Well-Logging Prediction Based on Hybrid Neural Network Model

Well-logging is an important formation characterization and resource evaluation method in oil and gas exploration and development. However, there has been a shortage of well-logging data because Well-logging can only be measured by expensive and time-consuming field tests. In this study, we aimed to...

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Main Authors: Lei Wu, Zhenzhen Dong, Weirong Li, Cheng Jing, Bochao Qu
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Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/24/8583
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Zhenzhen Dong
Weirong Li
Cheng Jing
Bochao Qu
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Weirong Li
Cheng Jing
Bochao Qu
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description Well-logging is an important formation characterization and resource evaluation method in oil and gas exploration and development. However, there has been a shortage of well-logging data because Well-logging can only be measured by expensive and time-consuming field tests. In this study, we aimed to find effective machine learning techniques for well-logging data prediction, considering the temporal and spatial characteristics of well-logging data. To achieve this goal, the convolutional neural network (CNN) and the long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks were combined to extract the spatial and temporal features of well-logging data, and the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm was used to determine hyperparameters of the optimal CNN-LSTM architecture to predict logging curves in this study. We applied the proposed CNN-LSTM-PSO model, along with support vector regression, gradient-boosting regression, CNN-PSO, and LSTM-PSO models, to forecast photoelectric effect (PE) logs from other logs of the target well, and from logs of adjacent wells. Among the applied algorithms, the proposed CNN-LSTM-PSO model generated the best prediction of PE logs because it fully considers the spatio-temporal information of other well-logging curves. The prediction accuracy of the PE log using logs of the adjacent wells was not as good as that using the other well-logging data of the target well itself, due to geological uncertainties between the target well and adjacent wells. The results also show that the prediction accuracy of the models can be significantly improved with the PSO algorithm. The proposed CNN-LSTM-PSO model was found to enable reliable and efficient Well-logging prediction for existing and new drilled wells; further, as the reservoir complexity increases, the proxy model should be able to reduce the optimization time dramatically.
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spelling doaj.art-76ebe3c2e65945cf86768d563d8759c52023-11-23T08:09:24ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-12-011424858310.3390/en14248583Well-Logging Prediction Based on Hybrid Neural Network ModelLei Wu0Zhenzhen Dong1Weirong Li2Cheng Jing3Bochao Qu4Petroleum Engineering Department, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaPetroleum Engineering Department, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaPetroleum Engineering Department, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaPetroleum Engineering Department, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaPetroleum Engineering Department, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaWell-logging is an important formation characterization and resource evaluation method in oil and gas exploration and development. However, there has been a shortage of well-logging data because Well-logging can only be measured by expensive and time-consuming field tests. In this study, we aimed to find effective machine learning techniques for well-logging data prediction, considering the temporal and spatial characteristics of well-logging data. To achieve this goal, the convolutional neural network (CNN) and the long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks were combined to extract the spatial and temporal features of well-logging data, and the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm was used to determine hyperparameters of the optimal CNN-LSTM architecture to predict logging curves in this study. We applied the proposed CNN-LSTM-PSO model, along with support vector regression, gradient-boosting regression, CNN-PSO, and LSTM-PSO models, to forecast photoelectric effect (PE) logs from other logs of the target well, and from logs of adjacent wells. Among the applied algorithms, the proposed CNN-LSTM-PSO model generated the best prediction of PE logs because it fully considers the spatio-temporal information of other well-logging curves. The prediction accuracy of the PE log using logs of the adjacent wells was not as good as that using the other well-logging data of the target well itself, due to geological uncertainties between the target well and adjacent wells. The results also show that the prediction accuracy of the models can be significantly improved with the PSO algorithm. The proposed CNN-LSTM-PSO model was found to enable reliable and efficient Well-logging prediction for existing and new drilled wells; further, as the reservoir complexity increases, the proxy model should be able to reduce the optimization time dramatically.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/24/8583well-loggingconvolutional neural networklong short-term memoryparticle swarm optimizationhybrid modeldeep learning
spellingShingle Lei Wu
Zhenzhen Dong
Weirong Li
Cheng Jing
Bochao Qu
Well-Logging Prediction Based on Hybrid Neural Network Model
Energies
well-logging
convolutional neural network
long short-term memory
particle swarm optimization
hybrid model
deep learning
title Well-Logging Prediction Based on Hybrid Neural Network Model
title_full Well-Logging Prediction Based on Hybrid Neural Network Model
title_fullStr Well-Logging Prediction Based on Hybrid Neural Network Model
title_full_unstemmed Well-Logging Prediction Based on Hybrid Neural Network Model
title_short Well-Logging Prediction Based on Hybrid Neural Network Model
title_sort well logging prediction based on hybrid neural network model
topic well-logging
convolutional neural network
long short-term memory
particle swarm optimization
hybrid model
deep learning
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/24/8583
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