Synthetic Environments for Modeling Subsurface Flows
by
Mary F. Wheeler
Center for Subsurface Modeling, The University of Texas at Austin

Effective management of reservoirs, aquifers, bays and estuaries demands rapid, reliable forecasts of behavior. Length scales of practical and economic interest range from tens of meters to kilometers. A large disparity in time scales also exists, from nearly instantaneous chemical reactions to daily tidal movements to water infiltration into waste repositories for millennia. Moreover, different physical processes occur simultaneously in different parts of the domain.

A computational environment that allows for multiple physical models, multiple discretizations and solvers, and flexibility in coupling of different physical models can greatly increase the productivity of scientists and engineers.

In this presentation, the speaker will discuss two different synthetic environments and present computational results. The first involves a framework for the integration of petroleum reservoir production; the second environment involves water quality and modeling in bays and estuaries.

http://www.ticam.utexas.edu/~mfw/

Date received: March 30, 1999