Numerical-analytical modeling of oil extraction from oil fields with a gas cap using horizontal wells with automatic history matching

The article describes a numerical-analytical model for gas breakthrough to a well during the development of oil fields with a gas cap using horizontal wells. The employed semi-analytical model allows describing the process of gas cone development and reproducing oil and gas production parameters from the well by matching to the actual production history using several coefficients. The numerical scheme of the model was implemented as a computational library in the Python 3.6 programming language.
The algorithm was tested on oil deposits with a gas cap in the South Yamal oil and gas region and showed good results in history matching and forecasting calculations. The average calculation time of one iteration being less than 10 seconds allows for multiple model run scenarios using optimization algorithms for automatic calibration to actual production data. The results of the testing show the possibility of achieving satisfactory convergence using automated calibration to the production history. The developed algorithm reduces the workload of specialists in forecasting production, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of decisions made for development optimization.

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