Dynamic optimization of waterflooding with smart wells using optimal control theory

SPE Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 391-402

  Brouwer, D Roald ^a,b   Jansen, Jan Dirk ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOREHOLES; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PRESSURE CONTROL; PRESSURE DROP;

BOTTOMHOLE PRESSURE CONSTRAINTS; DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; DYNAMIC SYSTEM MODEL; SMART WELLS;

WELL FLOODING;

EID: 13244283096     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/78278-PA     Document Type: Article

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