Software

This program is the extension of v1.1, released in 2022. The major improvements include:

• Compatibility with INTERSECT reservoir simulator (IX).
• Enabled injection bottom-hole pressure (IBHP) nonlinear state constraints for rate-controlled injectors.
• Second-order correction (SOC) for quadratic programming (QP) subproblem.
• User-defined random seed number for determinism.

This optimization program is compatible with many different reservoir simulators:

• For CMG-compatible (IMEX and GEM) version: 

• For IX-compatible version:

The code is developed by Quang Minh Nguyen (qun972@utulsa.edu).

TUPREP releases an optimization package (referred to as TU-ILHSOPT v1.0) using Python programming language for performing minimization/maximization based on a population-based gradient-free optimization method called Iterative Latin Hypercube Sampling (ILHS).

It is a standalone optimizer that can be used to optimize any user-specified objective function, be it a simple test function or a more complicated problem that involves calling an external reservoir simulator. Depending on the fitness function provided by the user, TU-ILHSOPT is designed to accommodate optimization problems where the design variables have the same or different upper and lower bounds.

In the examples provided, a 40-dimensional Rosenbrock function was optimized, as well as two well-placement optimization problems coupled with CMG-GEM from Computer Modeling Group (CMG).

The code is developed by Imaobong Tom (iut6383@utulsa.edu). 

The version referred to as INSIM-BHP-v1.0-2023 is the extension of INSIM-FT-3D-v1.1-2020 to include the following new major features:

• Addresses the material balance error (MBE) originating from the well control pore volume update formula.
• Removes the Glimm data-reduction technique from the front tracking method to rectify saturation calculation inaccuracies.
• The user can match the BHP directly. The ΔBHP of wells in the history matching procedure is removed from the code.
• Coupled with TU-NLCPO optimization module (written in Python, originally developed by Quang Minh Nguyen) that is capable of managing production optimization problems with nonlinear state constraints. This module facilitates operation of producers under both rate and BHP control during optimization.
• Integrates time-variant skin to accommodate changing skin conditions.
• Incorporates well productivity index multipliers as additional history matching parameters.
• Adds the Fetkovich-type aquifer nodes.
• Implements a well-control switches for producers in instances of non-physical situations during forward runs, such as BHP falling below atmospheric pressure.
• Includes six (6) tutorial cases to verify the functionality of the newly added code features.

The code is developed by Ying Li (liy7576@utulsa.edu).