Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.96, No.8, 1691-1696, 2018
Investigating the efficiency of gas re-injection process of an oil field using combined integrated field simulation and intelligent proxy model application
Integrated asset modelling is a novel method to overcome the limitations associated with using individual models. This method integrates all the individual models of a field into a single model that relates all the sub-models using proper boundary conditions. Reservoir, wells, surface, and economic models of an oil reservoir, under gas re-injection, are integrated. The main goal of this study is to propose a novel approach in integrated asset modelling. An integrated model of a field is used to study how gas must be distributed among injection wells. Another aim of this study is to understand the effects of 4 input parameters on the Net Present Value (NPV) of the field. The input variables are: oil production rate, gas injection rate, and the distribution of gas between injection wells. A comprehensive model of a field was built. Using the experimental design results, a neuro-fuzzy logic network was developed. The proxy model predicted the simulation outputs with a reasonable accuracy. The effects of input variables were studied. Oil production has an optimum value of 6050 STBD per well. The optimum fractions of injected gas for injection wells 1 and 2 are 0.4 and 0.6 of total injected gas, respectively. This means that 40 % of the total injection gas must be injected to well 1 to have the maximum NPV. The greater the gas injection rate, the higher NPV is.