Performance of the ensemble Kalman filter outside of existing wells for a channelized reservoir |
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Authors: | Elisabeth Peters |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA;(2) Alberta Geological Survey, 4999–98 Avenue, Edmonton, AB , T6B 2X3, Canada |
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Abstract: | The ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) appears to give good results for matching production data at existing wells. However, the
predictive power of these models outside of the existing wells is much more uncertain. In this paper, for a channelized reservoir
for five different cases with different levels of information the production history is matched using the EnKF. The predictive
power of the resulting model is tested for the existing wells and for new wells. The results show a consistent improvement
for the predictions at the existing wells after assimilation of the production data, but not for prediction of production
at new well locations. The latter depended on the settings of the problem and prior information used. The results also showed
that the fit during the history match was not always a good predictor for predictive capabilities of the history match model.
This suggests that some form of validation outside of observed wells is essential. |
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