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US 7,255,166 B1Granted
Imbibition well stimulation via neural network design
OwnerWilliam Weissinventor
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Abstract
A method for stimulation of hydrocarbon production via imbibition by utilization of surfactants. The method includes use of fuzzy logic and neural network architecture constructs to determine surfactant use.
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A method for determination of optimal imbibition well stimulation by surfactant use for use in hydrocarbon recovery comprising:
- performing at least one laboratory test for selection of surfactants;
- performing at least one original field application to generate a first set of variables;
- performing at least one second field application applying the surfactants selected by the laboratory tests to generate a second set of variables;
- ranking the variables;
- designing artificial intelligence comprising at least one neural network utilizing the ranked variables;
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- utilizing the at least one neural network to determine predicted change in hydrocarbon recovery with surfactant use.
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