METHOD OF OPTIMIZING OPERATION ONE OR MORE TUBING STRINGS IN A HYDROCARBON WELL, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SAME

摘要

A method of optimizing operation one or more tubing strings in a hydrocarbon well, apparatus and system for same. Each tubing string is located in a hydrocarbon well and has a plurality of valves. Each valve is actuatable between a fully open position and a fully closed position, and is in communication with a respective zone of a formation defining a reservoir containing hydrocarbon material. The method comprises: characterizing an injectivity of one or more zones of the formation in accordance with pressure data associated with each of the one or more zones of the formation; and determining an optimal operating schedule in accordance with the characterization of the one or more zones of the formation and one or more performance objectives, wherein the optimal operating schedule comprises one or more valve configurations and an operating duration for each of the one or more valve configurations, wherein each valve configuration is defined by a condition of the valves in which each valve in the plurality of valves is in either the fully open position or the fully closed position.