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(11) EP 2 815 257 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
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(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
22.11.2017 Bulletin 2017/47

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
02.08.2017 Bulletin 2017/31

(21) Application number: 13707953.9

(22) Date of filing: 14.02.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01V 99/00(2009.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2013/026019
(87) International publication number:
WO 2013/123108 (22.08.2013 Gazette 2013/34)

(54)

GIGA-CELL LINEAR SOLVER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MASSIVE PARALLEL RESERVOIR SIMULATION

LINEARES GIGAZELLEN-LÖSUNGSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR MASSIVE PARALLELE RESERVOIRSIMULATION

PROCÉDÉ DE RÉSOLUTION LINÉAIRE DE GIGACELLULE ET APPAREIL POUR LA SIMULATION PARALLÈLE MASSIVE DE RÉSERVOIR


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 14.02.2012 US 201261598633 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
24.12.2014 Bulletin 2014/52

(73) Proprietor: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
31311 Dhahran (SA)

(72) Inventor:
  • FUNG, Larry, S.
    Dhahran 31311 (SA)

(74) Representative: Robinson, David Edward Ashdown 
Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street
Manchester M1 4HD
Manchester M1 4HD (GB)


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