Horizontal well's path planning: An optimal switching control approach

In this paper, we consider a three-dimensional horizontal well's path planning problem, where the well's path evolves as a combination of several constant-curvature smooth turn segments. The problem is formulated as an optimal switching control problem subject to continuous state inequalit...

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Main Authors: Gong, Zhaohua, Teo, Kok Lay, Liu, Chong Yang, Feng, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Inc. 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8732
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author Gong, Zhaohua
Teo, Kok Lay
Liu, Chong Yang
Feng, E.
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Teo, Kok Lay
Liu, Chong Yang
Feng, E.
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description In this paper, we consider a three-dimensional horizontal well's path planning problem, where the well's path evolves as a combination of several constant-curvature smooth turn segments. The problem is formulated as an optimal switching control problem subject to continuous state inequality constraints. By applying the time-scaling transformation and constraint transcription in conjunction with local smooth approximation technique, the optimal switching control problem is approximated by a sequence of optimal parameter selection problems with only box constraints, each of which is solvable by gradient-based optimization techniques. The optimal path planning problems of the wells Ci-16-Cp146 and Jin27 in Liaohe oil field are solved to demonstrate the applicability of the approach proposed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-87322019-02-27T07:25:12Z Horizontal well's path planning: An optimal switching control approach Gong, Zhaohua Teo, Kok Lay Liu, Chong Yang Feng, E. In this paper, we consider a three-dimensional horizontal well's path planning problem, where the well's path evolves as a combination of several constant-curvature smooth turn segments. The problem is formulated as an optimal switching control problem subject to continuous state inequality constraints. By applying the time-scaling transformation and constraint transcription in conjunction with local smooth approximation technique, the optimal switching control problem is approximated by a sequence of optimal parameter selection problems with only box constraints, each of which is solvable by gradient-based optimization techniques. The optimal path planning problems of the wells Ci-16-Cp146 and Jin27 in Liaohe oil field are solved to demonstrate the applicability of the approach proposed. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8732 10.1016/j.apm.2014.12.014 Elsevier Inc. fulltext
spellingShingle Gong, Zhaohua
Teo, Kok Lay
Liu, Chong Yang
Feng, E.
Horizontal well's path planning: An optimal switching control approach
title Horizontal well's path planning: An optimal switching control approach
title_full Horizontal well's path planning: An optimal switching control approach
title_fullStr Horizontal well's path planning: An optimal switching control approach
title_full_unstemmed Horizontal well's path planning: An optimal switching control approach
title_short Horizontal well's path planning: An optimal switching control approach
title_sort horizontal well's path planning: an optimal switching control approach
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8732