel to manage the reservoir
models, the EDIT section is rarely required.

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