A divide-and-conquer optimization paradigm for waterflooding production optimization

• Published in: Journal of petroleum science & engineering Vol. 211; p. 110050
• Main Authors: Xue, Xiaoming, Chen, Guodong, Zhang, Kai, Zhang, Liming, Zhao, Xinggang, Song, Linqi, Wang, Menghan, Wang, Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Curse of dimensionality; Divide-and-conquer; Global optimization; Surrogate model; Waterflooding production optimization; Curse of dimensionality; Global optimization; Divide-and-conquer; Surrogate model; Waterflooding production optimization

Production optimization technique, as a crucial step in the closed-loop reservoir management (CLRM), aims to achieve optimal development efficiency by adjusting development schemes (e.g., well-controls) with the aid of optimization methods. However, due to the unbearable computational burden brought...