Integrating Advanced Machine Learning Models for Accurate Prediction of Porosity and Permeability in Fractured and Vuggy Carbonate Reservoirs: Insights from the Tarim Basin, Northwestern, China
SPE Journal,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 27
Published: April 1, 2025
Summary
Accurate
prediction
of
porosity
and
permeability
in
fractured
vuggy
carbonate
reservoirs
is
crucial
for
optimizing
hydrocarbon
recovery
but
remains
challenging
due
to
their
extreme
heterogeneity
anisotropy.
Traditional
methods
often
struggle
capture
the
complex
geological
variability,
leading
suboptimal
reservoir
characterization.
To
address
this,
we
propose
a
novel
hybrid
machine
learning
(ML)
framework
that
integrates
particle
swarm
optimization
(PSO),
mixed-effects
random
forest
(MERF),
ensemble
models,
such
as
light
gradient
boosting
(LightGBM),
(XGBoost),
(RF).
These
models
were
trained
validated
using
leave-one
well-out
cross-validation
(LOO-CV)
train-test
split
method,
leveraging
geophysical
well-log
data
from
Tarim
Basin’s
reservoirs.
Among
three
PSO-MERF-LightGBM
outperformed
others,
achieving
an
R²
0.9752
root
mean
square
error
(RMSE)
0.0606
R2
0.9983
RMSE
0.00473
during
testing.
Moreover,
model
demonstrates
exceptional
computational
efficiency,
completing
processing
just
11
seconds
9
seconds,
respectively.
This
marks
significant
reduction
computation
time
compared
with
other
making
it
highly
efficient
alternative.
results
confirm
its
superior
ability
nonlinear
relationships
spatial
variability.
The
study
how
advanced
ML
techniques
can
enhance
characterization,
improving
decision-making
subsurface
resource
management.
Future
research
should
extend
this
settings
validate
broader
applicability.
Language: Английский
Improving Prediction of Marine Low Clouds Using Cloud Droplet Number Concentration in a Convolutional Neural Network
Journal of Geophysical Research Machine Learning and Computation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
1(4)
Published: Nov. 30, 2024
Abstract
Marine
low
clouds
play
a
crucial
role
in
cooling
the
climate,
but
accurately
predicting
them
remains
challenging
due
to
their
highly
non‐linear
response
various
factors.
Previous
studies
usually
overlook
effects
of
cloud
droplet
number
concentration
(N
d
)
and
non‐local
information
target
grids.
To
address
these
challenges,
we
introduce
convolutional
neural
network
model
(CNN
Met‐Nd
that
uses
both
local
includes
N
as
cloud‐controlling
factor
enhance
predictive
ability
daily
cover,
albedo,
radiative
(CRE)
for
global
marine
clouds.
CNN
demonstrates
superior
performance,
explaining
over
70%
variance
three
variables
scenes
1°
×
1°,
notable
improvement
past
efforts.
also
replicates
geographical
patterns
trends
from
2003
2022.
In
contrast,
similar
without
Met
struggles
predict
long‐term
properties
effectively.
Permutation
importance
analysis
further
highlights
critical
Met‐N
's
success.
Further
comparisons
with
an
artificial
(ANN
model,
which
same
inputs
considering
spatial
dependence,
show
performance
R
2
values
CRE
being
0.16,
0.12,
0.18
higher,
respectively.
This
incorporating
information,
at
least
on
scale,
into
predictions
climate
parameterizations.
Language: Английский