Valuing future information under uncertainty
    1.
    发明授权
    Valuing future information under uncertainty 有权
    评估未来信息的不确定性

    公开(公告)号:US08073800B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-06

    申请号:US12182890

    申请日:2008-07-30

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00 G06N5/02

    CPC分类号: E21B47/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method of performing an oilfield operation of an oilfield having at least one well having a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation for extracting fluid from an underground reservoir therein. The method steps include analyzing the oilfield operation to generate a decision tree comprising a first decision and a second decision, wherein a first outcome of the first decision dictates acquiring information relevant to the second decision, formulating a figure of merit of the oilfield operation according to the decision tree based on the information and uncertainties associated with the oilfield, determining a value of the figure of merit by modeling the oilfield operation using statistical sampling, and performing the oilfield operation upon making the first decision based on the value of the figure of merit.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种执行油田的油田作业的方法,该油田具有至少一个具有穿透地下地层的井眼的井,用于从地下油藏中提取流体。 所述方法步骤包括分析油田操作以产生包括第一决策和第二决策的决策树,其中,所述第一决策的第一结果决定获取与所述第二决策有关的信息,根据所述第二决定制定油田操作的品质因数 基于与油田相关的信息和不确定性的决策树,通过使用统计抽样建模油田作业确定品质因数的价值,并根据品质因数的价值进行第一个决定时进行油田作业 。

    STATISTICAL METHOD FOR ANALYZING THE PERFORMANCE OF OILFIELD EQUIPMENT
    2.
    发明申请
    STATISTICAL METHOD FOR ANALYZING THE PERFORMANCE OF OILFIELD EQUIPMENT 失效
    用于分析油田设备性能的统计方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110004454A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-06

    申请号:US12859962

    申请日:2010-08-20

    IPC分类号: G06F7/60 G06F17/10

    摘要: A statistical methodology is disclosed to provide time-to-event estimates for oilfield equipment. A method according to the present invention extracts unbiased information from equipment performance data and considers parameters interactions without recourse to data thinning. The analysis explicitly accounts for items of equipment that are still operational at the time of analysis. A method according to the present invention may also be utilized to apply survival analysis to any oilfield equipment components where time-to-event information has been recorded. The method of the present invention allows comparative reckoning between different components present in the system comprising several or many individual components and allows analysis of these components either individually or simultaneously, i.e., in the presence of other components.

    摘要翻译: 披露了一种统计方法来提供油田设备的事件估计。 根据本发明的方法从设备性能数据中提取无偏差的信息,并考虑参数交互而不需要数据稀疏。 分析明确地说明了在分析时仍然运行的设备项目。 根据本发明的方法还可用于将生存分析应用于已记录时间 - 事件信息的任何油田设备部件。 本发明的方法允许在包含多个或多个单独组分的系统中存在的不同组分之间进行比较推算,并允许分别或同时分析这些组分,即在其它组分存在下进行分析。

    AUTOMATED FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLANNING OF WELL AND DRAINAGE LOCATIONS
    4.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATED FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLANNING OF WELL AND DRAINAGE LOCATIONS 有权
    自动化田间开发规划井和排水位置

    公开(公告)号:US20080300793A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-04

    申请号:US11756244

    申请日:2007-05-31

    IPC分类号: G01V9/00 G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: E21B43/30 E21B41/00

    摘要: A hybrid evolutionary algorithm (“HEA”) technique is described for automatically calculating well and drainage locations in a field. The technique includes planning a set of wells on a static reservoir model using an automated well planner tool that designs realistic wells that satisfy drilling and construction constraints. A subset of these locations is then selected based on dynamic flow simulation using a cost function that maximizes recovery or economic benefit. In particular, a large population of candidate targets, drain holes and trajectories is initially created using fast calculation analysis tools of cost and value, and as the workflow proceeds, the population size is reduced in each successive operation, thereby facilitating use of increasingly sophisticated calculation analysis tools for economic valuation of the reservoir while reducing overall time required to obtain the result. In the final operation, only a small number of full reservoir simulations are required for the most promising FDPs.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种混合进化算法(“HEA”)技术,用于自动计算场和排水位置。 该技术包括使用自动化井计划工具在静态储层模型上规划一组井,以设计满足钻井和施工约束的现实井。 然后基于使用最大化恢复或经济效益的成本函数的动态流模拟来选择这些位置的子集。 特别是,使用成本和价值的快速计算分析工具最初创建了大量候选目标,排水孔和轨迹,随着工作流程的进行,每个连续操作中的人口规模减小,从而便于使用日益复杂的计算 水库经济评估的分析工具,同时减少获得结果所需的总体时间。 在最后的操作中,最有希望的FDP需要少量的全油藏模拟。

    Fire damper with auxiliary springs
    5.
    发明授权
    Fire damper with auxiliary springs 失效
    消防阀与辅助弹簧

    公开(公告)号:US5217407A

    公开(公告)日:1993-06-08

    申请号:US714002

    申请日:1991-06-11

    申请人: William J. Bailey

    发明人: William J. Bailey

    IPC分类号: A62C2/16 F24F13/10

    摘要: A fire damper comprising a plurality of interconnected blades is provided with a pair of primary negator type springs which are attached to the leading blade and a pair of auxiliary negator type springs which are attached to an intermediate blade. The blades are normally maintained in a folded condition with the springs exerting a biasing force urging movement of the blades to an extended closed position. Upon release of the blades in response to detection of fire or smoke conditions, the springs cooperate to move the blade assembly to the completely closed position. The auxiliary springs increase the rate of closing of the assembly and facilitate unfolding of a portion of the blade assembly to enhance the closing of the assembly even under high air flow conditions.

    摘要翻译: 包括多个互连叶片的防火阻尼器设置有一对主要的隔离型弹簧,其连接到前叶片和一对附接到中间叶片上的辅助除叶型弹簧。 叶片通常保持在折叠状态,弹簧施加一个推动叶片运动到延伸关闭位置的偏压力。 在响应于检测到火或烟雾条件而释放叶片时,弹簧协作以将叶片组件移动到完全关闭位置。 辅助弹簧增加了组件的关闭速度并且便于刀片组件的一部分的展开,以增强组件的关闭,即使在高空气流动条件下。

    Carboxy-functional polymers and their use as detergent additives
    6.
    发明授权
    Carboxy-functional polymers and their use as detergent additives 失效
    羧基官能聚合物及其作为洗涤剂添加剂的用途

    公开(公告)号:US4923941A

    公开(公告)日:1990-05-08

    申请号:US114638

    申请日:1987-10-28

    申请人: William J. Bailey

    发明人: William J. Bailey

    摘要: Carboxy-functional copolymers are prepared from acrylate and methylene-substituted-heterocyclic compounds which are biodegradable and exhibit strong metal ion chelating properties. Detergent compositions including such copolymers as detergent builders are also provided.

    摘要翻译: 羧基官能共聚物由可生物降解的丙烯酸酯和亚甲基取代的杂环化合物制备,具有很强的金属离子螯合性能。 还提供了洗涤剂组合物,包括诸如洗涤剂助洗剂的共聚物。

    Round damper and fusible link therefor
    7.
    发明授权
    Round damper and fusible link therefor 失效
    圆形阻尼器和易熔连接

    公开(公告)号:US4559867A

    公开(公告)日:1985-12-24

    申请号:US626058

    申请日:1984-06-29

    IPC分类号: A62C2/12 F16K1/22 F16K17/40

    摘要: A transversely circular fire damper having a butterfly type blade operated by a jack shaft spaced longitudinally of the housing from the blade axle. Linkage including an "over center" stop rotates the blade in one direction by operation of a motor coupled with the shaft. A clutch in the form of a pair of relatively telescoped members secured together with entectic solder is connected with the jack shaft and the motor so that the shaft is released from the motor when the ambient temperature reaches a point high enough to melt the solder. The jack shaft is spring biased in a direction to close the damper blade under such condition.

    摘要翻译: 一种横向圆形的防火阀,具有蝶形叶片,该蝶形叶片由插入轴操作,所述千斤顶轴与所述壳体从所述叶片轴纵向隔开。 包括“过中心”止动器的连接通过与轴连接的马达的操作沿着一个方向旋转叶片。 一对与可变形焊料固定在一起的相对可伸缩构件的形式的离合器与千斤顶轴和电动机连接,使得当环境温度达到足以熔化焊料的点时,该轴从马达释放。 在这种状态下,千斤顶轴被弹簧偏置以使阻尼叶片关闭。

    Automated field development planning of well and drainage locations
    9.
    发明授权
    Automated field development planning of well and drainage locations 有权
    井场排水场自动化现场开发规划

    公开(公告)号:US08005658B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-23

    申请号:US11756244

    申请日:2007-05-31

    CPC分类号: E21B43/30 E21B41/00

    摘要: A hybrid evolutionary algorithm (“HEA”) technique is described for automatically calculating well and drainage locations in a field. The technique includes planning a set of wells on a static reservoir model using an automated well planner tool that designs realistic wells that satisfy drilling and construction constraints. A subset of these locations is then selected based on dynamic flow simulation using a cost function that maximizes recovery or economic benefit. In particular, a large population of candidate targets, drain holes and trajectories is initially created using fast calculation analysis tools of cost and value, and as the workflow proceeds, the population size is reduced in each successive operation, thereby facilitating use of increasingly sophisticated calculation analysis tools for economic valuation of the reservoir while reducing overall time required to obtain the result. In the final operation, only a small number of full reservoir simulations are required for the most promising FDPs.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种混合进化算法(“HEA”)技术,用于自动计算场和排水位置。 该技术包括使用自动化井计划工具在静态储层模型上规划一组井,以设计满足钻井和施工约束的现实井。 然后基于使用最大化恢复或经济效益的成本函数的动态流模拟来选择这些位置的子集。 特别是,使用成本和价值的快速计算分析工具最初创建了大量候选目标,排水孔和轨迹,随着工作流程的进行,每个连续操作中的人口规模减小,从而便于使用越来越复杂的计算 水库经济评估的分析工具,同时减少获得结果所需的总体时间。 在最后的操作中,最有希望的FDP需要少量的全油藏模拟。

    AUTOMATED FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
    10.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATED FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 有权
    自动化现场开发规划

    公开(公告)号:US20100185427A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-22

    申请号:US12356137

    申请日:2009-01-20

    IPC分类号: G06G7/48

    CPC分类号: E21B43/00

    摘要: A system for automatically optimizing a Field Development Plan (FDP) for an oil or gas field uses a fast analytic reservoir simulator to dynamically model oil or gas production from the entire reservoir over time in an accurate and rapid manner. An objective function defining a Figure of Merit (FoM) for candidate FDPs is maximized, using an optimization algorithm, to determine an optimized FDP in light of physical, engineering, operational, legal and engineering constraints. The objective function for the Figure of Merit, e.g., net present value (NPV) or total production for a given period of time, relies on a production forecast from the fast analytic reservoir simulator for the entire FDP. The position, orientation and dimensions of analytical model elements for the subsurface oil or gas field, as well as the physical properties associated with these elements, correlate to connected flow volume data from a Shared Earth Model (SEM). Uncertainty in the SEM is considered via stochastic sampling. In the presence of uncertainty, the optimum Field Development Plan (FoM) is selected by maximizing an objective function defining a risk-based Figure of Merit for the entire FDP.

    摘要翻译: 用于自动优化油田或油田现场开发计划(FDP)的系统使用快速分析油藏模拟器,以准确和快速的方式随时间动态地模拟整个油藏的油气产量。 根据物理,工程,操作,法律和工程方面的约束,使用优化算法来定义候选FDP的优点图(FoM)的客观函数被最大化以确定优化的FDP。 品质图的目标函数,例如净现值(NPV)或给定时间段内的总产量依赖于快速分析储层模拟器对于整个FDP的生产预测。 地下油或气田分析模型元素的位置,方向和尺寸以及与这些元素相关的物理性质与共享地球模型(SEM)的连接流量数据相关。 SEM中的不确定度是通过随机抽样来考虑的。 在存在不确定性的情况下,通过最大化定义基于风险的整个FDP优点图表的目标函数来选择最佳现场开发计划(FoM)。