Whitepaper index
Every solver kernel that ships in Wellbore Genius, with a one-line plain-English description of what it solves, its current proof level, and deep links into the governing equations, validity envelope, and drift-guard cases.
Fracture mechanics
Cell-Pseudo-3D + Planar-3D Newton step against Sneddon + KGD/PKN analytics.
BenchmarkedNewton-coupled· 1 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-10-09Fluid–solid coupling
Fully-coupled Newton-Raphson is the DEFAULT live path; explicit split kept as regression reference.
BenchmarkedNewton-coupled· 1 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01Leak-off
Carter √t + kernel-coupled PDL + filter-cake + two-phase α_s throttle.
BenchmarkedNewton-coupled· 1 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01Proppant transport
Single-phase + Eulerian-Granular two-phase scaffold; wellbore proppant cascade is a preview, not field-validated.
ResearchNewton-coupled· Reviewed 2026-06-01Simulator backend
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01Coupling direction
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchNewton-coupled· Reviewed 2026-06-01Wellbore flow
Steady hydrostatic + Swamee-Jain friction + opt-in transient drift-flux with DAK Z(p,T).
BenchmarkedNewton-coupled· 2 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01Perforation erosion & clearance
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchNewton-coupled· Reviewed 2026-06-01Parent-child interference
Analytical screening (log-radial Δp + Eaton Δσ_h + asymmetry) + microseismic ingest.
Field-validatedStandalone kernel· 4 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01Poroelastic depletion (full tensor)
Geertsma 2-D + 3-D Mindlin layered + thermo-poroelastic + runtime stress-coupled propagation.
BenchmarkedStandalone kernel· 466 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01Thermo-mechanical-hydraulic (3-D voxel)
Phase 9 T-M-H 3-D voxel: implicit T → P → σ_h with bench-aware E′/α and convective transport.
BenchmarkedNewton-coupled· 16 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01Non-planar 3D fracture solver
Non-planar tip kinking + NF branching ship with unit-level drift-guards only — no published error band against measured geometry.
ResearchNewton-coupled· Reviewed 2026-09-11UFM / Fully-3D DFN
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchNewton-coupled· Reviewed 2026-06-01Fleet-cohort driver analysis
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01Autopilot closed loop (advisory + opt-in auto-apply)
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01Multi-pad coordination (shared fleet)
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01CCS / CO₂ injection physics
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01Auto-RTA surveillance loop
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01Surface network solver (steady-state)
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01Boundary conditions
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01State-spec multiphase flash (PT + PH + PS)
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01Flow diagnostics (TOF + tracer partition + Lorenz)
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01FDI bidirectional loop (parent depletion ↔ child growth)
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01EDFM + MINC matrix–fracture transfer
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01Metamorphic verification agent
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01PGD-NO high-resolution surrogate
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01Whole-pad parallel stage solve (stage-parallel relaxation)
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01Cross-pad refrac / parent-child depletion coupling
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01Fiber digital twin — forward DAS / DTS model
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01EDFM invariant verification report
Research-grade — validation in progress.
ResearchStandalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01