This paper presents some key operational challenges in the upstream petroleum industries
in which advanced control and model-based optimization has or may have a significant …

Optimization of gas lift plays a substantial role in production and maximizing the net present
value of the investment of oil field projects. However, the application of the optimization …

Model-based production optimization has become a promising technique in recent years for
improving reservoir management and asset development in the petroleum industry. A variety …

Intelligent wells (I-wells) provide layer-by-layer production and injection control. This flow
control flexibility relies on the real-time operation of multiple, downhole interval control …

Rate allocation optimization for water and gas injection/production processes is typically
complex, requiring multiple simulations to find the optimal reservoir management strategy for …

Data-acquisition programs, such as surveillance and pilots, play an important role in
minimizing subsurface risks and improving decision quality for reservoir management. For …

Using optimization methods is of great importance in different aspects of petroleum
engineering, including production engineering and gas lift. Gas allocation optimization is …

The popularity of intelligent wells (I-wells), which provide layer-by-layer monitoring and
control capability of production and injection, is growing. However, the number of available …

Standard approaches to optimization under uncertainty in reservoir simulation require use of
multiple realizations, with variable parameters representing operational constraints and …

The present study examines the sequential optimization of total lifting-gas allocation into
multiple producing wells via linear programming for the maximization of oil production in a …