Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
College/Unit
Statler College of Engineering and Mining Resources
Department/Program/Center
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Abstract
Reservoir simulation models are the major tools for studying fluid flow behavior in hydrocarbon reservoirs. These models are constructed based on geological models, which are developed by integrating data from geology, geophysics, and petro-physics. As the complexity of a reservoir simulation model increases, so does the computation time. Therefore, to perform any comprehensive study which involves thousands of simulation runs, a very long period of time is required. Several efforts have been made to develop proxy models that can be used as a substitute for complex reservoir simulation models. These proxy models aim at generating the outputs of the numerical fluid flow models in a very short period of time. This research is focused on developing a proxy fluid flow model using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques. In this work, the proxy model is developed for a real case CO2 sequestration project in which the objective is to evaluate the dynamic reservoir parameters (pressure, saturation, and CO2 mole fraction) under various CO2 injection scenarios. The data-driven model that is developed is able to generate pressure, saturation, and CO2 mole fraction throughout the reservoir with significantly less computational effort and considerably shorter period of time compared to the numerical reservoir simulation model.
Digital Commons Citation
Amini, Shohreh and Mohaghegh, Shahab, "Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Proxy Modeling for Fluid Flow in Porous Media" (2019). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 1803.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/1803
Source Citation
Amini, S., & Mohaghegh, S. (2019). Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Proxy Modeling for Fluid Flow in Porous Media. Fluids, 4(3), 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids4030126
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