Methods and systems for performing oilfield production operations

K Rashid, DCN Lucas-Clements, AE Hallquist… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for performing well network production optimizations are described.
For example, in one embodiment, a method of allocating an applied resource throughout a …

Selecting optimal wellbore trajectory while drilling

DK Pirovolou, JM Denichou - US Patent App. 12/357,612, 2010 - Google Patents
A method for selecting an optimal trajectory of a wellbore while drilling the wellbore and a
computer program having instructions for the same are disclosed. The method and program …

Lift-gas optimization with choke control

K Rashid, S Demirel, B Couet - US Patent 9,031,674, 2015 - Google Patents
A method of optimizing production of wells using choke control includes generating, for each
well, an intermediate solution to optimize the production of each well. The generating …

Systems and methods for dynamically developing wellbore plans with a reservoir simulator

S Abasov, AS Cullick, R Mossbarger - US Patent 8,301,426, 2012 - Google Patents
US8301426B2 - Systems and methods for dynamically developing wellbore plans with a
reservoir simulator - Google Patents US8301426B2 - Systems and methods for dynamically …

Resource production forecasting

S Gupta, F Fuehrer - US Patent 10,012,748, 2018 - Google Patents
A method can include providing a trained neural network; providing a set of production
values where the set includes, for example, a cumulative production value for an interval, an …

Production optimization for oilfields using a mixed-integer nonlinear programming model

K Rashid, S Demirel, B Couet - US Patent 8,600,717, 2013 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND As a producing oil field matures, the declining reservoir pressures from
continued hydrocarbon extraction make oil production from existing and new wells harder …

Oilfield emulator

FV Cuevas, EMC Parga, GA Marin - US Patent 8,214,186, 2012 - Google Patents
A method for performing oilfield operations for an oilfield. The method includes receiving
modeling data and user instructions from a graphical user interface, selectively adjusting at …

Modeling of hydrocarbon reservoirs containing subsurface features

H Huang, J Wan, M Asmann, BA Dale… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
A method for modeling a reservoir response in a subsurface system is provided. The
subsurface system has at least one subsurface feature. Preferably, the subsurface system …

System and method for well lifecycle planning visualization

A Rasheed, JD Van Dam - US Patent 10,423,915, 2019 - Google Patents
According to one embodiment, there is provided herein a system and method for producing
a well lifecycle lift plan that includes considerations of multiple types of lift, multiple lift …

Oilfield-wide production optimization

K Rashid, DJ Rossi - US Patent 10,443,358, 2019 - Google Patents
A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium perform oilfield-wide
optimization in a field with a plurality of wells, with each well including a well flow rate …