WIRELESS DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL FOR OPTIMIZING GASLIFT WELL AND FIELD PERFORMANCE

摘要

A method for optimizing the production of a petroleum well is provided. The petroleum well includes a borehole, a piping structure (24) positioned withi n the borehole, and a tubing string (26) positioned within the borehole for conveying a production fluid. Production of the well is optimized by determining a flow rate of the production fluid within the tubing string (26 ) and determining a lift-gas injection rate for the gas being injected into th e tubing string. The flow rate and injection rate data is communicated along t he piping structure of the well to a selected location (44), where the data is collected and analyzed. After analysis of the data, an optimum operating poi nt (152) for the well can be determined