Practical Applications of Optimal-Control Theory to History-Matching Multiphase Simulator Models

Abstract

This paper applies material presented by Chen et al. and by Chavent et al to practical reservoir problems. The pressure history-matching algorithm used is initially based on a discretized single-phase reservoir model. Multiphase effects are approximately treated in the single-phase model by multiplying the transmissibility and storage terms by saturation-dependent terms that are obtained from a multiphase simulator run. Thus, all the history matching is performed by a "pseduo" single-phase model. The multiplicative factors for transmissibility and storage are updated when necessary. The matching technique can change any model permeability thickness or porosity thickness value. Three field examples are given.

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