The optimization of continuous gas lift process using an integrated compositional model

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 321-327

  Mahmudi, Mehrak ^a   Sadeghi, Mohammad Taghi ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Compositional modeling; Continuous gas lift process; Genetic algorithm; Marquardt method; Optimization; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITIONAL MODELING; GAS INJECTION RATE; MARQUARDT METHOD; MATURE OIL FIELDS; NET PRESENT VALUE; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION;

GAS LIFTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL FIELDS; OPTIMIZATION; SEPARATORS; TUBING;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

DESIGN; FLOW MODELING; GAS FLOW; GAS WELL; GENETIC ALGORITHM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL FIELD; OPTIMIZATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 84884211054     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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