Areal fluid movement

This is one of the main objectives in running large, areal

simulation models, as described in Chapter 5, section 5.5a. In a secondary recovery
water injection project, for instance, the model is run to match the timing of water
breakthrough in individual wells and their subsequent rates of waterc cut development.
To be successful in such modelling requires that the vertical description,
as determined from logs, cores, DSTs and production logging surveys, should be
correctly incorporated in the model in great detail. Otherwise any attempt to steer
the injected water around the ireservoir by changing areal rock PI-operties (k, 4) or
introducing areal discontinuities such as faults can be made to produce a history
match which may look convincing but will be unrealistic and could lead to damaging
development decisions being made about such matters as the location of additional
wells in the reservoir.