Optimizing smart well controls under geologic uncertainty

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 107-121

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

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arrival time sensitivity; Geologic uncertainty; Optimal rate control; Sequential quadratic programming; Time of flight

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; GEOLOGIC UNCERTAINTY; OPTIMAL RATE; SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; TIME OF FLIGHT;

OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELLS; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; STAGES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WELL COMPLETION; WELL FLOODING;

OPTIMIZATION;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUID INJECTION; INFLOW; NUMERICAL METHOD; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL; OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTICITY; WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 78649926541     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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