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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2020
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Spring, TX (US);
Marco De Mattia, Houston, TX (US);
Mahsa Memarzadeh, Spring, TX (US);
Curtis J. Holub, Spring, TX (US);
Amr S. El-Bakry, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for producing hydrocarbons in a gas lift well is disclosed. A gas lift rate of the well is monitored while producing hydrocarbons according to an initial gas lift performance curve. One or more well performance parameters for the well are monitored. Disturbances in the well are detected while monitoring the well performance parameters. Transience in the well is modeled. A new gas lift performance curve is derived based on the detected disturbances, the modeled transience, and the initial gas lift performance curve. An optimal allocation of gas lift is determined from the new gas lift performance curve. Hydrocarbons are produced using the determined optimal allocation of gas lift.