... method for CSO is obtained. During the optimization process, reservoir numerical simulator is applied to calculate the objective function value. Table 1 Economic parameters for case I Parameters Value Oil price C oil , USD/m 3 400 Water production cost C water , USD/m 3...

...Qi Gao; Yuanfang Cheng; Chuanliang Yan; Long Jiang; Songcai Han With the production of oil and gas from the reservoir for a long period of time, pore pressure will decline from the initial value to a lower level, which narrows the safety mud weight window, and consequently, makes it easier...

... Petroleum engineering Petroleum transport Petroleum wells-drilling Storage Transfer Coal bed methane Heavy oil Oil sands Tight gas Pipelines Multiphase flow Production Construction Gas hydrates are crystalline inclusion compounds in which the light gas molecules are captured...

...Majid Siavashi; Mohsen Yazdani Optimization of oil production from petroleum reservoirs is an interesting and complex problem which can be done by optimal control of well parameters such as their flow rates and pressure. Different optimization techniques have been developed yet, and metaheuristic...

... received March 29, 2018; published online May 7, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Esmail M. A. Mokheimer. 28 11 2017 29 03 2018 Deep-water petroleum Energy conversion Oil reservoirs Petroleum wells-drilling Construction Energy systems Production The pump delivers a flow rate...

... 2018 Deep-water petroleum Petroleum engineering Petroleum wells-drilling Unconventional petroleum Wells-injection Construction Oil Gas Geothermal Production With substantial exploration, the oil and gas resources from on-land and shallow-water oilfields cannot meet the need...

... 05 03 2018 Geothermal energy Natural gas technology Petroleum engineering Petroleum wells-drilling Wells-injection Construction Oil Gas Geothermal Production International oil prices have been hovering at a low level since the second half of 2014. The use of technological...

...Samir Prasun; A. K. Wojtanowicz Theoretically, ultimate water-cut (WCult) defines stabilized well's oil and water production rates for uncontained oil pay underlain with water. However, in a real multiwell reservoir, the well's drainage area is contained by a no-flow boundary (NFB) that would...

...Tiankui Guo; Facheng Gong; Zhanqing Qu; Xuxin Tian; Binyan Liu In order to generate a new fracture far away from the original fracture in refracturing and effectively enhancing productivity, the technology of hydraulic refracturing guided by directional boreholes was presented. The effects...

... Petroleum engineering Petroleum wells-drilling Unconventional petroleum Construction Gas reservoirs Production There is abundant resource and great development potential in China's low-permeability reservoir, which is characterized by tight lithology, low permeability, etc., and always...

.... Oil reservoirs Petroleum engineering Petroleum wells-drilling Construction Gas reservoirs Production Simulation and modeling are the key factors for reservoir management and productivity enhancement [ 1 , 2 ], in addition to the control of the hydrocarbon transportation [ 3 ]. The one...

... wells-drilling Wells-injection Construction Oil Gas Geothermal Production Modern cement testing equipment relies on ultrasonic measurements in order to estimate the cement strength development over time under the most complex in situ conditions. The market shows an abundance of ultrasonic...

.... Assoc. Editor: Ray (Zhenhua) Rui. 28 08 2017 03 01 2018 Oil reservoirs Petroleum engineering Petroleum wells-drilling Construction Gas reservoirs Production Permeability is one of the most significant characteristics of hydrocarbon reservoirs, which detect...

... gas Pipelines Multiphase flow Production Construction Sand production is inevitable in an unconsolidated oil and gas reservoir [ 1 , 2 ]. When transported improperly, sand may deposit forming beds along the pipe causing excessive pressure losses and increased risk of corrosion [ 3 – 5...

... (Zhenhua) Rui. 31 08 2017 20 11 2017 Deep-water petroleum Oil reservoirs Petroleum engineering Petroleum wells-drilling Wells-injection Construction Oil Gas Geothermal Gas reservoirs Production Many methods have been adopted in field operations to protect...

... generation Petroleum engineering Petroleum transport Petroleum wells-drilling Storage Transfer Pipelines Multiphase flow Construction Production Conventional vessel type gravity-based separators have been in use by various industries over the last several decades to separate gas–liquid...

.... Editor: Reza Sheikhi. 17 07 2017 24 10 2017 Deep-water petroleum Petroleum engineering Petroleum wells-drilling Construction Production Drilling fluid leakage is a major drilling complication that lowers efficiency and raises the cost of drilling oil and gas wells...

... Natural gas technology Oil reservoirs Petroleum engineering Petroleum transport Petroleum wells-drilling Unconventional petroleum Multiphase flow Pipelines Production Gas reservoirs Construction Foam fluids have a broad range of applications in petroleum industry, in both upstream...

... 28, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Daoyong (Tony) Yang. 04 05 2017 15 10 2017 Deep-water petroleum Oil reservoirs Petroleum wells-drilling Gas reservoirs Construction Production Drilling fluids consist of several chemical compounds that are used as circulating fluid...

... to develop a gelant with high temperature resistance to meet the demands of increasing oil production and decreasing water cut in high-temperature heterogeneous oil reservoirs. In this paper, a copolymer is first synthesized by the method of inverse emulsion polymerization using 2-acrylamide-2-tetradecyl...