PPT Slide
Optimization Application Examples at ARCO
Gas lift optimization (Ashtart):
x: Amount of gas injected into each well
Ax ? b: Max total gas available, max water produced
Technique: Learning bit climber
Free Surface Multiple Suppression:
x: Inverse source wavelet
Ax ? b: Min/max wavelet amplitudes
f(x): Total seismic energy after wavelet is applied
Technique: Genetic algorithm and learning bit climber