Optimal allocation procedure for gas-lift optimization

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2286-2294

  Rashid, Kashif ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXED QUANTITY; HIGH-DIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS; OIL INDUSTRIES; OPTIMAL ALLOCATION; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES; REDUCTION METHOD; SINGLE VARIABLE; TIME COST; WELLHEAD PRESSURES;

OIL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM REFINERIES;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 77749274254     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie900867r     Document Type: Article

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