公开(公告)号：WO2006120537A3

公开(公告)日：2007-01-04

申请号：PCT/IB2006001183

申请日：2006-05-09

Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD ,  SLUPPHAUG OLAV ,  KRISTIANSEN DAG ,  BJUNE BJOERN ,  KRISTIANSEN VESLEMOEY

Inventor： SLUPPHAUG OLAV ,  KRISTIANSEN DAG ,  BJUNE BJOERN ,  KRISTIANSEN VESLEMOEY

IPC: E21B43/12 ,  G05D20060101 ,  G05D7/06

CPC classification number: G05D7/0635 ,  E21B43/12 ,  Y10T137/0379 ,  Y10T137/7759

Abstract: The invention relates in a first aspect to a method for automatically controlling a flow in a flow line system including a flow line (3), a flow line inlet (1) and outlet (2), and a control valve (4) located in the flow line (3) at the outlet (2). The method includes the steps of: controlling the opening of the valve by means of a control unit (5) measuring or estimating an outlet flow rate (FT2), for example, from the flow line (3), and opening of the valve, determining if a sudden drop occurs in any of the measurements or estimates, deciding if a liquid blockage in the flow line is present or approaching, and if a liquid blockage is indicated as present or approaching, increasing the opening of the valve (4) by an amount determined by the measurements or estimates, inhibiting any further manipulation of the valve (4) before a non-zero time period has expired, and repeating the steps according to the above. The invention also relates to a corresponding system and a computer program product.

Abstract translation: 本发明在第一方面涉及一种用于自动控制流路系统中的流动的方法，所述流路系统包括流动管线（3），流动管线入口（1）和出口（2）以及位于 在出口（2）处的流动管线（3）。 该方法包括以下步骤：通过控制单元（5）来控制阀的打开，该控制单元（5）例如从流动管线（3）测量或估计出口流量（FT2），以及阀的打开， 确定在任何测量或估计中是否发生突然下降，确定流线中的液体阻塞是否存在或接近，以及如果液体堵塞被指示为存在或接近，则增加阀（4）的开度由 通过测量或估计确定的量，在非零时间段之前阻止阀（4）的任何进一步操纵已经期满，并且重复上述步骤。 本发明还涉及相应的系统和计算机程序产品。

公开(公告)号：WO2008029232A2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-13

申请号：PCT/IB2007/002460

申请日：2007-08-28

Applicant: ABB AS ,  BIEKER, Hans Petter ,  SLUPPHAUG, Olav

Inventor： BIEKER, Hans Petter ,  SLUPPHAUG, Olav

IPC: G06Q90/00

CPC classification number: E21B49/00 ,  E21B43/00 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q50/06

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method in an oil and/or a gas production system comprising a plurality of oil and/or gas wells and means adapted for oil and/or gas production parameter testing. The method is adapted to compare a plurality of options related to the oil and/or gas throughput in the oil and/or gas production system, and includes the steps of: a) drawing a plurality of parameter samples from a parameter distribution; b) generating, for each parameter sample, a performance measure by using said parameter sample and a characterizer for each of said options, and c) generating an aggregated performance measure for each of said options by using said performance measures. The parameter distribution and the generation of the performance measure are preferably obtained by a Monte Carlo simulation by using historical and/or online measured and/or estimated data obtained from the oil and/or gas production system. The said data preferably includes at least oil flow rate, gas flow rate, water flow rate, liquid flow rate, gas-oil ratio, water-oil ratio, pressure, temperature, or fluid composition, or any combination thereof.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种油和/或气体生产系统中的方法，其包括多个油和/或气井以及适用于油和/或气体生产参数测试的装置。 该方法适于比较与油和/或气体生产系统中的油和/或气体通量相关的多个选项，并且包括以下步骤：a）从参数分布中绘制多个参数样本; b）通过使用所述参数样本和每个所述选项的表征器，为每个参数样本生成性能度量，以及c）通过使用所述性能测量来为每个所述选项生成聚合性能测量。 参数分布和性能测量的产生优选通过蒙特卡罗模拟通过使用从油和/或气体生产系统获得的历史和/或在线测量和/或估计数据来获得。 所述数据优选至少包括油流量，气体流速，水流速，液体流速，瓦斯 - 油比，水 - 油比，压力，温度或流体组成，或其任何组合。

公开(公告)号：WO2009030756A3

公开(公告)日：2009-06-25

申请号：PCT/EP2008061787

申请日：2008-09-05

Applicant: ABB AS ,  SLUPPHAUG OLAV ,  ELGSAETER STEINAR

Inventor： SLUPPHAUG OLAV ,  ELGSAETER STEINAR

IPC: E21B49/00 ,  E21B41/00

CPC classification number: E21B43/00 ,  B01D17/0208 ,  B01D17/0211 ,  E21B43/34 ,  G01F1/74 ,  G01F15/068 ,  G01F25/0007

Abstract: Method in an oil and/or a gas production system comprising a plurality of oil and/or gas wells each producing a multiphase fluid stream, adapted for predicting change in produced fluids resulting from change in manipulated variables. Fitted model parameters which express the relationship between the change in manipulated variables and the produced fluids are determined from a set of historical production measurements. The method comprises the steps of: a. choosing a model structure which predicts change in produced fluids as a function of the change in manipulated variables, where the predicted change in produced fluids depends on the value of fitted model parameters; b. determining fitted model parameters so that predictions of produced fluids match said historical production measurements as closely as possible; c. determining a quality tag that describes the uncertainty of said predictions of change in produced fluids.

Abstract translation: 一种在油和/或气生产系统中的方法，所述系统包括多个油井和/或气井，每个油井和/或气井产生多相流体流，适用于预测由操纵变量的变化引起的采出流体的变化。 根据一组历史生产测量结果确定拟合的模型参数，这些参数表示操纵变量和产出流体的变化之间的关系。 该方法包括以下步骤：a。 选择一个模型结构，预测产出流体的变化作为操纵变量变化的函数，其中产出流体的预测变化取决于拟合模型参数的值; 湾 确定拟合的模型参数，使得所生成的流体的预测尽可能接近所述历史生产测量; C。 确定描述所产生的流体变化的所述预测的不确定性的质量标签。

公开(公告)号：WO2008029232A3

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：PCT/IB2007002460

申请日：2007-08-28

Applicant: ABB AS ,  BIEKER HANS PETTER ,  SLUPPHAUG OLAV

Inventor： BIEKER HANS PETTER ,  SLUPPHAUG OLAV

IPC: E21B49/08

CPC classification number: E21B49/00 ,  E21B43/00 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q50/06

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method in an oil and/or a gas production system comprising a plurality of oil and/or gas wells and means adapted for oil and/or gas production parameter testing. The method is adapted to compare a plurality of options related to the oil and/or gas throughput in the oil and/or gas production system, and includes the steps of: a) drawing a plurality of parameter samples from a parameter distribution; b) generating, for each parameter sample, a performance measure by using said parameter sample and a characterizer for each of said options, and c) generating an aggregated performance measure for each of said options by using said performance measures. The parameter distribution and the generation of the performance measure are preferably obtained by a Monte Carlo simulation by using historical and/or online measured and/or estimated data obtained from the oil and/or gas production system. The said data preferably includes at least oil flow rate, gas flow rate, water flow rate, liquid flow rate, gas-oil ratio, water-oil ratio, pressure, temperature, or fluid composition, or any combination thereof.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种油和/或气体生产系统中的方法，其包括多个油和/或气井以及适用于油和/或气体生产参数测试的装置。 该方法适于比较与油和/或气体生产系统中的油和/或气体通量相关的多个选项，并且包括以下步骤：a）从参数分布中绘制多个参数样本; b）通过使用所述参数样本和每个所述选项的表征器，为每个参数样本生成性能度量，以及c）通过使用所述性能测量来为每个所述选项生成聚合性能测量。 参数分布和性能测量的产生优选通过蒙特卡罗模拟通过使用从油和/或气体生产系统获得的历史和/或在线测量和/或估计数据来获得。 所述数据优选至少包括油流量，气体流速，水流速，液体流速，瓦斯 - 油比，水 - 油比，压力，温度或流体组成，或其任何组合。

公开(公告)号：WO2007102079A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-13

申请号：PCT/IB2007/000547

申请日：2007-03-08

Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD ,  SLUPPHAUG, Olav ,  KRISTIANSEN, Dag ,  BJUNE, Bjørn ,  KRISTIANSEN, Veslemøy ,  MOE, Jostein

Inventor： SLUPPHAUG, Olav ,  KRISTIANSEN, Dag ,  BJUNE, Bjørn ,  KRISTIANSEN, Veslemøy ,  MOE, Jostein

IPC: E21B43/12 ,  F17D1/20

CPC classification number: G05D7/0635

Abstract: A method for automatic feedback control and/or monitoring of an oil and/or gas production system, or part(s) thereof, which includes one or more processing unit(s) and/or one or more flow line(s) and/or one or more control means. The method includes the step of: - measuring or estimating value(s) of at least one level or pressure or flow rate or load indicator associated with at least one of said processing unit(s) and/or flow line(s), and at least one of the following steps: - calculating setting(s), i.e. value(s) of associated set point(s), for said control means based on at least one controlled variable in form of said measured or estimated level or pressure or flow rate or load indicator, including compensating for nonlinearities of said control means, preferably by using at least one control module, - estimating at least one of the oil-, gas-, water-, or liquid flow rate(s) into and/or out of at least one of said processing units and/or flow line(s), preferably by using an estimator module.

Abstract translation: 一种用于自动反馈控制和/或监测油和/或气体生产系统或其一部分的方法，其包括一个或多个处理单元和/或一个或多个流动管线和/ 或一个或多个控制装置。 该方法包括以下步骤： - 测量或估计与至少一个所述处理单元和/或流水线相关联的至少一个水平或压力或流量或负载指示器的值，以及 至少一个以下步骤： - 基于所述测量或估计的水平或压力的形式的至少一个受控变量，计算所述控制装置的设定值（即，相关联的设定点的值），或 流量或负载指示器，包括优选地通过使用至少一个控制模块来补偿所述控制装置的非线性， - 将至少一个油，气体，水或液体流速估计为和/ 或者至少一个所述处理单元和/或流水线，优选地通过使用估计器模块。

公开(公告)号：WO2009030756A2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-12

申请号：PCT/EP2008/061787

申请日：2008-09-05

Applicant: ABB AS ,  SLUPPHAUG, Olav ,  ELGSÆTER, Steinar

Inventor： SLUPPHAUG, Olav ,  ELGSÆTER, Steinar

IPC: E21B43/00

CPC classification number: E21B43/00 ,  B01D17/0208 ,  B01D17/0211 ,  E21B43/34 ,  G01F1/74 ,  G01F15/068 ,  G01F25/0007

Abstract: Method in an oil and/or a gas production system comprising a plurality of oil and/or gas wells each producing a multiphase fluid stream, adapted for predicting change in produced fluids resulting from change in manipulated variables. Fitted model parameters which express the relationship between the change in manipulated variables and the produced fluids are determined from a set of historical production measurements. The method comprises the steps of: a. choosing a model structure which predicts change in produced fluids as a function of the change in manipulated variables, where the predicted change in produced fluids depends on the value of fitted model parameters; b. determining fitted model parameters so that predictions of produced fluids match said historical production measurements as closely as possible; c. determining a quality tag that describes the uncertainty of said predictions of change in produced fluids.

Abstract translation: 油和/或气体生产系统中的方法包括多个油和/或气井，每个油和/或气井产生多相流体流，适于预测由操纵变量变化产生的产生的流体的变化。 从一组历史生产测量中确定表达操纵变量和所产生流体变化之间关系的拟合模型参数。 该方法包括以下步骤：a。 选择一种预测生产流体变化的模型结构作为操纵变量变化的函数，其中所产生的流体的预测变化取决于拟合模型参数的值; 湾 确定拟合的模型参数，使得所产生的流体的预测尽可能接近地匹配所述历史生产测量; C。 确定描述所产生的流体中所述变化预测的不确定性的质量标签。

公开(公告)号：WO2008032201A3

公开(公告)日：2008-07-24

申请号：PCT/IB2007002678

申请日：2007-09-17

Applicant: ABB AS ,  BIEKER HANS PETTER ,  SLUPPHAUG OLAV

Inventor： BIEKER HANS PETTER ,  SLUPPHAUG OLAV

IPC: E21B43/12

CPC classification number: E21B43/00 ,  G05B13/042

Abstract: A method for production optimization in an oil and/or a gas production system comprising: at least two flow sources leading to at least one common downstream flow line, and at least one manipulated variable of the production system, wherein the method comprises use of: a computational model of the production system comprising an interdependence between flow rates of said flow sources and a flow rate of the downstream flow line, and values of the manipulated variable; a feasible set defined by at least one constraint of the manipulated variable, and an objective function, to be optimized within said feasible set, defined by using said computational model. The method comprises the steps of: - splitting by calculation said feasible set into at least two subsets, - calculating, for each of said subsets, a best bound of said objective function by using said computational model, and - manipulating said manipulated variable by using said best bound to optimise said oil and/or gas production.

Abstract translation: 一种用于油和/或气体生产系统中的生产优化的方法，包括：至少两个通向至少一个公共下游流动管线的流动源和所述生产系统的至少一个操纵变量，其中所述方法包括使用： 所述生产系统的计算模型包括所述流动源的流量与所述下游流动管线的流量之间的相互依赖性以及所述操纵变量的值; 由所述操作变量的至少一个约束定义的可行集合以及通过使用所述计算模型定义的在所述可行集合内优化的目标函数。 该方法包括以下步骤： - 通过计算将所述可行集合分解成至少两个子集， - 通过使用所述计算模型为每个所述子集计算所述目标函数的最佳界限，以及 - 通过使用所述操纵变量来操纵所述操纵变量 表示最好的优化所述油和/或天然气的生产。

公开(公告)号：WO2008032201A2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-20

申请号：PCT/IB2007/002678

申请日：2007-09-17

Applicant: ABB AS ,  BIEKER, Hans Petter ,  SLUPPHAUG, Olav

Inventor： BIEKER, Hans Petter ,  SLUPPHAUG, Olav

IPC: G06F19/00

CPC classification number: E21B43/00 ,  G05B13/042

Abstract: A method for production optimization in an oil and/or a gas production system comprising: at least two flow sources leading to at least one common downstream flow line, and at least one manipulated variable of the production system, wherein the method comprises use of: a computational model of the production system comprising an interdependence between flow rates of said flow sources and a flow rate of the downstream flow line, and values of the manipulated variable; a feasible set defined by at least one constraint of the manipulated variable, and an objective function, to be optimized within said feasible set, defined by using said computational model. The method comprises the steps of: - splitting by calculation said feasible set into at least two subsets, - calculating, for each of said subsets, a best bound of said objective function by using said computational model, and - manipulating said manipulated variable by using said best bound to optimise said oil and/or gas production.

Abstract translation: 一种用于油和/或气体生产系统中的生产优化的方法，包括：至少两个通向至少一个公共下游流动管线的流动源和所述生产系统的至少一个操纵变量，其中所述方法包括使用： 所述生产系统的计算模型包括所述流动源的流量与所述下游流动管线的流量之间的相互依赖性以及所述操纵变量的值; 由所述操作变量的至少一个约束定义的可行集合以及通过使用所述计算模型定义的在所述可行集合内优化的目标函数。 该方法包括以下步骤： - 通过计算将所述可行集合分解成至少两个子集， - 通过使用所述计算模型为每个所述子集计算所述目标函数的最佳界限，以及 - 通过使用所述操纵变量来操纵所述操纵变量 表示最好的优化所述油和/或天然气的生产。

公开(公告)号：WO2006120537A2

公开(公告)日：2006-11-16

申请号：PCT/IB2006/001183

申请日：2006-05-09

Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD ,  SLUPPHAUG, Olav ,  KRISTIANSEN, Dag ,  BJUNE, Bjørn ,  KRISTIANSEN, Veslemøy

Inventor： SLUPPHAUG, Olav ,  KRISTIANSEN, Dag ,  BJUNE, Bjørn ,  KRISTIANSEN, Veslemøy

IPC: E21B43/12 ,  G05D7/06

CPC classification number: G05D7/0635 ,  E21B43/12 ,  Y10T137/0379 ,  Y10T137/7759

Abstract: The invention relates in a first aspect to a method for automatically controlling a flow in a flow line system including a flow line (3), a flow line inlet (1) and outlet (2), and a control valve (4) located in the flow line (3) at the outlet (2). The method includes the steps of: controlling the opening of the valve by means of a control unit (5) measuring or estimating an outlet flow rate (FT2), for example, from the flow line (3), and opening of the valve, determining if a sudden drop occurs in any of the measurements or estimates, deciding if a liquid blockage in the flow line is present or approaching, and if a liquid blockage is indicated as present or approaching, increasing the opening of the valve (4) by an amount determined by the measurements or estimates, inhibiting any further manipulation of the valve (4) before a non-zero time period has expired, and repeating the steps according to the above. The invention also relates to a corresponding system and a computer program product.

Abstract translation: 本发明在第一方面涉及一种用于自动控制流路系统中的流动的方法，所述流路系统包括流动管线（3），流动管线入口（1）和出口（2）以及位于 在出口（2）处的流动管线（3）。 该方法包括以下步骤：通过控制单元（5）来控制阀的打开，该控制单元（5）例如从流动管线（3）测量或估计出口流量（FT2），以及阀的打开， 确定在任何测量或估计中是否发生突然下降，确定流线中的液体阻塞是否存在或接近，以及如果液体堵塞被指示为存在或接近，则增加阀（4）的开度由 通过测量或估计确定的量，在非零时间段之前阻止阀（4）的任何进一步操纵已经期满，并且重复上述步骤。 本发明还涉及相应的系统和计算机程序产品。