Patent ID: 6434435
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: E21B,G05B,G06N

Abstract:
An apparatus for management of hydrocarbon production from a downhole well comprising:a production management system having supervisory control and data acquisition software, a production management goal, and a software model of a controllable process; an intelligent device comprising a processor unit and memory associated with said processor unit in which said supervisory control and data acquisition software executes; a sensor, capable of communicating sensed data representative of at least one parameter of hydrocarbon production processing, in communication with said production management system; and a controllable device, capable of responding to control commands and controlling at least one production process variable influencing said hydrocarbon production processing, in communication with said production management system wherein said sensor communicates data to said production management system, said production management system communicates with said controllable device, and said supervisory control and data acquisition software utilizes said software model and said data from said sensor to control said controllable device to manage hydrocarbon production in accordance with said production management goal.