Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Fluid Flow in Continental Carbonate Reservoir Rocks and in Upscaled Rock Models Generated with Multiple-Point Geostatistics

Table 3

(a) Effect of resolution and volume on permeability (16 μm to 4 μm)

Sample
1	1581.7	2215.4	1180 mm^3	18.4 mm^3
2	22	112.8	1180 mm^3	18.4 mm^3
3	34.8	2.8	1180 mm^3	18.4 mm^3
4	100.5	10.7	1180 mm^3	18.4 mm^3

(b) Effect of changing resolution on permeability (4 μm to 2 μm)

Sample
5	63.8	60.4	2.3 mm^3	2.3 mm^3
6	15.4	15.7	2.3 mm^3	2.3 mm^3

Note. , , and represent simulations at resolution of 16, 4, and 2 μm. Table 3(a) shows effect of resolution and volume on permeability and Table 3(b) shows difference for simulations at 2 and 4 μm resolution over identical volumes.