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Paper SPE 169272, Well Placement Optimization Constrained to Minimum Well Spacing , will be presented at the LAPEC 2014 in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on May 21 2014.


Congratulations to Zaeem Khan, Ali Nemer and Saad Mehmood on the ocassion of their MS Thesis defense. We wish them the best in their future careers (December 2013).

Publications

Journal Articles

J18.   Khan, R. A. and Awotunde, A. A. 2017. Determination of vertical/horizontal well type from generalized field development optimization, JPSE, published online.

J17.   Awotunde, A. A. 2017. GLOCAL: A Global-Local Optimization Template for Multiple History-Matched Reservoir Parameters ,  JPSE, 154: 1-18.

J16.   Khan, R. A. and Awotunde, A. A. 2017. Optimal Parameters Selection for SAGD and VAPEX Processes, J. of Petrol Explor Prod Tech., 7(3): 821–842.

J15.   Rammay, M. H. and Awotunde, A. A. 2016. Stochastic Optimization of Hydraulic Fracture and Horizontal Well Parameters in Shale Gas Reservoirs, J. of Nat. Gas Sci. and Engr., 13(3): 71-78.

J14.   Zhang, X. and Awotunde, A. A. 2016. Improvement of Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm during History Fitting for Reservoir Simulation, Petroleum Exploration and Development, 43(5): 876-885.

J13.   Mehmood, S. and Awotunde, A. A. 2016. Sensitivity-based Upscaling for History Matching of Reservoir Models, Petroleum Science , 13(3): 517-531.

J12.   Zaza, A., Awotunde, A. A., Fairag, F. A. and Al-Mouhamed, M. A. 2016. A CUDA based Parallel Reservoir Simulator, Computer Physics Communications, 206(2016): 2-16.

J11.   Awotunde, A. A., Ghanam, R. A., Al-Homidan S. and Tatar, N. M. 2016. Numerical Schemes for Anomalous Diffusion of Single-Phase Fluids in Porous Media,  CNSNS, 39: 381-395.

J10.    Awotunde, A. A. 2016. Generalized Field-Development Optimization with Well-Control Zonation, Comput Geosci, 20: 213-230.

J9.   Awotunde, A. A., Ghanam, R. A. and Tatar, N. M. 2015. Artificial boundary condition for a modified fractional diffusion problem,  Boundary Value Prob, 2015:20.

J8.   Awotunde, A. A. 2015. Estimation of Well Test Parameters Using Global Optimization Techniques,  JPSE, 125: 269-277.

J7.   Sibaweihi, N., Awotunde, A. A., Sultan, A. S. and Al-Yousef, H. Y.   2015. Sensitivity Studies and Stochastic Optimization of CO2-Foam Flooding, Comput Geosci, 19(1): 31-47.

J6.    Awotunde, A. A. 2014. A Multiresolution Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis of Time-Lapse Saturation Maps, Comput Geosci, 18(5): 677-696.

J5.    Awotunde, A. A. and Sibaweihi, N. 2014. Consideration of Voidage Replacement Ratio in Well Placement Optimization, SPE Econs & Management, 6(1): 40-54.

J4.    Awotunde, A. A. and Horne, R. N. 2013. Reservoir Description with Integrated Multiwell Data Using Two-Dimensional Wavelets. Math Geosci, 45 (2): 225-252.

J3.    Awotunde, A. A. and Horne, R. N. 2012.  An Improved Adjoint Sensitivity Computation for Multiphase Flow Using Wavelets. SPE J., 17 (2): 402-417.

J2.    Awotunde, A. A. and Horne, R. N. 2011. A Wavelet Approach to Adjoint State Sensitivity Computation for Steady-State Differential Equations. Water Resour. Res. 47: 1-21, W03502.

J1.    Awotunde, A. A. and Horne, R. N. 2011. A Multiresolution Analysis of the Relationship between Spatial Distribution of Reservoir Parameters and Time Distribution of Well-Test Data. SPE Res. Eval. & Eng., 14 (3): 345-356.


Conference Articles

C10.     Azad, M. S., Alnuaim, S.,  Awotunde, A. A.  2013. Stochastic Optimization of Cyclic Steam Stimulation in Heavy Oil Reservoirs, presented at Kuwait Oil & Gas Show, Kuwait, October 07-10.

C9.      Awotunde, A. A.  2013. A Multiresolution Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis of Time-Lapse Seismic Data, presented at the SIAM Conference on Computational Science & Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, Feb 27- Mar 01.

C8.      Awotunde, A. A. and Sibaweihi, N. 2012. Consideration of Voidage Replacement Ratio in Well Placement Optimization, SPE 163354 presented at SPE Kuwait International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, Kuwait City, Kuwait, December 10-12.

C7.      Awotunde, A. A. Reservoir Parameter Estimation with Improved Particle Swarm Optimization, SPE 159470 presented at SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, October 8-10.

C6.      Awotunde, A. A. and Horne, R. N. 2010. A Wavelet Approach to Adjoint State Sensitivity Computation for Steady-State Differential Equations. H24A-05, presented at the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 11-14.

C5.      Awotunde, A. A. and Horne, R. N. 2010. An Improved Adjoint Sensitivity Computation for Multiphase Flow Using Wavelets. SPE 133866, presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Florence, Italy, September 19-22.

C4.      Awotunde, A. A. and Horne, R. N. 2010. Multidimensional Reservoir Description and Data Integration Using Time-Space Wavelet Analysis. SPE 133869, presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Florence, Italy, September 19-22.

C3.      Awotunde, A. A. and Horne, R. N. 2008. A Multiresolution Analysis of the Relationship between Spatial Distribution of Reservoir Parameters and Time Distribution of Data Measurements. SPE 115795, presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, September 21-24.

C2.      Awotunde, A. A., Al-Hashim, H. S., Al-Khamis, M. N. and Al-Yousef, H. Y. 2008. Interference Testing Using Finite-Conductivity Horizontal Wells of Unequal Lengths. SPE 117744, presented at the 2008 SPE Eastern Regional / AAPG Eastern Section Joint Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October, 11–15.

C1.      Awotunde, A. A. 2006. Characterization of Reservoir Parameters Using Horizontal Well Interference Test. SPE 106517, presented at SPE International Student Paper Contest, San Antonio, TX, September 24-27.