Oil and gas production optimization; lost potential due to uncertainty

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 17, Issue 1 PART 1, 2008, Pages

  Elgsæter, Steinar Morisbak ^a   Slupphaug, Olav ^a   Johansen, Tor Arne ^a  

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Author keywords

Model predictive and optimization based control; Process modeling and identification; Real time optimization and control

Indexed keywords

FIELD DATA; INFORMATION CONTENTS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NORTH SEA FIELDS; OFFSHORE OIL; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; POTENTIAL PRODUCTION; PROCESS MODELING AND IDENTIFICATION; PRODUCTION MODELS; PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL; UNCERTAIN MODELS;

GAS PIPELINES; GAS PRODUCERS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROFITABILITY; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 79961018987     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3182/20080706-5-KR-1001.2832     Document Type: Conference Paper

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