A novel approach to the gas-lift allocation optimization problem

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 418-427

  Hamedi, H ^a   Rashidi, F ^a   Khamehchi, E ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

allocation optimization; gas injection rate; gas lift optimization; gas lift performance curve; particle swarm optimization

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION OPTIMIZATION; COMPRESSED GAS; GAS INJECTION; GAS INJECTION RATE; GAS LIFT OPTIMIZATION; OIL-PRODUCTION RATES; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PARTICLE SWARM; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; PERFORMANCE CURVE;

ALGORITHMS; CURVE FITTING; GAS LIFTS; GASES; OIL WELLS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 78751524011     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460903394110     Document Type: Article

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