Modular hydrocarbon facility placement planning system

A hydrocarbon production site planning system comprising:

• a display;
• one or more processors in communication with the display;
• and
• one or more memories comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to identify a plurality of locations for a plurality of components of the hydrocarbon production site by executing an iterative convergence algorithm for building a model representing an optimized cost solution, wherein building the model comprises:
• receiving, via the one or more processors, input data comprising a map representative of an area comprising gridded areas, a plurality of sets of coordinates for a plurality of wells, and cost data associated with at least one of the plurality of components;
• transforming, via the one or more processors, the gridded areas into a set of nodes, each node of the set of nodes being connected to an adjacent node of the set of nodes via a connection edge annotating environmental features associated with a corresponding gridded area of the gridded areas;
• determining, via the one or more processors, a set of candidate components that corresponds to the plurality of locations based on the input data and a sub-algorithm;
• determining, via the one or more processors, one or more additional sets of candidate components that correspond to the plurality of locations based on the input data, the set of candidate components, and the sub-algorithm;
• and
• iteratively generating, via the one or more processors, one or more additional maps indicative of the plurality of locations for the plurality of components until the iterative convergence algorithm converges onto the optimized cost solution, wherein iteratively generating the one or more additional maps is based on:
• at least one of the one or more additional sets of candidate components;
• and
• the connection edge;
• and
• visually simulating, via the display, the plurality of locations for the plurality of components of the hydrocarbon production site based on the optimized cost solution.

A computer program comprising instructions, that when executed by a computer processor of a computing device, causes the computing device to:

• build, via an iterative convergence algorithm executed by the computer processor, a model representing an optimized cost solution, wherein building the model comprises:
• receive, via the computer processor, input data comprising a map representative of an area, a plurality of sets of coordinates for a plurality of wells, and cost data associated with at least one of a plurality of components;
• transforming a set of areas of the represented area into a set of nodes, each node of the set of nodes being connected to an adjacent node of the set of nodes via a connection edge annotating a sub-cost associated with a corresponding area of the set of areas;
• determine, via the computer processor, a set of candidate components that corresponds to a plurality of locations based on the input data and an algorithm;
• determine, via the computer processor, one or more additional sets of candidate components that correspond to the plurality of locations based on the input data, the set of candidate components, and the algorithm;
• and
• iteratively generate, via the computer processor, one or more additional maps indicative of the plurality of locations for the plurality of components until the iterative convergence algorithm converges onto the optimized cost solution based on;
• at least one of the one or more additional sets of candidate components;
• and
• the connection edge;
• and
• display, via a display of the computing device, at least one of the one or more additional maps relating to the optimized cost solution.