Efficient and generalizable nested Fourier-DeepONet for three-dimensional geological carbon sequestration

Geological carbon sequestration (GCS) involves injecting CO[Formula: see text] into subsurface geological formations for permanent storage. Numerical simulations could guide decisions in GCS projects by predicting CO[Formula: see text] migration pathways and the pressure distribution in storage form...

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Main Authors: Jonathan E. Lee, Min Zhu, Ziqiao Xi, Kun Wang, Yanhua O. Yuan, Lu Lu
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19942060.2024.2435457
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author Jonathan E. Lee
Min Zhu
Ziqiao Xi
Kun Wang
Yanhua O. Yuan
Lu Lu
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description Geological carbon sequestration (GCS) involves injecting CO[Formula: see text] into subsurface geological formations for permanent storage. Numerical simulations could guide decisions in GCS projects by predicting CO[Formula: see text] migration pathways and the pressure distribution in storage formation. However, these simulations are often computationally expensive due to highly coupled physics and large spatial-temporal simulation domains. Surrogate modelling with data-driven machine learning has become a promising alternative to accelerate physics-based simulations. Among these, the Fourier neural operator (FNO) has been applied to three-dimensional synthetic subsurface models. Despite its good accuracy in simulating CO[Formula: see text] plume migration, it requires large computational resources in training and also lacks generalizability. Here, to further improve performance, we have developed a nested Fourier-DeepONet by combining the expressiveness of the FNO with the modularity of a deep operator network (DeepONet). This new framework is twice as efficient as a nested FNO for training and has at least 80% lower GPU memory requirement due to its flexibility to treat temporal coordinates separately. These performance improvements are achieved without compromising prediction accuracy. In addition, the generalization and extrapolation ability of nested Fourier-DeepONet beyond the training range has been thoroughly evaluated. Nested Fourier-DeepONet outperformed the nested FNO for extrapolation in time with more than 50% reduced error. It also exhibited good extrapolation accuracy beyond the training range in terms of reservoir properties, number of wells, and injection rate.
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spelling doaj-art-4b62a2d56e4548ed92d38fbf5f2a3da22024-12-09T09:43:45ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEngineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics1994-20601997-003X2024-12-0118110.1080/19942060.2024.2435457Efficient and generalizable nested Fourier-DeepONet for three-dimensional geological carbon sequestrationJonathan E. Lee0Min Zhu1Ziqiao Xi2Kun Wang3Yanhua O. Yuan4Lu Lu5Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USADepartment of Statistics and Data Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USADepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, CA, USAExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ, USAExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ, USADepartment of Statistics and Data Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USAGeological carbon sequestration (GCS) involves injecting CO[Formula: see text] into subsurface geological formations for permanent storage. Numerical simulations could guide decisions in GCS projects by predicting CO[Formula: see text] migration pathways and the pressure distribution in storage formation. However, these simulations are often computationally expensive due to highly coupled physics and large spatial-temporal simulation domains. Surrogate modelling with data-driven machine learning has become a promising alternative to accelerate physics-based simulations. Among these, the Fourier neural operator (FNO) has been applied to three-dimensional synthetic subsurface models. Despite its good accuracy in simulating CO[Formula: see text] plume migration, it requires large computational resources in training and also lacks generalizability. Here, to further improve performance, we have developed a nested Fourier-DeepONet by combining the expressiveness of the FNO with the modularity of a deep operator network (DeepONet). This new framework is twice as efficient as a nested FNO for training and has at least 80% lower GPU memory requirement due to its flexibility to treat temporal coordinates separately. These performance improvements are achieved without compromising prediction accuracy. In addition, the generalization and extrapolation ability of nested Fourier-DeepONet beyond the training range has been thoroughly evaluated. Nested Fourier-DeepONet outperformed the nested FNO for extrapolation in time with more than 50% reduced error. It also exhibited good extrapolation accuracy beyond the training range in terms of reservoir properties, number of wells, and injection rate.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19942060.2024.2435457Geological carbon sequestration3D multiphase flow in porous mediadeep neural operatorFourier-DeepONetcomputational costextrapolation
spellingShingle Jonathan E. Lee
Min Zhu
Ziqiao Xi
Kun Wang
Yanhua O. Yuan
Lu Lu
Efficient and generalizable nested Fourier-DeepONet for three-dimensional geological carbon sequestration
Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics
Geological carbon sequestration
3D multiphase flow in porous media
deep neural operator
Fourier-DeepONet
computational cost
extrapolation
title Efficient and generalizable nested Fourier-DeepONet for three-dimensional geological carbon sequestration
title_full Efficient and generalizable nested Fourier-DeepONet for three-dimensional geological carbon sequestration
title_fullStr Efficient and generalizable nested Fourier-DeepONet for three-dimensional geological carbon sequestration
title_full_unstemmed Efficient and generalizable nested Fourier-DeepONet for three-dimensional geological carbon sequestration
title_short Efficient and generalizable nested Fourier-DeepONet for three-dimensional geological carbon sequestration
title_sort efficient and generalizable nested fourier deeponet for three dimensional geological carbon sequestration
topic Geological carbon sequestration
3D multiphase flow in porous media
deep neural operator
Fourier-DeepONet
computational cost
extrapolation
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19942060.2024.2435457
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