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Ecrin v4.20 - Doc v4.20.01 - © KAPPA 1988-2011 Rubis Guided Session #5: Thermal Option • RubGS05 - 1/24
Rubis Guided Session #5:
Thermal Single Phase Option
A01 • Introduction
Rubis v4.20 includes a thermal option developed through a joint effort between KAPPA and
Total. This fully transient option is accessible in single or multi-phase; it allows a resolution in
terms of pressure and temperature, with an implicit coupling between the reservoir and the
wellbore. Temperature can be output as a function of time at any depth in the wells, in the
reservoir as temperature fields, or as well logs at a user specified time interval. While we have
run a number of validations between the Rubis model and others in some limit conditions, we
are releasing this model as a non-commercial option of 4.20 in order to extend its usage and
gather user feedbacks.
This document is an introduction to the KAPPA basic features of Thermal Single Phase Rubis.
The exercise is not intended to reproduce a realistic scenario.
A single-phase thermal model will be built and simulated. This guided session only focuses on
the specificities of Thermal Single Phase Rubis.
Key functionalities presented: thermal single phase simulation, input of geothermal
gradient, thermal results visualization.
B01 • Model Construction
B01.1 • New Document Creation
Create a new session with the ‘Thermal’ option checked.
Fig. B01.1 • ‘Field Infos’ dialog