Optimizing well placement in a coalbed methane reservoir using the particle swarm optimization algorithm

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 34-45

  Feng, Qihong ^a   Zhang, Jiyuan ^a   Zhang, Xianmin ^a   Hu, Aimei ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b PetroChina Coalbed Methane Company Limited   (China)

Author keywords

Coalbed methane; Particle swarm optimization; Reservoir simulation; Well placement

Indexed keywords

COAL BED METHANE; COALBED METHANE RESERVOIR; COALBED METHANES; CONVERGENCE SPEED; FIELD APPLICATION; GAS CONTENT; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GEOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY; GLOBALOPTIMUM; HISTORY MATCHING; INFILL WELLS; INFILLING; MULTIPLE WELLS; NET PRESENT VALUE; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; OPTIMAL WELL PLACEMENT; ORDOS BASIN; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; PSO ALGORITHMS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; SINGLE WELL; SWARM SIZE; VERTICAL WELLS; WATER PRODUCTION; WELL INTERFERENCE; WELL PLACEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; FIREDAMP; GAS PERMEABILITY; LOCATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WELLS;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

ALGORITHM; COALBED METHANE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OPTIMIZATION; PERMEABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHINA; ORDOS BASIN;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 84868243953     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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