Patent ID: 8025072

Claim:
A method of developing a flow control system for use in a well, comprising: using a multi-level approach to develop the flow control system, wherein the multi-level approach comprises: setting goals for the flow control system; according to the goals set, specifying an overall design of the flow control system; and based on the specified overall design for the flow control system, simulating, by a computer, operation of the flow control system, wherein setting the goals is performed at a first level of the multi-level approach, wherein specifying the overall design for the flow control system is performed at a second level of the multi-level approach, and wherein simulating the operation of the flow control system is performed at a third level of the multi-level approach, wherein performing the third level of the multi-level approach further comprises receiving well parameters and retrieving a reservoir model according to the well parameters, and wherein simulating the operation is based on the retrieved reservoir model.