On reservoir fluid-flow control with smart completions

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-12

  Ramakrishnan, T S ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK CONTROL; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW RATE; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PRESSURE CONTROL; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

DOWNHOLE CONTROLS; FLOW DISTRIBUTIONS; HYDRAULIC VALVES;

MULTIPLE ZONES;

FEEDBACK CONTROL; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW RATE; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MULTIPLE ZONES; OIL WELL COMPLETION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PRESSURE CONTROL; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

ALGORITHM; FLOW CONTROL; FLUID FLOW; FLUID INJECTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WELL COMPLETION; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33947506440     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84219-pa     Document Type: Conference Paper

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