We consider the computation of the. Cauchy principal value mtegral by quadrature formulaeof compound type, which are obtained by replacing f by a piecewise defined function F,[;]. The behaviour of the constants m the ...We consider the computation of the. Cauchy principal value mtegral by quadrature formulaeof compound type, which are obtained by replacing f by a piecewise defined function F,[;]. The behaviour of the constants m the estimates where quadrature error) is determined for fixed i and which means that not only the. order, but also the coefficient of the main term of is determined. The behaviour of these error constants is compared -with the corresponding ones obtained for the. method of subtraction of the singularity. As it turns out, these error constants have, in general, the same asymptotic behaviour.展开更多
Compared with vertical and horizontal wells, the solution and computation of transient pressure responses of slanted wells are more complex. Vertical and horizontal wells are both simplified cases of slanted wells at ...Compared with vertical and horizontal wells, the solution and computation of transient pressure responses of slanted wells are more complex. Vertical and horizontal wells are both simplified cases of slanted wells at particular inclination, so the model for slanted wells is more general and more complex than other models for vertical and horizontal wells. Many authors have studied unsteady-state flow of fluids in slanted wells and various solutions have been proposed. However, until now, few of the published results pertain to the computational efficiency. Whether in the time domain or in the Laplace domain, the computation of integration of complex functions is necessary in obtaining pressure responses of slanted wells, while the computation of the integration is complex and time-consuming. To obtain a perfect type curve the computation time is unacceptable even with an aid of high-speed computers. The purpose of this paper is to present an efficient algorithm to compute transient pressure distributions caused by slanted wells in reservoirs. Based on rigorous derivation, the transient pressure solution for slanted wells of any inclination angle is presented. Assuming an infinite-conductivity wellbore, the location of the equivalent-pressure point is determined. More importantly, according to the characteristics of the integrand in a transient pressure solution for slanted wells, the whole integral interval is partitioned into several small integral intervals, and then the method of variable substitution and the variable step-size piecewise numerical integration are employed. The amount of computation is significantly reduced and the computational efficiency is greatly improved. The algorithm proposed in this paper thoroughly solved the difficulty in the efficient and high-speed computation of transient pressure distribution of slanted wells with any inclination angle.展开更多
文摘We consider the computation of the. Cauchy principal value mtegral by quadrature formulaeof compound type, which are obtained by replacing f by a piecewise defined function F,[;]. The behaviour of the constants m the estimates where quadrature error) is determined for fixed i and which means that not only the. order, but also the coefficient of the main term of is determined. The behaviour of these error constants is compared -with the corresponding ones obtained for the. method of subtraction of the singularity. As it turns out, these error constants have, in general, the same asymptotic behaviour.
基金financial support from the special fund of China’s central government for the development of local colleges and universities―the project of national first-level discipline in Oil and Gas Engineering, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (Grant No. 51125019)the National Program on Key fundamental Research Project (973 Program, Grant No. 2011CB201005)
文摘Compared with vertical and horizontal wells, the solution and computation of transient pressure responses of slanted wells are more complex. Vertical and horizontal wells are both simplified cases of slanted wells at particular inclination, so the model for slanted wells is more general and more complex than other models for vertical and horizontal wells. Many authors have studied unsteady-state flow of fluids in slanted wells and various solutions have been proposed. However, until now, few of the published results pertain to the computational efficiency. Whether in the time domain or in the Laplace domain, the computation of integration of complex functions is necessary in obtaining pressure responses of slanted wells, while the computation of the integration is complex and time-consuming. To obtain a perfect type curve the computation time is unacceptable even with an aid of high-speed computers. The purpose of this paper is to present an efficient algorithm to compute transient pressure distributions caused by slanted wells in reservoirs. Based on rigorous derivation, the transient pressure solution for slanted wells of any inclination angle is presented. Assuming an infinite-conductivity wellbore, the location of the equivalent-pressure point is determined. More importantly, according to the characteristics of the integrand in a transient pressure solution for slanted wells, the whole integral interval is partitioned into several small integral intervals, and then the method of variable substitution and the variable step-size piecewise numerical integration are employed. The amount of computation is significantly reduced and the computational efficiency is greatly improved. The algorithm proposed in this paper thoroughly solved the difficulty in the efficient and high-speed computation of transient pressure distribution of slanted wells with any inclination angle.
