This book offers a fundamental and practical introduction to the use of computational methods, particularly finite element methods, in the simulation of fluid flow in petroleum reservoirs. In the presentation, the authors have attempted to introduce every concept in the simplest possible setting and to maintain a level of treatment that is as rigorous as possible without being unnecessarily abstract. In developing numerical methods, a brief discussion of the basic concepts has been given in the text as needed, and the reader is referred to appropriate references for more details.
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