Utah Tomography and Utah Tomography and Modeling/Migration Modeling/Migration (UTAM) (UTAM) Consortium Consortium S. Brown, C. Boonyasiriwat, W. Cao, W. Dai, S. Brown, C. Boonyasiriwat, W. Cao, W. Dai, S. Hanafy, S. Hanafy, G. Schuster G. Schuster , Q. Wu, X. Wang, , Q. Wu, X. Wang, Y. Xue, G. Zhan, and S. Zhang Y. Xue, G. Zhan, and S. Zhang
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Utah Tomography and Modeling/Migration (UTAM) Consortium
Utah Tomography and Modeling/Migration (UTAM) Consortium. S. Brown, C. Boonyasiriwat , W. Cao, W. Dai, S. Hanafy , G. Schuster , Q. Wu, X. Wang, Y. Xue , G. Zhan, and S. Zhang. 2009 UTAM Consortium. BP-Amoco Chevron-Texaco CGG- Veritas Exxon ION Pemex -IMP. Petrobras PGS - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Utah Tomography and Utah Tomography and Modeling/MigrationModeling/Migration (UTAM)(UTAM)
Consortium Consortium
S. Brown, C. Boonyasiriwat, W. Cao, W. Dai, S. Brown, C. Boonyasiriwat, W. Cao, W. Dai, S. Hanafy, S. Hanafy, G. SchusterG. Schuster, Q. Wu, X. Wang, , Q. Wu, X. Wang,
Y. Xue, G. Zhan, and S. Zhang Y. Xue, G. Zhan, and S. Zhang
Center for Subsurface Center for Subsurface Imaging and Fluid ModelingImaging and Fluid Modeling
Shuyu Sun and GT SchusterShuyu Sun and GT Schuster
5 PhD students, 4 Research Fellows5 PhD students, 4 Research Fellows(Prof Sherif Hanafy, Dr. Chaiwoot B. et al.)(Prof Sherif Hanafy, Dr. Chaiwoot B. et al.)
• BenefitsBenefits: : Yearly Houston meeting, annual reports, access toYearly Houston meeting, annual reports, access to student interns, expert in fluid flow modeling, seismic, and student interns, expert in fluid flow modeling, seismic, and eventually EM imagingeventually EM imaging
• Goal: Goal: Develop innovative and integration of computational Develop innovative and integration of computational methods for seismic imaging and subsurface fluid flow methods for seismic imaging and subsurface fluid flow modeling. Examples include 3D waveform inversion, 3D RTM,modeling. Examples include 3D waveform inversion, 3D RTM, TI modeling, reservoir fluid simulator. TI modeling, reservoir fluid simulator.
Center for Subsurface Imaging andCenter for Subsurface Imaging andFluid Modeling (CSIM) ConsortiumFluid Modeling (CSIM) Consortium
• AdvantagesAdvantages: : More than $2,000,000 in KAUST researchMore than $2,000,000 in KAUST research funds, tightly coupled visualization+supercomputer resourcesfunds, tightly coupled visualization+supercomputer resources + reservoir fluid modeling+ seismic imaging+ reservoir fluid modeling+ seismic imaging• Computers: Computers: IBM Blue Gene 225 Tflop, Intel+GPU ClustersIBM Blue Gene 225 Tflop, Intel+GPU Clusters
TTI 3D RTM, GPU: TTI 3D RTM, GPU: Stoffa+CSIM, UUtah K. Johnson SCI, PSU, KAUSTStoffa+CSIM, UUtah K. Johnson SCI, PSU, KAUST
ShaheenShaheen
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Research GoalsResearch GoalsShuyu Sun (UT Austin, 2005)Shuyu Sun (UT Austin, 2005)
Modeling of multiphase flow in porous media Modeling of multiphase flow in porous media (new approaches for fractures, diffusion, capillarity …) (new approaches for fractures, diffusion, capillarity …)
Advanced finite element methods Advanced finite element methods (dynamic mesh adaption, multiscale resolution, (dynamic mesh adaption, multiscale resolution, element-wise conservation, efficient linear solvers, …) element-wise conservation, efficient linear solvers, …)
Computational thermodynamics of reservoir fluidComputational thermodynamics of reservoir fluid