Reservoir Modeling
The construction of a computer model of a petroleum reservoir for the purposes of improving the estimation of reserves and making decisions regarding the development of the field. Reservoir models typically fall into two categories: a) geological models are created by geoscientists and aim to provide a static description of the reservoir, prior to production. b) reservoir simulation models are created by reservoir engineers and use finite difference or streamline methods to simulate the flow of fluids within the reservoir over its production lifetime.
