diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModel_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModel_impl.hpp
index c90c2f7751..8c9653e5a7 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModel_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModel_impl.hpp
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ solveJacobianSystem(BVector& x)
             }
         }
 
-        int fastest_solver = std::min_element(times.begin(), times.end()) - times.begin();
+        int fastest_solver = std::ranges::min_element(times) - times.begin();
         // Use timing on rank 0 to determine fastest, must be consistent across ranks.
         grid_.comm().broadcast(&fastest_solver, 1, 0);
         linear_solve_setup_time_ = setupTimes[fastest_solver];
diff --git a/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveSimulatorTimer.cpp b/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveSimulatorTimer.cpp
index 4fe45e5ab3..faaf9a52e3 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveSimulatorTimer.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveSimulatorTimer.cpp
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ namespace Opm
     /// \brief return min step length used so far
     double AdaptiveSimulatorTimer::minStepLength () const
     {
-        if( steps_.empty() ) return 0.0;
-        return *(std::min_element( steps_.begin(), steps_.end() ));
+        if (steps_.empty()) return 0.0;
+        return *std::ranges::min_element(steps_);
     }
 
     /// \brief report start and end time as well as used steps so far
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
index 93b5040e38..b19a4cf9ce 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
@@ -619,8 +619,9 @@ getGroupFipnumAndPvtreg() const
         auto regIndexPair = std::make_pair(pvtreg, firstWellIndex);
         std::vector<decltype(regIndexPair)> pairs(comm_.size());
         comm_.allgather(&regIndexPair, 1, pairs.data());
-        pvtreg = std::min_element(pairs.begin(), pairs.end(),
-                                  [](const auto& p1, const auto& p2){ return p1.second < p2.second;})
+        pvtreg = std::ranges::min_element(pairs,
+                                          [](const auto& p1, const auto& p2)
+                                          { return p1.second < p2.second; })
             ->first;
     }
     return std::make_pair(fipnum, pvtreg);