Machine learning in subsurface geothermal energy: Two decades in review

ER Okoroafor, CM Smith, KI Ochie, CJ Nwosu… - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the trends in applying machine learning to subsurface geothermal
resource development. The review is focused on the machine learning applications over the …

Optimal design, operational controls, and data-driven machine learning in sustainable borehole heat exchanger coupled heat pumps: Key implementation challenges …

N Ahmed, M Assadi, AA Ahmed, R Banihabib - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of technologies has made it possible to develop optimal operating conditions
at reduced costs, which results in a more sustainable energy transition away from fossil fuels …

Physical laws meet machine intelligence: current developments and future directions

T Muther, AK Dahaghi, FI Syed, V Van Pham - Artificial Intelligence Review, 2023 - Springer
The advent of technology including big data has allowed machine learning technology to
strengthen its place in solving different science and engineering complex problems …

A review of proxy modeling highlighting applications for reservoir engineering

P Bahrami, F Sahari Moghaddam, LA James - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Numerical models can be used for many purposes in oil and gas engineering, such as
production optimization and forecasting, uncertainty analysis, history matching, and risk …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning based closed-loop well control optimization of geothermal reservoir with uncertain permeability

N Wang, H Chang, XZ Kong, D Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
To maximize the economic benefits of geothermal energy production, it is essential to
optimize geothermal reservoir management strategies, in which geologic uncertainty should …

Review of machine learning methods applied to enhanced geothermal systems

L Wang, Z Yu, Y Zhang, P Yao - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this study was to summarize the progress in the application of machine
learning (ML) to enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs), including the entire process of EGS …

Machine learning-based performance prediction for ground source heat pump systems

X Zhang, E Wang, L Liu, C Qi - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
The coefficient of performance (COP) prediction of heat pump units and ground source heat
pump (GSHP) systems are required for effective evaluation, optimization, and fault diagnosis …

Heat transfer mechanism of cold-water pipe in ocean thermal energy conversion system

L Mao, C Wei, S Zeng, M Cai - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Ocean thermal energy is clean and renewable. In recent years, many scholars have focused
on improving the generation efficiency of the ocean thermal energy conversion system. To …

Deep learning reservoir porosity prediction method based on a spatiotemporal convolution bi-directional long short-term memory neural network model

J Wang, J Cao, S Yuan - Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
A relationship exists between petrophysical logs and reservoir porosity; however, obtaining
analytic solutions is challenging. In this study, we propose a novel method for porosity …

Probing geothermal heat source based on the fuzzy inference of heat process

C Zhou, C Xu, G Liu, S Liao - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reconstructing the geothermal temperature field is the priority of geothermal better
utilization. The inverse heat transfer methodology provides a reliable mentality to explore …