Production optimization strategies for offshore production systems with water processing constraints 

PhD Candidate Otavio Ivo

Main Supervisor Lars Struen Imsland

Sponsor: Okea

Mature fields are responsible for producing 70-80% of oil and gas worldwide. Due to natural water encroachment or employment of recovery techniques, mature fields have an increasing water-cut that can reach values above 97%. For each barrel of produced water there are costs related to pumping, storage, treatment and management. Therefore, produced water is a critical issue in the oil and gas industry as it economically affects the field asset and is environmentally challenging to surroundings. To add economic value to produced water, reinjection of produced water for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is generally employed. This project seeks to investigate energy saving control and optimization

Project result: Improving the management of produced water in the Draugen field 
Deploying optimization and control to reduce energy consumption and meet requirements in a complex system 

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