A learning-based data-driven forecast approach for predicting future reservoir performance
Quantification of the predictive uncertainty of subsurface models has long been investigated. The traditional workflow is to calibrate prior models to match observed data, and then use the posterior models to simulate future system performance. Not only are these procedures computationally expensive, but they also have issues in maintaining geological model constraints during the calibration step. Data space inversion (DSI) was introduced recently to predict future system performance without the iterative history matching or model calibration step. In general, DSI approaches seek to establish a statistical relationship between the observed and forecast variables, as well as to quantify the predictive uncertainty of the forecast variables, by using an ensemble of uncalibrated prior models. Existing DSI approaches all require a number of complex transformation and mapping operations, which may deter their widespread use. Here in this study, we introduce a new and simpler DSI approach, the learning-based, data-driven forecast approach (LDFA), by combining dimension reduction and machine learning techniques to quickly provide accurate forecast results and reliably quantify corresponding uncertainty in the results. Our LDFA framework is demonstrated using two supervised learning algorithms, artificial neural network (ANN) and support vector regression (SVR), on two representative examples from reservoir engineering and geological carbon storage. Results suggest that our approach provides accurate forecast results (e.g., future oil production rate or cumulative injected CO2) and reasonable predictive uncertainty intervals. Our framework is generic and may be applied to other surface and subsurface problems.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); Seoul National University; Army Research Laboratory; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FE0026515; W911NF-07-2-0027; OIA-1557349
- OSTI ID:
- 1537925
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1693797
- Journal Information:
- Advances in Water Resources, Vol. 118, Issue C; ISSN 0309-1708
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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