Fuzzy modeling of volume reduction of oil due to dissolved gas runoff and pressure release

Oil formation volume factor (FVF) refers to the change in oil volume between reservoir and standard conditions at surface. It is a crucial oil property which is governed by reservoir temperature, amount of dissolved gas in oil, and specific gravity of oil and dissolved gas. This parameter plays a trivial role in petroleum reservoir and production calculations. Accurate determination of oil FVF is restricted by limitations on reliable sampling and high cost and time-consumption associated with laboratory experiments. Furthermore, available empirical correlations do not have satisfying generalization and accuracy owing to being calibrated on specific oil samples. Therefore, this study offers a Takagi–Sugeno (TS) fuzzy logic model for estimating oil FVF for the purpose of developing a precise model calibrated on regional Iranian oil using 367 training samples. TS fuzzy model utilizes subtractive clustering approach for determining number of rules and clusters. Evaluation of constructed fuzzy logic using 108 unseen test data points indicated achievement of fuzzy logic in prediction of oil FVF.

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