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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2011
Wentao Zhou, Abingdon, GB;
Raj Banerjee, Houston, TX (US);
Eduardo Proano, Houston, TX (US);
Ji LI, Beijing, CN;
Yinli Wang, Beijing, CN;
Peng Fang, Beijing, CN;
Nelson Bolanos, Abu Dhabi, AE;
R. K. Michael Thambynayagam, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gregory P. Grove, Houston, TX (US);
Jeffrey B. Spath, Missouri City, TX (US);
Wentao Zhou, Abingdon, GB;
Raj Banerjee, Houston, TX (US);
Eduardo Proano, Houston, TX (US);
Ji Li, Beijing, CN;
Yinli Wang, Beijing, CN;
Peng Fang, Beijing, CN;
Nelson Bolanos, Abu Dhabi, AE;
R. K. Michael Thambynayagam, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gregory P. Grove, Houston, TX (US);
Jeffrey B. Spath, Missouri City, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and program product utilize an analytical reservoir simulator to perform inflow simulation for a node during nodal analysis in a multi-well petroleum production system. By doing so, time-lapse nodal analysis may be performed of a transient production system in a multi-well context, often taking into account production history and the transient behavior of a reservoir system. Moreover, in some instances, an interference effect from different wells in a multi-well production system may be considered, and in some instances nodal analysis may be performed simultaneously for multiple wells. Multi-layer nodal analysis may also be performed in some instances to account for the pressure loss in a wellbore between multiple layers.