Field applications of waterflood optimization via optimal rate control with smart wells

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 406-422

  Alhuthali, Ahmed H ^a   Datta Gupta, Akhil ^a   Yuen, Bevan ^a   Fontanilla, Jerry P ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; WATER INJECTION; WATER LEVELS; WELL COMPLETION; EFFICIENCY; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; STREAM FLOW;

FIELD SCALE; INFLOW CONTROL VALVE; INJECTION RATES; OPTIMAL RATE; OPTIMISATIONS; PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION; RATE CONTROLS; SMART WELLS; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; WATER FLOOD; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; CUMULATIVE OIL PRODUCTION; HIGH WATER - CUT WELL; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATIONS; VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL WELLS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

BENCHMARKING; FLOODING; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77955396917     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/118948-PA     Document Type: Article

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