A multilevel preconditioner and its shared memory implementation for a new generation reservoir simulator

Shuhong Wu, Jinchao Xu, Chunsheng Feng, Chen Song Zhang, Qiaoyun Li, Shi Shu, Baohua Wang, Xiaobo Li, Hua Li

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Abstract

As a result of the interplay between advances in computer hardware, software, and algorithm, we are now in a new era of large-scale reservoir simulation, which focuses on accurate flow description, fine reservoir characterization, efficient nonlinear/linear solvers, and parallel implementation. In this paper, we discuss a multilevel preconditioner in a new-generation simulator and its implementation on multicore computers. This preconditioner relies on the method of subspace corrections to solve large-scale linear systems arising from fully implicit methods in reservoir simulations. We investigate the parallel efficiency and robustness of the proposed method by applying it to million-cell benchmark problems.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)540-549
Number of pages10
JournalPetroleum Science
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 31 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Economic Geology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Geophysics
  • Geology
  • Fuel Technology

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