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User's Guide and Documentation Manual
Boast98 and EdBoast
Based on Boast 3, a Modified Version of BOAST II,with Post Processors B3PLOT2 an
d COLORGRID
Boast98 Version 4.2.3EdBoast Version 1.3.1ByRay HeemstraBDM-Federal, Inc.One Wes
t 3rd Street11th Floor, Williams Tower IP.O. Box 3628Tulsa, OK74101-3628(918) 39
9-2087December 1998
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Requirements
The data editing application, EDBOAST.EXE limits the grid size of the reservoir
being edited tothe physical memory and/or the virtual memory size. The simulator
application BOAST98.EXE also allowsunlimited reservoir grid size. All the appli
cations require Window 95, Windows NT, or Windows 3.1 withWin32s installed. Reco
mmended physical memory size is 32 MB or higher for BOAST98, and also 32 MBor hi
gher for EDBOAST. Recommended disk space varies according to print options selec
ted for outputfiles and also on the size of the reservoir grid. A range of from
40 MB to 100 MB of disk space use couldbe anticipated.
Limitations
The major limitations exist mainly in the application, Boast98.exe. The Boast98
limitations are:(1) A large grid size of x-direction blocks, y-direction blocks,
and z-direction blocks or layers willforce the use of virtual memory and drasti
cally slow down the array iteration processes.(2) Maximum well blocks of 200.(3)
Maximum time steps of 8000.(4) Maximum data sets of 200.(5) Maximum wells of 15
0.(6) Maximum nodes per well of 10.(7) Maximum modifications to permeability, po
rosity, and transmissibility of 55 each (EdBoast only).(8) Maximum rock regions
and PVT regions of 5.(9) Maximum table entries for relative permeability curves
and for capillary pressure curves of 25 .The grid size for BOAST98.exe is
unlimited
since memory is allocated to fit grid demand.The grid size for EdBoast.exe is al
so
unlimited
since memory is allocated to fit grid demand.
Getting Started
The reservoir simulator application, BOAST98, can be tested immediately by load
ing at leastBOAST98.exe and an input test file such as, ODEH.SIM onto the comput
er disk. Open the Boast98.exeapplication by double clicking the Icon using File
Manager (Window 3.1) or Windows 95/NT Explorer.For application can also be opene
d from a DOS Command Prompt in the usual DOS manner.Upon opening the main Boast9
8 window is displayed and a disclaimer is presented. Press the
Enter key or click OK with the mouse. Next, the first menu item File Name will be
highlighted. Either
press the Enter key followed by the down arrow key until
ODEH.SIM is selected and hit Enter again if
DOS is still the most familiar style, or use your mouse to accomplish the same e
ffect if the Windowsapproach is familiar. The first 5 description lines of the i
nput data file are shown in a small window. A key
or mouse click removes this display. Now, using the right arrow key or mouse, se
lect Options from the
Primary menu at the top of the window. The Enter key (or mouse click) will open
a vertical sub-menu
consisting of 9 items. Next, select Simulate with the down arrow and Enter or clic
k with the mouse. The
simulation of ODEH.SIM with full graphics should now be up and running. If so, c
ongratulation! In not,please call software support at (918) 699-2087.
Other Options can be selected both before and after a simulation run. The View Optio
n willallow a preview of the selected data file contents either before or after
a run. The Plot Option can only beused directly after a run and only when Option is
selected first. An error will resu
lt if any other Menu
item is selected first. The Edit and Transfer Options can be used both before and af
ter a run. TheOptions of Graphs, Histry, SemLog, and Debug are selected individually o
y before a run usingthe Simulate Option. A c
heck mark is present on any of the last four Options if selected before a run.
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EdBoast
Menu ItemsA simulation run can be started from either the EDBOAST or the BOAST9
8 application.However, beginning with the EDBOAST program, the user will be able
to review the input data file firstand locate any mistakes that apply to the BO
AST98 application. To begin EDBOAST, double-click theicon representing the appli
cation with the mouse. At the top of the opened window, from left to right, are
7horizontal me
nu items. These items are File Name, Directory, Extension, Options, Help, Quit
A brief description of each horizontal item is shown in the second line below t
he
menu. The horizontal and vertical arrow keys permit moving from item to item. Th
is method of describingthe highlighted item generally applies to the vertical su
b-items as well. If the arrow keys should fail torespond, re-entering the progra
m will correct the problem.File Name
The first item, File Name,
allows the selection of a pre-existing data input file. Select FileName by click
ing once on the item. Then select the input file from the scrollable list of nam
es. To scroll,use the up and down arrows on your keyboard. If the file is in ano
ther directory follow the next step.Directory
A list of scrollable of subdirectories is found under the second item, Directory,
with the currentdirectory shown in the top title. To find the parent directory,
click on the double dots .. Repeat the
process of clicking the double dots to back farther up the directory hierarchy.E
xtension
The Extension item allows the user to filter out the different types of files. The
bottom line on
the list shows which are input and which are output files and what their extensi
ons are.The file extensions included in the list are (1) input data files with t
he extension of .SIM forBoast98 simulations, (2) Boast98 input data files with a
n alternate extension of .NEW, (3) output results of Boast98 simulations in a ta
ble form with extensions of .TAB, (4) input help files with the extension of .HL
P, (5) the main output results of Boast98 simulations with extensions of .OUT, (
6) picture files with theextension of .PCX, (7) bit map files with extensions of
.BMP resulting from captures of the screen during
graphic displays using the F5 key or the Capture command, and (8) all files extens
ions are available
(these files must be text file in an ASCII format).Options
The fourth item, Options, has a variety of
procedures on its vertical sub-item list. These sub-
items are New, Preview, Edit, Boast98, and Transfer. Figure 1 in Appendix A show the
p
List from selection of the Option item.
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The first one, New, permits the user to create a new i
nput data file for future simulation.
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The next sub-
item Preview will allow a read
-only look at the contents of the file selected under FileName.
?

The sub-
item Edit brings the contents of the file into a series of dialogs for inputting o
r modifyin
g
reservoir data. The Edit will bring up the EdBoast Home Page which has a series of 1
4 buttons for
selecting which dialog group to access. Figure 2 is an illustration of the 14-bu
tton dialog window. Adescription of each highlighted button is shown on the seco
nd line below the title. The vertical arrow
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