井漏
钻探
循环(流体动力学)
地质学
弹道
人工智能
地震学
机器学习
计算机科学
工程类
钻井液
机械工程
物理
天文
航空航天工程
作者
Zhi Geng,Hanqing Wang,Meng Fan,Yunhu Lu,Zhen Nie,Yunhong Ding,Mian Chen
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.petrol.2019.01.089
摘要
Lost circulation during well drilling and completion wastes productive time, and even kills the well in severe cases. Timely identifying lost circulation events and taking countermeasures has been the focus of related study. However, a real prediction of lost circulation risk before drilling would be an active response to the challenge. In this paper, a technical solution is proposed to evaluate geological lost-circulation risk in the field using 3D seismic data attributes and machine learning technique. First, four seismic attributes (variance, attenuation, sweetness, RMS amplitude) that are the most correlated with lost circulation incidents are recommended. Then a prediction model is built by conducting supervised learning that involves a majority voting algorithm. The performance of the model is illustrated by six unseen drilled wells and shows the ability and potential to forecast lost circulation probability both along well trajectory and in the region far away from the drilled wells. The prediction resolution in the lateral and vertical direction is about 25 m and 6 m (2 ms), respectively, which are distinct advantages over the traditional description of geological structures using seismic data. It shows that the lost circulation risk can be hardly recognized by interpreting one specific seismic attribute, which is a common practice. Finally, the challenges in predicting lost circulation risk using seismic data are summarized. Overall, the study suggests that machine learning would be a practical solution to predict various construction risks that are related to seismic-based geological issues. Knowing in advance the risks, people could avoid or at least minimize the losses by optimizing well deployment in the field and taking preventive measures.
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