Parallel Approach to Derivative-Free Optimization: Implementing the DONE Algorithm on a GPU

Researchers at Delft University of Technology have recently developed an algorithm for optimizing noisy, expensive and possibly nonconvex objective functions for which no derivatives are available. The data-based online nonlinear extremum-seeker (DONE) was originally developed for sensorless wavefront aberration correction in optical coherence...

Well Trajectory Optimization

Delineating the well placement and trajectory of production or injection wells is an important step of any field development program. Drilling a well is an expensive process in terms of money, time and effort invested. Being an expensive item, wells must be carefully studied before being drilled. In order to make this process more efficient,...