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Application of ALRW‐DDPG Algorithm on Offshore Oil‐Gas‐Water Separation Control

Version 1 : Received: 16 August 2024 / Approved: 16 August 2024 / Online: 16 August 2024 (12:46:05 CEST)

How to cite: He, X.; Pang, H.; Liu, B.; Chen, Y. Application of ALRW‐DDPG Algorithm on Offshore Oil‐Gas‐Water Separation Control. Preprints 2024, 2024081239. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1239.v1 He, X.; Pang, H.; Liu, B.; Chen, Y. Application of ALRW‐DDPG Algorithm on Offshore Oil‐Gas‐Water Separation Control. Preprints 2024, 2024081239. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1239.v1

Abstract

With the offshore oil-gas fields entering decline phase, high-efficiency separation of oil-gas-water mixtures becomes a significant challenge. As essential equipment for separation, the three-phase separators play a key role in Offshore Oil-Gas production. However, level control is critical in the operation of three-phase gravity separators on offshore facilities, as it directly affects the efficacy and safety of the separation process. This paper introduces an advanced deep deterministic policy gradient with adaptive learning rate weights (ALRW-DDPG) control algorithm, which improves the convergence and stability of the conventional DDPG algorithm. An adaptive learning rate weight function is meticulously designed, and an ALRW-DDPG algorithm network is constructed for simulating three-phase separator liquid level control. The effectiveness of the ALRW-DDPG algorithm is subsequently validated through simulation experiments. The results show that the ALRW-DDPG algorithm achieves a 15.38% improvement in convergence rate compared to the traditional DDPG algorithm, and the control error is significantly smaller than that of PID and DDPG algorithms.

Keywords

offshore oil‐gas production; ALRW‐DDPG algorithm; Three‐phase separator; liquid level control; slug flow

Subject

Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology

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