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.

26 kernels indexed· 1 field-validated· 6 benchmarked· 0 analytical· 19 research

Fracture mechanics
Cell-Pseudo-3D + Planar-3D Newton step against Sneddon + KGD/PKN analytics.
Benchmarked
Newton-coupled· 3 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →Try live → M2 barrier arrest →
Fluid–solid coupling
Fully-coupled Newton-Raphson is the DEFAULT live path; explicit split kept as regression reference.
Benchmarked
Newton-coupled· 3 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Leak-off
Carter √t + kernel-coupled PDL + filter-cake + two-phase α_s throttle.
Benchmarked
Newton-coupled· 1 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Proppant transport
Single-phase + Eulerian-Granular two-phase scaffold; wellbore proppant cascade is a preview, not field-validated.
Research
Newton-coupled· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →Try live → M3 screen-out predictor →
Simulator backend
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Coupling direction
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Newton-coupled· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →Try live → M4 DAS/DTS cluster BC →
Wellbore flow
Steady hydrostatic + Swamee-Jain friction + opt-in transient drift-flux with DAK Z(p,T).
Benchmarked
Newton-coupled· 2 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Perforation erosion & clearance
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Newton-coupled· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Parent-child interference
Analytical screening (log-radial Δp + Eaton Δσ_h + asymmetry) + microseismic ingest.
Field-validated
Standalone kernel· 4 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Poroelastic depletion (full tensor)
Geertsma 2-D + 3-D Mindlin layered + thermo-poroelastic + runtime stress-coupled propagation.
Benchmarked
Standalone kernel· 466 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Thermo-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.
Benchmarked
Newton-coupled· 16 drift-guard cases· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Non-planar 3D fracture solver
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Newton-coupled· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →Try live → M5 full-3D auto history-match →
UFM / Fully-3D DFN
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Newton-coupled· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Fleet-cohort driver analysis
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Autopilot closed loop (advisory + opt-in auto-apply)
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Multi-pad coordination (shared fleet)
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
CCS / CO₂ injection physics
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Auto-RTA surveillance loop
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Surface network solver (steady-state)
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Boundary conditions
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
State-spec multiphase flash (PT + PH + PS)
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Flow diagnostics (TOF + tracer partition + Lorenz)
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
FDI bidirectional loop (parent depletion ↔ child growth)
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
EDFM + MINC matrix–fracture transfer
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
Metamorphic verification agent
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →
PGD-NO high-resolution surrogate
Research-grade — not yet field-validated.
Research
Standalone kernel· Reviewed 2026-06-01
Governing equations →Validation card →

Whitepaper index

Fracture mechanics

Fluid–solid coupling

Leak-off

Proppant transport

Simulator backend

Coupling direction

Wellbore flow

Perforation erosion & clearance

Parent-child interference

Poroelastic depletion (full tensor)

Thermo-mechanical-hydraulic (3-D voxel)

Non-planar 3D fracture solver

UFM / Fully-3D DFN

Fleet-cohort driver analysis

Autopilot closed loop (advisory + opt-in auto-apply)

Multi-pad coordination (shared fleet)

CCS / CO₂ injection physics

Auto-RTA surveillance loop

Surface network solver (steady-state)

Boundary conditions

State-spec multiphase flash (PT + PH + PS)

Flow diagnostics (TOF + tracer partition + Lorenz)

FDI bidirectional loop (parent depletion ↔ child growth)

EDFM + MINC matrix–fracture transfer

Metamorphic verification agent

PGD-NO high-resolution surrogate