Bootstrapping conditional gans for video game level generation

RR Torrado, A Khalifa, MC Green… - … IEEE Conference on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have shown impressive results for image
generation. However, GANs face challenges in generating contents with certain types of …

Application of nature-inspired algorithms and artificial neural network in waterflooding well control optimization

CSW Ng, A Jahanbani Ghahfarokhi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Springer
With the aid of machine learning method, namely artificial neural networks, we established
data-driven proxy models that could be utilized to maximize the net present value of a …

Minimizing the risk in the robust life-cycle production optimization using stochastic simplex approximate gradient

B Chen, RM Fonseca, O Leeuwenburgh… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2017 - Elsevier
We develop a framework based on the lexicographic method and the newly developed
Stochastic-Simplex-Approximate-Gradient (StoSAG) algorithm to maximize the expected net …

[HTML][HTML] Accelerating physics-based simulations using end-to-end neural network proxies: An application in oil reservoir modeling

J Navrátil, A King, J Rios, G Kollias, R Torrado… - Frontiers in big …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
We develop a proxy model based on deep learning methods to accelerate the simulations of
oil reservoirs--by three orders of magnitude--compared to industry-strength physics-based …

[PDF][PDF] Development of proxy models for petroleum reservoir simulation: a systematic literature review and state-of-the-art

LM Da Silva, GD Avansi, DJ Schiozer - Int. J. Adv. Eng. Res. Sci., 2020 - academia.edu
Proxy models are derived mathematical functions developed as substitutes for reservoir flow
simulators. Several types of proxy models are reported in the literature, for instance …

A robust embedded discrete fracture modeling workflow for simulating complex processes in field-scale fractured reservoirs

MH Hui, G Dufour, S Vitel, P Muron… - SPE Reservoir …, 2019 - onepetro.org
Traditionally, fractured reservoir simulations use Dual-Porosity, Dual-Permeability (DPDK)
models that can idealize fractures and misrepresent connectivity. The Embedded Discrete …

Assisted history matching using pattern recognition technology

A Shahkarami, SD Mohaghegh… - … Journal of Oil, Gas …, 2018 - inderscienceonline.com
This study examines the application of pattern recognition technologies to improve the time
and effort required for completing successful history matching projects. The pattern …

Profit and risk measures in oil production optimization

A Capolei, B Foss, JB Jørgensen - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2015 - Elsevier
In oil production optimization, we usually aim to maximize a deterministic scalar
performance index such as the profit over the expected reservoir lifespan. However, when …

Investigating the relative impact of key reservoir parameters on performance of coalbed methane reservoirs by an efficient statistical approach

H Akhondzadeh, A Keshavarz, M Sayyafzadeh… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2018 - Elsevier
The complex and unique production mechanism of CBM has been examined extensively;
however, production from such reservoirs requires more investigation to be well-understood …

A comprehensive adaptive forecasting framework for optimum field development planning

A Salehi, G Hetz, F Olalotiti, N Sorek… - SPE Reservoir …, 2019 - onepetro.org
An integral aspect of smart reservoir management of oil and gas fields is the process of
identifying and performance forecasting of the remaining, feasible, and actionable field …