Numerical well model for non-Darcy flow through isotropic porous media

Numerical simulation of fluid flow in a hydrocarbon reservoir has to accoun t for the presence of wells. The pressure of a grid cell containing a well is different from the average pressure in that cell and different from the bottom-hole pressure for the well [17]. This paper presents a study of grid pressures obtained from the simulation of single phase flow through an iso tropic porous medium using different numerical methods. Well equations are proposed for Darcy flow with Galerkin finite elements and mixed finite elem ents. Furthermore, high velocity (non-Darcy) flow well equations are develo ped for cell-centered finite difference, Galerkin finite element and mixed finite element techniques.