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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2007
Olav Slupphaug, Oslo, NO;
Dag Kristiansen, Oslo, NO;
Bjørn Bjune, Oslo, NO;
Veslemøy Kristiansen, Oslo, NO;
Jostein Moe, Oslo, NO;
Olav Slupphaug, Oslo, NO;
Dag Kristiansen, Oslo, NO;
Bjørn Bjune, Oslo, NO;
Veslemøy Kristiansen, Oslo, NO;
Jostein Moe, Oslo, NO;
ABB Research Ltd., , CH;
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 controls. The method includes measuring or estimating value(s) of at least one level or pressure or flow rate or load indicator associated with at least one of the processing unit(s) and/or flow line(s) and at least one of calculating setting(s) for the controls based on at least one controlled variable in form of the measured or estimated level or pressure or flow rate or load indicator, including compensating for nonlinearities of the control means or estimating at least one of the oil-, gas-, water-, or liquid flow rate(s) into and/or out of at least one of the processing units and/or flow line(s).