Cognitive enhanced oil recovery advisor system based on digital rock simulator

An apparatus, comprising at least one processor;

• and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
• calculate a first property vector indicative of at least one physical property derived from a digital image of a first porous rock sample;
• determine a set of one or more similar porous rock samples by calculating a value indicating a similarity between the first porous rock sample and each of one or more second porous rock samples based on the first property vector and one or more second property vectors associated with the one or more second porous rock samples;
• select a list of one or more fluid additives based on a comparison of existing enhanced fluid recovery efficiency values associated with the efficiency of the one or more fluid additives used with the one or more similar porous rock samples;
• perform, for each of the selected one or more fluid additives, a simulation of a flow of fluid through a digital model of the first porous rock to determine a simulated enhanced fluid recovery efficiency value for each of the respective one or more fluid additives when used with the first porous rock sample;
• and
• output an optimal fluid additive for the first porous rock sample based at least in part on a combination of a comparison of the calculated similarity values, and a comparison of the simulated enhanced fluid recovery efficiency values.

A computer program product for cognitive enhanced oil recovery, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a device to cause the device to:

• calculate a first property vector indicative of at least one physical property derived from a digital image of a first porous rock sample;
• determine a set of one or more similar porous rock samples by calculating a value indicating a similarity between the first porous rock sample and each of one or more second porous rock samples based on the first property vector and one or more second property vectors associated with the one or more second porous rock samples;
• select a list of one or more fluid additives based on a comparison of existing enhanced fluid recovery efficiency values associated with the efficiency of the one or more fluid additives used with the one or more similar porous rock samples;
• perform, for each of the selected one or more fluid additives, a simulation of a flow of fluid through a digital model of the first porous rock sample to determine a simulated enhanced fluid recovery efficiency value for each of the respective one or more fluid additives when used with porous rock associated with the first porous rock sample;
• and
• output an optimal fluid additive for the first porous rock sample based at least in part on a combination of a comparison of the calculated similarity values, and a comparison of the simulated enhanced fluid recovery efficiency values.