The main problem during natural gas extraction is the hydrating risk. Hydrates could be formed at every exctraction stage: from gas foundation to the Central Processing Facility (CPF). The operation conditions could hardly ever be performed without…
This paper focuses on the application of steady-state operability to Model Predictive Control (MPC) of the Shell Heavy Oil Fractionator (SHOF) control problem. Operability for non-square systems is a relatively new area in the literature, and…
We formulate a nonlinear optimal control problem for intraday operation of a natural gas pipeline network that includes storage reservoirs. The dynamics of compressible gas flow through pipes, compressors, reservoirs, and wells are considered. In…
Large water demands by the mining industry are of increasing concern around the world. The cost of a specific water management regulation is studied for an oil sands mining operation in Canada, where restrictions on water withdrawals vary with…