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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2009
Tao Sun, Missouri City, TX (US);
Dachang LI, Katy, TX (US);
John Van Wagoner, Houston, TX (US);
Xiaohui Wu, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Tao Sun, Missouri City, TX (US);
Dachang Li, Katy, TX (US);
John Van Wagoner, Houston, TX (US);
Xiaohui Wu, Sugar Land, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of generating a model of a turbidity current in a fluid is disclosed. A first flow layer in the turbidity current is defined. The method successively defines at least one more flow layer in the turbidity current. Each successive flow layer includes the previously defined flow layer. A set of depth-averaged flow variables for each flow layer is defined. A model is developed that describes the turbidity current. The model uses fluid flow equations and the set of depth-averaged flow variables for each flow layer to predict fluid flow in each flow layer. The model is then output.