OPTIMIZATION OF EXPLOITATION ALTERNATIVES FOR AN OIL FIELD SUBJECTED TO THE INJECTION OF WATER, BY USING THE NSGA-II ALGORITHM
Intelligent system. Multiobjective optimization. Genetic Algorithm NSGA -II. Oil production.
The development of an oil field can be understood as the set of actions necessary to put the field into production: drilling, injection systems, platforms, etc. This development the way will be made defines an alternative. Set a development of an oil field alternative is one of the most important tasks in the reservoir area, given that this definition affects the reservoir behavior, future decisions, economic analysis and consequently the resulting attractiveness of the defined project. This paper presents the implementation of a system based on genetic algorithm multiobjective optimizer NSGA-II (Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm), which offers a decision support tool and automates the search for alternatives to the development of the oilfield submitted to water injection process. Each alternative refers to how an oil field, known and defined, is put into production, that is, with respect to the determination of number and the disposition of producers wells and injectors in the field. The implementation of the algorithm is to find the production settings, in the long run, which provide the highest net present value (VPL), obtained from the initial investment cost, the price of oil, oil production and operation costs paid during the production time, thus increasing the production of oil in the field, reducing operating costs and the time in the decision-making process.