Unconventional Reservoir Model Predictions Using Massively-Parallel Flow-Simulation: Bakken/Three Forks Reservoir Development Cases and SRV Testing

This paper discusses the application of massively-parallel GPU flow-simulation to rapidly compare alternate reservoir development cases in the Bakken/Three Forks using vertically offset stacks of horizontal wells.

M. Shahvali, J.R. Gilman, O. Angola, M. Uland, H. Meng, iReservoir.com Inc. and K. Esler, K. Mukundakrishnan, M. Ghasemi, V. Natoli, Stone Ridge Technology, SPE Low-Perm Symposium May 2016