Research on Shale Oil Well Productivity Prediction Model Based on CNN-BiGRU Algorithm
Unconventional reservoirs are characterized by intricate fluid-phase behaviors, and physics-based shale oil well productivity prediction models often exhibit substantial deviations due to oversimplified theoretical frameworks and challenges in parameter acquisition. Under these circumstances, data-d...
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| author | Yuan Pan Xuewei Liu Fuchun Tian Liyong Yang Xiaoting Gou Yunpeng Jia Quan Wang Yingxi Zhang |
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| description | Unconventional reservoirs are characterized by intricate fluid-phase behaviors, and physics-based shale oil well productivity prediction models often exhibit substantial deviations due to oversimplified theoretical frameworks and challenges in parameter acquisition. Under these circumstances, data-driven approaches leveraging actual production datasets have emerged as viable alternatives for productivity forecasting. Nevertheless, conventional data-driven architectures suffer from structural simplicity, limited capacity for processing low-dimensional feature spaces, and exclusive applicability to intra-sequence learning paradigms (e.g., production-to-production sequence mapping). This fundamentally conflicts with the underlying principles of mechanistic modeling, which emphasize pressure-to-production sequence transformations. To address these limitations, we propose a hybrid deep learning architecture integrating convolutional neural networks with bidirectional gated recurrent units (CNN-BiGRU). The model incorporates dedicated input pathways: fully connected layers for feature embedding and convolutional operations for high-dimensional feature extraction. By implementing a sequence-to-sequence (seq2seq) architecture with encoder–decoder mechanisms, our framework enables cross-domain sequence learning, effectively bridging pressure dynamics with production profiles. The CNN-BiGRU model was implemented on the TensorFlow framework, with rigorous validation of model robustness and systematic evaluation of feature importance. Hyperparameter optimization via grid searching yielded optimal configurations, while field applications demonstrated operational feasibility. Comparative analysis revealed a mean relative error (MRE) of 16.11% between predicted and observed production values, substantiating the model’s predictive competence. This methodology establishes a novel paradigm for machine learning-driven productivity prediction in unconventional reservoir engineering. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-341556f35ffb4520a9426da5145366e92025-08-20T03:14:46ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-05-011810252310.3390/en18102523Research on Shale Oil Well Productivity Prediction Model Based on CNN-BiGRU AlgorithmYuan Pan0Xuewei Liu1Fuchun Tian2Liyong Yang3Xiaoting Gou4Yunpeng Jia5Quan Wang6Yingxi Zhang7Petroleum Engineering Research Institute, PetroChina Dagang Oilfield Company, Tianjin 300280, ChinaPetroleum Engineering Research Institute, PetroChina Dagang Oilfield Company, Tianjin 300280, ChinaPetroleum Engineering Research Institute, PetroChina Dagang Oilfield Company, Tianjin 300280, ChinaPetroleum Engineering Research Institute, PetroChina Dagang Oilfield Company, Tianjin 300280, ChinaPetroleum Engineering Research Institute, PetroChina Dagang Oilfield Company, Tianjin 300280, ChinaPetroleum Engineering Research Institute, PetroChina Dagang Oilfield Company, Tianjin 300280, ChinaPetroleum Engineering Research Institute, PetroChina Dagang Oilfield Company, Tianjin 300280, ChinaPetroleum Engineering Research Institute, PetroChina Dagang Oilfield Company, Tianjin 300280, ChinaUnconventional reservoirs are characterized by intricate fluid-phase behaviors, and physics-based shale oil well productivity prediction models often exhibit substantial deviations due to oversimplified theoretical frameworks and challenges in parameter acquisition. Under these circumstances, data-driven approaches leveraging actual production datasets have emerged as viable alternatives for productivity forecasting. Nevertheless, conventional data-driven architectures suffer from structural simplicity, limited capacity for processing low-dimensional feature spaces, and exclusive applicability to intra-sequence learning paradigms (e.g., production-to-production sequence mapping). This fundamentally conflicts with the underlying principles of mechanistic modeling, which emphasize pressure-to-production sequence transformations. To address these limitations, we propose a hybrid deep learning architecture integrating convolutional neural networks with bidirectional gated recurrent units (CNN-BiGRU). The model incorporates dedicated input pathways: fully connected layers for feature embedding and convolutional operations for high-dimensional feature extraction. By implementing a sequence-to-sequence (seq2seq) architecture with encoder–decoder mechanisms, our framework enables cross-domain sequence learning, effectively bridging pressure dynamics with production profiles. The CNN-BiGRU model was implemented on the TensorFlow framework, with rigorous validation of model robustness and systematic evaluation of feature importance. Hyperparameter optimization via grid searching yielded optimal configurations, while field applications demonstrated operational feasibility. Comparative analysis revealed a mean relative error (MRE) of 16.11% between predicted and observed production values, substantiating the model’s predictive competence. This methodology establishes a novel paradigm for machine learning-driven productivity prediction in unconventional reservoir engineering.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/10/2523production predictionneural network deep learningshale oil reservoirsfracturing horizontal wells |
| spellingShingle | Yuan Pan Xuewei Liu Fuchun Tian Liyong Yang Xiaoting Gou Yunpeng Jia Quan Wang Yingxi Zhang Research on Shale Oil Well Productivity Prediction Model Based on CNN-BiGRU Algorithm Energies production prediction neural network deep learning shale oil reservoirs fracturing horizontal wells |
| title | Research on Shale Oil Well Productivity Prediction Model Based on CNN-BiGRU Algorithm |
| title_full | Research on Shale Oil Well Productivity Prediction Model Based on CNN-BiGRU Algorithm |
| title_fullStr | Research on Shale Oil Well Productivity Prediction Model Based on CNN-BiGRU Algorithm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research on Shale Oil Well Productivity Prediction Model Based on CNN-BiGRU Algorithm |
| title_short | Research on Shale Oil Well Productivity Prediction Model Based on CNN-BiGRU Algorithm |
| title_sort | research on shale oil well productivity prediction model based on cnn bigru algorithm |
| topic | production prediction neural network deep learning shale oil reservoirs fracturing horizontal wells |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/10/2523 |
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