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El modelado y simulación para la comprensión de los sistemas de producción de pozos petroleros
This article shows the results of a research proposal regarding if the use of models and simulations can contribute to the comprehension of the physical phenomenon associated with the production of oil wells. The research entails the modeling of the phenomena, including the oilfield and well. The Darcy Law is taken a theoretical reference, and once the models of the phenomena are built, a microworld is reconstructed that facilitates the experimentation and the construction of models. The final area of the process contemplates the use of the micro-world in work sessions with the students. This final part also includes the subsequent validations of the use of these micro worlds, contrasting the performance of the students that used them, with that of whom did not take part of the work sessions. Even though it is true to say that the sample was not meaningfully big, the fact that the students that went to the seminar had a better performance in comparison with those students who did not participate in it, is something that draws one’s attention, specially when contrasting the final grades in the production systems class.
