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Development of Intelligent System to Select Production Method in Coalbed Methane Reservoir

석탄층 메탄가스 저류층의 생산방법 선정을 위한 지능형 시스템 개발

  • Kim, Chang-Jae (Dept. of Energy and Resources Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Jung-Gyun (R&D Division, Korea Gas Corporation) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Hwan (Dept. of Energy and Resources Engineering, Chonnam National University)
  • 김창재 (전남대학교 에너지자원공학과) ;
  • 김정균 (한국가스공사 연구개발원) ;
  • 이정환 (전남대학교 에너지자원공학과)
  • Received : 2013.12.13
  • Accepted : 2014.01.23
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

To develop a coalbed methane(CBM) reservoir, it is important to apply production methods such as drilling, completion, and stimulation which coincide with coal properties. However, the reliability of the selected resulted in most of CBM field is not enough to accept because the selection of production method has been done by empirical decision. As the result, the empirical decision show inaccurate results and need to prove using simulation whether it was true exactly. In this study, the intelligent system has been developed to assist the selection of CBM production method using artificial neural network(ANN). Before the development of the system, technical screening guideline was analyzed by literature survey and the system to select drilling and completion method, and hydraulic fracture fluid was developed by utilizing the guideline. The result as a validation of the developed system showed a high accuracy. In conclusion, it has been confirmed that the developed system can be utilized as a effective tool to select production method in CBM reservoir.

석탄층 메탄가스 저류층의 개발을 위해서는 석탄층 특성에 부합하는 생산방법을 적용하는 것이 중요하지만 대부분의 개발현장에서는 경험적인 판단에 의존하여 생산방법을 선정하고 있어 결과에 대한 신뢰도가 떨어질 뿐만 아니라 복잡한 시뮬레이션 해석을 통해 최적 생산방법을 규명해야 하는 등의 많은 시간과 노력이 필요하다는 문제점이 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 인공신경망을 활용하여 석탄층 메탄가스 최적 생산방법을 선정하기 위한 지능형 시스템을 개발하였다. 시스템 개발에 앞서 문헌 조사를 통해 석탄층 메탄가스 생산방법 선정 가이드라인을 분석하였고, 이를 활용하여 시추 방법과 유정완결법 선정 시스템, 수압파쇄공법 수행시 파쇄액 선정 시스템을 개발하였다. 개발된 생산방법 선정 시스템의 타당성 평가 결과, 높은 정확도를 나타냄으로써 본 연구에서 개발된 생산방법 선정 시스템은 향후 석탄층 메탄가스의 개발에 앞서 석탄층 특성에 부합하는 생산방법을 선정할 수 있는 효율적인 도구로 활용될 것으로 판단된다.

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