WELL PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION FOR WATER INJECTION WELLS

10th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference - SGEM2010, www.sgem.org, SGEM2010 Conference Proceedings/ ISBN 10: 954-91818-1-2, June 20-26, 2010, Vol. 1, 761- 768 pp

ABSTRACT

Determining the optimal location of wells with the aid of an automated search method
can significantly increase a project’s net present value as modeled in a reservoir
simulator. This work addresses the efficient solution of this problem by using advanced
techniques for coupling two important components of autonomic optimization:
Dynamic model using Eclipse simulator software (E100), an optimization technique
based on the genetic algorithm (GA). Profits and costs during the time period of the
project were taken into consideration.

Keywords: Well Placement, Optimization, Economic Evaluation, Meta Heuristic Optimization