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Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2019
Applicant:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventor:

Terry Wayne Stone, KingsWorthy, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 34/02 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2013.01); E21B 34/025 (2020.05); G05D 7/06 (2013.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01);
Abstract

Methods, computing systems, and computer-readable media for determining flow control device settings. The method may include obtaining data representing flow rates for a plurality of flow control devices; determining total molar rates for a plurality of flows through pipe segments associated with each of the flow control devices based on the obtained data; determining initial flow control device constraints based on the total molar rates for the plurality of flow control devices; determining that one or more wellhead constraints would be violated based on the flow control device constraints; determining adjusted flow control device constraints that result in the satisfaction of one or more wellhead constraints or constraints of others of the plurality of flow control devices; determining an adjusted flow rate based on the adjusted device constraints that satisfy the wellhead and the flow control device constraints; and executing a computer-based instruction to set one or more wellhead settings and flow control device valve settings based on the adjusted flow control device constraints.


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