Well placement optimization subject to realistic field development constraints

• Published in: Computational geosciences Vol. 20; no. 6; pp. 1185 - 1209
• Main Authors: Jesmani, Mansoureh, Bellout, Mathias C., Hanea, Remus, Foss, Bjarne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algorithms; Continental shelves; Decoders; Design; Design engineering; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth science; Earth Sciences; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Hydrogeology; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics; Mathematical models; Objective function; Optimization; Original Paper; Placement; Reservoir engineering; Reservoir management; Reservoirs; Searching; Soil Science & Conservation; Swarm intelligence; Realistic filed development constraints; Particle swarm optimization; Well placement optimization; Penalty method; Constraint-handling methods; Decoder method

This work considers the well placement problem in reservoir management and field development optimization. In particular, it emphasizes embedding realistic and practical constraints into a mathematical optimization formulation. Such constraints are a prerequisite for the wider use of mathematical op...