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- Title
Exploratory Factor Analysis of Wireline Logs Using a Float-Encoded Genetic Algorithm.
- Authors
Szabó, Norbert Péter; Dobróka, Mihály
- Abstract
In the paper, a novel inversion approach is used for the solution of the problem of factor analysis. The float-encoded genetic algorithm as a global optimization method is implemented to extract factor variables using open-hole logging data. The suggested statistical workflow is used to give a reliable estimate for not only the factors but also the related petrophysical properties in hydrocarbon formations. In the first step, the factor loadings and scores are estimated by Jöreskog's fast approximate method, which are gradually improved by the genetic algorithm. The forward problem is solved to calculate wireline logs directly from the factor scores. In each generation, the observed and calculated well logs are compared to update the factor population. During the genetic algorithm run, the average fitness of factor populations is maximized to give the best fit between the observed and theoretical data. By using the empirical relation between the first factor and formation shaliness, the shale volume is estimated along the borehole. Permeability as a derived quantity also correlates with the first factor, which allows its determination from an independent source. The estimation results agree well with those of independent deterministic modeling and core measurements. Case studies from Hungary and the USA demonstrate the feasibility of the global optimization based factor analysis, which provides a useful tool for improved reservoir characterization.
- Subjects
EXPLORATORY factor analysis; GENETIC algorithms; INVERSIONS (Geometry); GLOBAL optimization; BOREHOLE logging; HYDROCARBONS
- Publication
Mathematical Geosciences, 2018, Vol 50, Issue 3, p317
- ISSN
1874-8961
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11004-017-9714-x