REVEAL is a specialised reservoir simulator developed by Petroleum Experts (Petex) for integrated reservoir and production studies . It is designed to bridge the gap between mainstream reservoir simulation and specialised studies that are traditionally done in isolation, such as thermal fracturing, production chemistry, solid transport, and EOR .
Core Capabilities:
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Thermal Simulation: A fully thermal finite difference simulator that includes convective and conductive heat transport, as well as Joule-Thompson effects, making it ideal for understanding the impact of injected fluid temperature .
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Geomechanics & Fractures: Couples rock mechanics calculations with flow and temperature to model thermal and hydraulic fractures .
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Sand Generation: Models shear and plastic failure modes to predict sand generation, transport, and trapping .
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EOR & Chemistry: Models polymers, gels, surfactants (including ASP processes), and bacterial souring (H₂S generation) .
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Integrated Workflow: Can import existing reservoir simulation models and link to surface network models via RESOLVE for vendor-neutral integrated modeling .
