Optimization of CO2 injection and brine production well placement using a genetic algorithm and artificial neural network-based proxy model

Musayev, Kudrat; Shin, Hyundon; Nguyen-Le, Viet

doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2023.103915

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“…Well physical location is very crucial as the key parameter in the success of a new well. However, the optimization of well placement is a very challenging task [1,2]. Reservoir engineers deal with a wide range of variables, such as geochemical variables [3][4][5], production variables, monetary variables, etc.…”

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Global Genetic Algorithm for Automating and Optimizing Petroleum Well Deployment in Complex Reservoirs

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Locating petroleum-productive wells using informed geological data, a conventional means, has proven to be tedious and undesirable by reservoir engineers. The former numerical simulator required a lengthy trial-and-error process to manipulate the variables and uncertainties that lie on the reservoir to determine the best placement of the well. Hence, this paper examines the use of a global genetic algorithm (GA) to optimize the placement of wells in complex reservoirs, rather than relying on gradient-based (GB) methods. This is because GB approaches are influenced by the solution’s surface gradient and may only reach local optima, as opposed to global optima. Complex reservoirs have rough surfaces with high uncertainties, which hinders the traditional gradient-based method from converging to global optima. The explicit focus of this study was to examine the impact of various initial well placement distributions, the number of random solution sizes and the crossover rate on cumulative oil production, the optimization of the synthetic reservoir model created by CMG Builder, CMOST, and IMEX indicated that using a greater number of random solutions led to an increase in cumulative oil production. Despite the successful optimization, more generations are required to reach the optimal solution, while the application of GA on our synthetic model has proven efficient for well placement; however, different optimization algorithms such as the improved particle swarm (PSO) and grey wolf optimization (GWO) algorithms could be used to redefine well-placement optimization in CMG.

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