A review on surfactant retention on rocks: mechanisms, measurements, and influencing factors
Surfactants play a vital role in chemical enhanced oil recovery (cEOR). The amount of
surfactant loss caused by retention during flooding through reservoir rock is still a challenge …
surfactant loss caused by retention during flooding through reservoir rock is still a challenge …
A critical review on intelligent optimization algorithms and surrogate models for conventional and unconventional reservoir production optimization
Aiming to find the most suitable development schemes of conventional and unconventional
reservoirs for maximum energy supply or economic benefits, reservoir production …
reservoirs for maximum energy supply or economic benefits, reservoir production …
Implementation of rock typing on waterflooding process during secondary recovery in oil reservoirs: a case study, El Morgan Oil Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt
Waterflooding is one of the most common secondary recovery methods in the oil and gas
industry. Globally, this process sometimes suffers a technical failure and inefficiency …
industry. Globally, this process sometimes suffers a technical failure and inefficiency …
Closed-loop field development under uncertainty by use of optimization with sample validation
MG Shirangi, LJ Durlofsky - SPE Journal, 2015 - onepetro.org
In this work, we develop and apply a general methodology for optimal closed-loop field
development (CLFD) under geological uncertainty. CLFD involves three major steps …
development (CLFD) under geological uncertainty. CLFD involves three major steps …
A surrogate-assisted multi-objective evolutionary algorithm with dimension-reduction for production optimization
Abstract Multi-objective optimization (MOO), which involves more than one conflicting
objective to be optimized simultaneously, is expected to provide efficient and …
objective to be optimized simultaneously, is expected to provide efficient and …
A general method to select representative models for decision making and optimization under uncertainty
MG Shirangi, LJ Durlofsky - Computers & geosciences, 2016 - Elsevier
The optimization of subsurface flow processes under geological uncertainty technically
requires flow simulation to be performed over a large set of geological realizations for each …
requires flow simulation to be performed over a large set of geological realizations for each …
Biobjective optimization for general oil field development
OJ Isebor, LJ Durlofsky - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
The optimization of oil field development and production planning typically requires the
consideration of multiple, possibly conflicting, objectives. For example, in a waterflooding …
consideration of multiple, possibly conflicting, objectives. For example, in a waterflooding …
Sensitivity analysis and optimal operation control for large-scale waterflooding pipeline network of oilfield
Waterflooding development is one of the most common methods in oilfields. The energy
consumption of waterflooding system accounts for a large proportion of the total in oilfield …
consumption of waterflooding system accounts for a large proportion of the total in oilfield …
A novel empirical correlation for waterflooding performance prediction in stratified reservoirs using artificial intelligence
S Kalam, SA Abu-Khamsin, HY Al-Yousef… - Neural Computing and …, 2021 - Springer
Water has been used as an injected fluid for decades to improve oil recovery, commonly
known as waterflooding. Simulating this process is very expensive, especially for the post …
known as waterflooding. Simulating this process is very expensive, especially for the post …
An efficient methodology for multi-objective optimization of water alternating CO2 EOR process
NA Menad, Z Noureddine - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Water Alternating CO 2 injection (WAG CO 2) is one of the most promising EOR
techniques for further recovery improvement. A successful implementation of this method …
techniques for further recovery improvement. A successful implementation of this method …