Optimization of reservoir, well and surface network systems

An apparatus adapted for continuously optimizing reservoir well and surface network systems, comprising:

• first means for transmitting an input stimulus having a predetermined signature downhole into a wellbore and controlling a downhole apparatus adapted to be disposed in said wellbore;
• second means for continuously monitoring an actual characteristic of a wellbore fluid flowing in a tubing of said downhole apparatus in response to the transmitting of said first means and generating actual signals representative of said actual characteristic of said wellbore fluid;
• third means for predicting a target characteristic of said wellbore fluid flowing in said tubing and generating target signals representative of said target characteristic of said wellbore fluid;
• fourth means for comparing said actual signals with said target signals and executing a monitoring and control process when said actual signals are not approximately equal to said target signals, said fourth means changing the predetermined signature of said input stimulus when the execution of said monitoring and control process is complete and generating a second input stimulus having a second predetermined signature,
• said first means for transmitting said second input stimulus having said second predetermined signature downhole into a wellbore and controlling said downhole apparatus,
• said second means continuously monitoring said actual characteristic of said wellbore fluid flowing in a tubing and generating further actual signals representative of said actual characteristic of said wellbore fluid,
• said third means generating said target signals representative of said target characteristic of said wellbore fluid, and
• said fourth means comparing said further actual signals with said target signals and continuously re-executing said monitoring and control process until said actual signals are approximately equal to said target signals.