Optimization of smart well production through nonlinear model predictive control

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Intelligent Energy Conference and Exhibition: Intelligent Energy 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 395-405

  Meum, Patrick ^a   Tøndel, Petter ^b   Godhavn, John Morten ^b   Aamo, Ole Morten ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b StatoilHydro ASA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOPS; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; DOWN HOLE; GEOSTATISTICAL; INFLOW CONTROL VALVES; INTELLIGENT ENERGY; MULTI-STEP; MULTI-VARIABLE CONTROLS; NON-LINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; NON-LINEARITIES; OIL RECOVERIES; OPTIMAL PRODUCTION; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMIZ ATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PRODUCTION PLANNING; QUADRATIC PROBLEMS; QUASI-NEWTON; RESERVOIR MODELING; RESERVOIR PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR SIMULATORS; SMART-WELL TECHNOLOGY; SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS; TIME STEPPING; WELL PRODUCTION;

AUTOMATION; BENCHMARKING; CONTROL THEORY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ENGINEERS; EXHIBITIONS; FOSSIL FUELS; INSTRUMENTS; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PLANNING; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WELL FLOODING; WELL STIMULATION;

MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL;

EID: 52049095331     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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