Robust Reduced Complexity Modeling (R2CM) in Reservoir Engineering!

Eduardo Gildin and Mike King! Texas A&M University, Petroleum Engineering Department!

1 CHAIR OBJECTIVES!
The central idea of the R2CM Chair is to develop, test, and apply new methods of model validation (or invalidation) together with integrated dynamic reservoir monitoring and control, amenable to fast simulation, parameter estimation, uncertainty quantication, and production optimization! R2CM will tackle the reduced complexity modeling paradigm for reservoir management and optimization as a basis for decision support under uncertainty.! We will develop physically motivated simplied models (model hierarchy), applying upscaling, streamlines and reduced-order modelling, together with smart systems frameworks, such as, control system theory, machine learning theory, real-time dynamical modeling, and high performance computing.! !

3 METHODOLOGY/CHAIR THEMES!
The main themes of this research Chair are:! ! Upscaling and Multiscale Modeling! Development of novel multiscale methods, upscaling techniques and error analysis for mitigating large-scale computational simulation cost in complex reservoir simulation. ! Model Reduction Complexity Reduction! Development of novel model reduction techniques of large-scale reservoir models based on system and control theory and streamlines simulation as key enablers to fast uncertainty quantication and parameter estimation methodologies. ! Reduced Complexity Optimization under the Uncertainty Paradigm ! Development of uncertainty quantication methodologies that involve simplied models and large quantities of data together with High Performance Computing (HPC) in simulation and optimization under the uncertainty paradigm.!

4 SOME RELEVANT RESULTS!

2 THE NEED FOR R2CM!

Reduced Order Modeling

Robust Upscaling

Multiple length scales, complex heterogeneities, high contrast, and uncertainties in reservoir characterization very complex and large scale models! It is prohibitively expensive to resolve all scales and uncertainties Some form of reduced models is needed for timely simulation! Uncertainty quantication and optimization is even more expensive to simulate with these complex large scale models as In stochastic problems, the forward problem is solved for different realizations of permeability eld robust reduced complexity models are needed.! !

Network Modeling

[1] Y. Efendiev, J. Galvis, E. Gildin, Local-global multiscale model reduction for ows in high-contrast heterogeneous media", Journal of Computational Physics 231 (24) 8100-8113, 2012.
[2] E. Gildin, R. Ghassemi, A. Romanovskaya, and Y. Efendiev, \Nonlinear Complexity Reduction for Fast Simulation of Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media", Reservoir Simulation Symposium, The Woodlands, February, 2013.
[3] E. Gildin, R. Ghassemi, A. Romanovskaya, and Y. Efendiev, Nonlinear Complexity Reduction for Fast Simulation and Optimization of Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media", to be submitted to SPEJ
[4] M.J. King,;Y. Abacioglu, P.R. Ballin, H.M. Sebastian, S. Du,Y. Zhou, Multiscale Grid Design and Upscaling for a Full Field Tight Gas Reservoir Model on a Next Generation Simulator, Proceedings 2013 SPE East Unconventional Gas Conference & Exhibition, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
[5] Y. Zhou and M. J King, Improved Upscaling for Flow Simulation of Tight Gas Reservoir Models, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 30 October-2 November 2011, Denver, Colorado, USA

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Chairs:

Petroleum Engineering Department ! Texas A&M University! www.pe.tamu.edu! eduardo.gildin@pe.tamu.edu! Mike.king@petamu.edu!