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Proprietary Notice ............................................................................ 2
Patent information............................................................................ 2
Service mark information ................................................................ 2
Trademark information .................................................................... 2
Contact information ......................................................................... 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................... 3
DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS............................................ 10
PIPESIM HOT KEYS........................................................ 10
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................... 15
1.1 Setting up............................................................................. 15



1.2 Documentation..................................................................... 17
1.2.1 PIPESIM


1.3 PIPESIM overview................................................................ 19


1.4 File Management.................................................................. 25
1.5 Security ................................................................................ 26


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1.6 New features ........................................................................ 28
1.7 Schlumberger Support Services........................................ 28
1.8 What to do next.................................................................... 28
2 MODEL OVERVIEW.................................................... 31
2.1 Steps in building a model ................................................... 31
2.2 Starting PIPESIM.................................................................. 31
2.3 Units System........................................................................ 31
2.4 Fluid data.............................................................................. 32



2.5 Model components overview.............................................. 35

2.6 Flow correlation................................................................... 40
2.7 Run an operation................................................................. 40
2.8 Saving & Closing PIPESIM.................................................. 41
2.9 How to build models............................................................ 41







3 FLUID & MULTIPHASE FLOW MODELING............... 52
3.1 Black Oil ............................................................................... 52

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3.2 Compositional...................................................................... 60




3.3 Pressure Drop Calculation.................................................. 65




3.4 References ........................................................................... 80
4 RESERVOIR, WELL & COMPLETION MODELING ... 87
4.1 Vertical Completions........................................................... 87


4.2 Horizontal Completions ...................................................... 91







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4.3 Multiple Layers / Completions.......................................... 103
4.4 Artificial Lift........................................................................ 104


4.5 Tubing................................................................................. 105
4.6 Chokes................................................................................ 106






4.7 Heat transfer....................................................................... 113
4.8 Reservoir Depletion........................................................... 113


4.9 References ......................................................................... 115
5 FIELD EQUIPMENT................................................... 119
5.1 Compressor........................................................................ 119
5.2 Expander ............................................................................ 120
5.3 Single Phase Pump ........................................................... 121
5.4 Multiphase Boosting ......................................................... 121






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5.5 Separator............................................................................ 135
5.6 Re-injection point .............................................................. 135
5.7 Heat Transfer...................................................................... 135
5.8 References ......................................................................... 135
6 OPERATIONS............................................................ 139
6.1 Check model ...................................................................... 139
6.2 No operation....................................................................... 139
6.3 Run model .......................................................................... 140
6.4 System Analysis ................................................................ 140
6.5 Pressure Temperature profile........................................... 140
6.6 Flow correlation matching................................................ 140
6.7 Wax Prediction................................................................... 141
6.8 Nodal Analysis................................................................... 141
6.9 Artificial Lift Performance................................................. 142


6.10 Gas Lift Design & Diagnostics ......................................... 145

6.11 Horizontal well analysis .................................................... 148
6.12 Reservoir tables................................................................. 148
6.13 Network analysis ............................................................... 149
6.14 Production Optimization................................................... 149
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6.15 Field Planning.................................................................... 150




6.16 Multi-lateral well analysis.................................................. 155
6.17 Post processor................................................................... 155



6.18 References ......................................................................... 156
7 CASE STUDIES ......................................................... 159
7.1 Pipeline & facilities Case Study Condensate Pipeline 161









7.2 Well Performance Case Study Oil Well Design............ 175




7.3 Network Analysis Case Study Looped Gas Gathering
Network ...................................................................................... 7-184


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7.4 Optimization.................................................................... 7-194
7.5 Field Planning................................................................. 7-194
7.6 Multi-lateral...................................................................... 7-194
8 INDEX......................................................................8-194
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1 Introduction
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1.1 Setting up
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1.1.1.2 Check the PIPESIM package
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1.1.1.3 Make backup copies
1.1.1.4 Read the additional notes document
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1.1.2 Running setup
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1.1.3 Changing Options after quitting setup
1.2 Documentation
1.2.1 PIPESIM additional documentation
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1.2.1.1 Artificial lift Performance curve
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1.2.1.2 User Defined Multiphase flow correlation
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1.2.1.3 OpenLink
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1.2.1.4 PVT file format
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1.2.1.5 Sentinel LM Security
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1.2.2 Case Studies
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1.2.3 Online Help



1.2.3.1 Help contents
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1.3.1 Modules
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1.3.1.1 Pipeline & Facilities





1.3.1.2 Well Performance analysis










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1.3.1.3 Network analysis module







1.3.1.4 Production Optimization (GOAL)
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1.3.1.5 Multi-lateral wells (HoSim)
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1.3.1.6 Field Planning (FPT)





1.3.2 Options
1.3.2.1 Compositional option


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1.3.2.2 OLGAS 2000
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1.3.2.3 ECLIPSE 100
1.3.2.4 ECLIPSE 300
1.3.2.5 MBAL
1.4 File Management
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Input data (*.BPS, *.BPN, *.PGW, *.FPT,*.HSM)
Output data (*.OUT, *.SUM)
Transfer files (*.PLT, *.PLC, *.PWH, *.PBT, *.TNT, *.PST)
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PVT table (*.PVT)
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Database files (*.MDB)



Units file (*.UMF)
1.5 Security
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1.5.1 Stand-alone security (dongle)
Dongle Utility.
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1.6 New features
Release Notes
1.7 Schlumberger Support Services
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Center Tel
United Kingdom
America
1.8 What to do next
New users
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Existing users

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2 Model Overview
2.1 Steps in building a model
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2.2 Starting PIPESIM
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2.3 Units System


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2.4.1 Black Oil
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2.4.2 Compositional
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Critical Property




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2.4.3 Steam
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2.5 Model components overview
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Pipeline & facilities module
Component Type Description
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Well Performance module
Component Type Description
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Network module
Component Type Description
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2.6 Flow correlation



2.7 Run an operation
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2.9.1 Fluid calibration
2.9.1.1 Black Oil






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2.9.1.2 Compositional











2.9.2 Pipeline & facilities





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2.9.2.1 Correlation matching



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2.9.2.2 Pressure/Temperature profile







2.9.2.3 Equipment/Flowline sizing (1 parameter)







2.9.2.4 Equipment/Flowline sizing (Multiple parameter)





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2.9.2.5 Multiphase booster design










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2.9.3.1 Correlation matching




2.9.3.3 Pressure/Temperature profile







2.9.3.4 Equipment/Tubing sizing (1 parameter)







2.9.3.5 Equipment/Tubing sizing (Multiple parameter)








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2.9.3.6 Artificial Lift analysis






2.9.3.7 Well performance curves for GOAL







2.9.3.8 Well performance curves for Network Solver






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2.9.3.9 Reservoir Tables






2.9.3.10 Horizontal completion length





2.9.3.11 Gas Lift Rate v's Casing head pressure






2.9.4 Network Analysis
2.9.4.1 Fluid properties
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2.9.4.2 Boundary Conditions









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2.9.4.3 Network model





2.9.5 Production Optimization











2.9.6 Field
c













2.9.7 Multi-lateral





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3 Fluid & Multiphase Flow Modeling
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3.1 Black Oil
Fluid properties can be predicted by black-oil correlations that have been
developed by correlating gas/oil ratios for live crudes with various
properties, such as oil and gas gravities. The selected correlation is used to
predict the quantity of gas dissolved in the oil at a particular pressure and
temperature.
3.1.1 Lasater

3.1.1.1 Bubble point pressure
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
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Step 4:
3.1.1.2 Solution gas
3.1.2 Standing
3.1.2.1 Bubble point pressure
Step 1:
Step 2:
3.1.2.2 Solution gas

3.1.2.3 Oil formation volume factor - saturated systems
Step 1:
Step 2:
3.1.3 Vazques and Beggs
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3.1.3.1 Bubble point pressure
3.1.3.2 Solution gas

3.1.3.3 Oil formation volume factor - saturated systems

3.1.3.4 Oil formation volume factor - undersaturated systems
3.1.4 Glas

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3.1.4.1 Bubble point pressure and solution gas

3.1.4.2 Oil formation volume factor - saturated systems

3.1.4.3 Oil formation volume factor - undersaturated systems

3.1.5 Coning




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3.1.6 Liquid Viscosity
3.1.7.1 Beggs and Robinson method
3.1.7.2 Glas method

3.1.7.3 User's data method
3.1.8 Live Oil Viscosity


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3.1.8.1 Chew and Connally

3.1.8.2 Beggs and Robinson


3.1.9 Undersaturated Oil Viscosity
3.1.9.1 Vasquez and Beggs
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3.1.9.2 Kousel method

3.1.9.3 No calculation

3.1.10 Oil/Water Mixture Viscosity
3.1.10.1 Inversion method

3.1.10.2 Volume ratio method

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3.1.10.3 Woelflin method

3.1.11 Gas Viscosity
3.1.11.1 Lee et al. Method
3.2 Compositional
3.2.1 EOS (Equations of State)



3.2.1.1 Soave-Redlich-Kwong
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3.2.1.2 Peng-Robinson
3.2.1.3 SMIRK
3.2.2 Viscosity model


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3.2.2.1 Lower Alkanes
3.2.2.2 Higher Alkanes
3.2.2.3 Petroleum Fractions
3.2.2.4 Water
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3.2.2.5 Methanol
3.2.2.6 Emulsion



3.2.3 BIP (Binary Interaction Parameter) Set
3.2.4 Hydrates
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3.3 Pressure Drop Calculation

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3.3.1 Flow regimes

Flow Regimes Classification for Vertical Two Phase Flow
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Flow Regimes Classification for Horizontal Two Phase Flow



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3.3.2 Single Phase Flow Correlations

3.3.2.1 Moody

3.3.2.2 AGA

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3.3.2.3 Panhandle 'A'
3.3.2.4 Panhandle 'B'
3.3.2.5 Hazen-Williams

3.3.2.6 Weymouth
3.3.3 Vertical Multiphase Flow Correlations
3.3.3.1 Ansari
upward two-phase flow
3.3.3.2 Baker Jardine Revised
gas-condensate
pipelines with a no-slip liquid volume fraction of lower than 0.1
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BJA
BJA
BJA
3.3.3.3 Beggs & Brill Original
horizontal and inclined pipes
3.3.3.4 Beggs & Brill Original, Taitel Dukler map
3.3.3.5 Beggs & Brill Revised
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3.3.3.6 Beggs & Brill Revised, Taitel Dukler map
3.3.3.7 Brill & Minami
3.3.3.8 Duns & Ros
vertical flow
3.3.3.9 Duns & Ros, Taitel Dukler map
3.3.3.10 Govier & Aziz
gas
and condensate
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3.3.3.11 Gray
vertical flow in gas and condensate systems which
are predominantly gas phase
3.3.3.12 Hagedorn & Brown
small diameter vertical conduits
BJA
3.3.3.13 Hagedorn & Brown, Duns & Ros map
3.3.3.14 Lockhart & Martinelli
3.3.3.15 Lockhart & Martinelli, Taitel Dukler map
3.3.3.16 Mukherjee & Brill:
Note
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two-phase
inclined flow
3.3.3.17 NOSLIP Correlation
NOSLIP
MOODY Note
3.3.3.18 OLGA-S 2000 Steady State
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3.3.3.19 Orkiszewski
in vertical pipe
3.3.3.20 Shell SIEP Correlations


3.3.3.21 Shell SRTCA Correlations





3.3.3.22 GRE Mechanistic Model BP
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3.3.4 Horizontal Multiphase Flow Correlations
3.3.4.1 Baker Jardine Revised
gas-condensate pipelines with a
no-slip liquid volume fraction of lower than 0.1
BJA
BJA
BJA
3.3.4.2 Beggs & Brill Original
BBO BJA
horizontal and inclined pipes
3.3.4.3 Beggs & Brill Original, Taitel Dukler map
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3.3.4.4 Beggs & Brill Revised
3.3.4.5 Beggs & Brill Revised, Taitel Dukler map
3.3.4.6 Brill & Minami:
3.3.4.7 Dukler, AGA + Flanigan
horizontal and
inclined two phase flow of gas-condensate gathering systems
3.3.4.8 Dukler , AGA + Flanigan (Eaton holdup)
3.3.4.9 Duns & Ros, Taitel Dukler map
BJA
vertical flow
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3.3.4.10 Lockhart & Martinelli
3.3.4.11 Lockhart & Martinelli, Taitel Dukler map
3.3.4.12 Mukherjee & Brill
Note
two-phase inclined flow
3.3.4.13 NOSLIP Correlation
NOSLIP
MOODY Note
3.3.4.14 OLGA-S 2000 Steady-State:
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3.3.4.15 Oliemans
large
diameter condensate pipelines
3.3.4.16 Xiao
two-
phase flow in horizontal and near horizontal pipelines
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3.3.4.17 Shell SIEP Correlations

3.3.4.18 Shell SRTCA Correlations





3.3.4.19 GRE Mechanistic Model BP
3.4 References
J. Cdn. Pet. Tech.
Oil & Gas Journal
Trans. AIME
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J. Pet. Tech.
J. Pet. Tech.
et al.
SPEJ
Two-Phase Flow in Pipes
The Technology of Artificial Methods
Trans. 23
et al.
Trans.
JPT
Oil and Gas J. 56
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J.
Pet. Tech.
Well Performance
J. Pet. Tech.
et al. Handbook of Natural Gas Engineering
Trans.
et al. Trans.
Chem. Eng.
Prog. 45
JPT
Int. J. of Multiphase
Flow
SPE
J. Prod. Eng.
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JPT
The Flow of Homogeneous Fluids Through Porous
Media
J. Pet. Tech.
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Volumetric and Phase Behavior of Oil Field
Hydrocarbon Systems
Drill. and
Prod. Prac.
Trans.
AICHE J.
Drill. and Prod.
Prac.
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4 Reservoir, Well & Completion Modeling
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4.1 Vertical Completions
4.1.1 Liquid Reservoirs
4.1.1.1 Fetkovich / Normalized back pressure
4.1.1.2 Jones
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4.1.1.3 Pseudo-Steady state / Darcy

4.1.1.4 (Straight line) Well productivity Index

4.1.1.5 (Straight line) Well productivity Index (with Vogel
correction below bubble point)
4.1.1.6 Vogel
4.1.1.7 Hydraulic Fracture
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4.1.1.8 Multi-rate tests
multi-point
Isochronal



4.1.2 Gas and Gas Condensate Reservoirs
4.1.2.1 Back pressure / C and n
4.1.2.2 Forchheimer
4.1.2.3 Jones
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4.1.2.4 Pseudo-Steady state / Darcy

4.1.2.5 (Straight line) Well productivity Index

4.1.2.6 Hydraulic Fracture
4.1.2.7 Multi-rate tests




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4.2 Horizontal Completions
Thin reservoirs
Heterogeneous reservoirs
Reduce water/gas coning
Vertical permeability
4.2.1 Effect of Pressure Drop on Productivity
toe
heel
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Figure 4.1

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Figure 4.2

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4.2.2 Single Phase Pressure Drop

p x f q L
m
=

( . ) / 114644 10
5 2
d
5

q
p p d
TZL
g
g
=

15320
1
2
2
2 16 3
( )
/

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4.2.3 Multiphase Pressure Drop

4.2.4 Inflow Production Profiles




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Figure 4.3
4.2.5 Steady-State Productivity

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Figure 4.4
q =
0. 007078k h p ( B )
ln[
a + a L
L
h L)ln[
h
2r
]
h
h o o
w
/
( / )
/
| +( /
2 2

2
2
a = (L 0. 25+(2r L) ]
4 0.5
/ )|0. 5 + / 2
eh

q =
0. 007078k h p ( B )
ln[
r
(L )
]
h
h o
eh
o
/
/

4
k = k k
eff v h
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h = h
k
k
h
v
q =
0. 007078k h p ( B )
ln[
a + a L
L
h L)ln[
( h
2r
]
h
h o o
2 2 2 2
w
/
( / )
/
| +( /
/ ) +
2

2
2
2
=
k
k
h
v

r = r exp(-s)
w,eff w
r =
r (L
a L a h r
w,eff
eh
w
h L)
/ )
|1+ 1( / ) | +|( / )|
2
2
2
( /
PIPESIM
4.2.6 Pseudo-Steady State Productivity
q
kh p B
A C R s s Dq
v
o o
A w m v
=
+ + +
/ .
ln [ . / ( )]
1412
2 2458
2

q =
kh p . 2 B
ln[(
r
r
) - 0. 75]
v
o o
e
w
/141
s = ln[ C C
CA A,ref A
/ ]
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q =
0. 007078b k k p ( B )
ln[
A
r
]+ lnC - 0. 75+s
h
x z o o
1
w
H R
/
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4.2.7 Solution Gas-Drive IPR
q
q
=[1- V(
p
p
) - (1- V)(
p
p
) ]
o
o,max
wf
R
wf
R
2 n
4.2.8 Horizontal Gas Wells

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=
p
dp
z
p
p m
0
2 ) (

q =
0. 007027k h(p - p )
ln[
r
r
] ZT
h
h
e
w,eff
e
2
wf
2

q =
0. 007027kh(p - p )
[ln[
r
r
]- 0. 75+s +s +s - c + Dq ] ZT
h
e
w
m ca h
r
2
wf
2

D =
2. 222x10 ( k h )
r h
-15
g a
pwf w
p
2

= 2. 73x10 k
10
a
-1.1045
= 2. 33x10 k
10
a
-1.201
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4.3 Multiple Layers / Completions

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4.4 Artificial Lift



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4.4.1 Gas Lift
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4.4.2 ESP Lift
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4.5 Tubing







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4.6 Chokes


4.6.1 Ashford-Pierce
q Cd
o
= 351
2
.
e
) ( = +

B F
o wo
1
2
( ) ( )
| |
( )
| |

|
\

|
.
|

|
\

|
.
| +

(
(
+ +

(
+ +

n
n
T z R R e p e R F
T z
p
R R e R F
s
n
n
g s wo w
s
n
g wo w
1
1 198 6 1 0 000217
198 6 0 000217
1 1
1
1 0
1 1
1
1
0
1
2
. .
. .
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Assumptions:





Choke size (64th in.) C

4.6.2 Omana
N N N Q
qL Pl d D
=

0263
3 49 3 19 0 657 1 8
.
. . .

N
.
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N q
qL L
o L
L
=
|
\

|
.
|
184
1 25
.
.

N
G
L

=
N P
pl
L L
=

174 10
1
2
1
.

Q
R
d
=
+
1
1
1
N D
D c
L
L
= 120872 .

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) q R D
L
o
L L c G
= +

1953 10 1
3
1 245 1 545
1
0 657
1 8 3 49
1
3 19
.
. .
.
. .
P
.

4.6.3 Gilbert, Ros, Baxendall, Achong and Pilehvari

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c b o
L
d GOR aP q

= ) (
1
Correlation A B c
4.6.3.1 PDVSA modification
e c b o
L
d GOR aP q

= ) ) ( (
1
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4.6.4 Poettmann-Beck
( )
( )
q
A
GOR
P
V m
R
R
o
o c
L
o
G
=
+
+
+
+

(
(
88992
561 0 0765
92736
1 05
0 4513 0 766
05663
0
1
1 1
1
1
1
1
. .
.
.
.
.
. ( . )
.

( ) ( )
( )
R
T z GOR R
PB
s
o
1
1
1 1
0
1
1
0 00504
=
.
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m
R
G
L
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
=
+

V
m
L
1
1
=

4.6.5 Mechanistic Correlation,

p p p
TP L L G G
= +
p
g
q
C A
L
L
c
L
L c
=
|
\

|
.
|

2 144
2
p
g
q
YC A
G
L
c
G
G c
=
|
\

|
.
|

2 144
2
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( ) Y
d
d
K
p p
p
= +
|
\

|
.
|

(
(
|
\

|
.
| 10 041 035 1
2
1
2
2 1
1
. . . /
C
C
d
d
d
=

|
\

|
.
| 1
1
2
4
p p
C
YC
TP L G
dL
dG
= +
|
\

|
.
|
|

(
(

(
(
1 1
2

p
d
d
q
d C
L L
m
dL
=
|
\

|
.
|

(
(

(
1
8083
1
2
4
1
2

q
L
q
G
A
c
p
1
p
2

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4.6.6 API 14-B Formulation

p p
C
YC
TP L G
dL
dG
= +
|
\

|
.
|
|

(
(

(
(
1 1
2

p
d
d
q
d C
L N
m
dL
=
|
\

|
.
|

(
(

(
1
8083
1
2
4
1
2
p p
Y
tp L G
= +

(
1
1121
1
2

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p
d
d
q
d
L N
m
=
|
\

|
.
|

(
1
687055
1
2
4
1
2
.
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q
m

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4.7 Heat transfer
4.8 Reservoir Depletion
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4.8.1 Volume Depletion Reservoirs
p p p
i
=
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G
E
E
p
i
=
E
p
ZT
= 3537 .
p
Z
p
Z
G
G
i
i
p
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.
| 1
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4.8.2 Gas Condensate Reservoirs
4.9 References


JPT
Journal of
Petroleum Technology,
SPE
Reservoir Engineering
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Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering
JPT
World Oil
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J. Pet. Tech.
Horizontal Well Technology
Chem. Eng.
Prog. 45
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JPT
The Flow of Homogeneous Fluids Through Porous
Media
World Oil
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5 Field Equipment
5.1 Compressor





Adiabatic Route
Polytropic Route
Mollier Route (compositional cases only)
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5.2 Expander





Adiabatic Route
Polytropic Route
Mollier Route (compositional cases only)
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5.3 Single Phase Pump





5.4 Multiphase Boosting
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Traditional Approach
The incoming fluid is separated in its
constituent gas and liquid phases.
The separated liquids are pumped up
to the required pressure and exported
via the liquid export line.
Separated gas is compressed up to the
required pressure and exported via the
gas export line.
Alternative Approach
The incoming fluid is separated in its
constituent gas and liquid phases.
The separated liquids are pumped up
to the required pressure and separated
gas is compressed up to the required
pressure, before the two phases are
recombined and exported via a
multiphase export line.
Multiphase Boosting
The incoming fluid is directly boosted
up to the required pressure without
separation of the gas and liquid
phases, and exported via a multiphase
export line.
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Outflow curve
THP curve
Production System Analysis
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Outflow curve - No boosting
Outflow curve - Boosting 20 bar
THP curve
Production System Analysis

5.4.1 Multiphase Boosters Positive Displacement Type
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5.4.2 Twin Screw Type Multiphase Boosters
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Twin Screw Multiphase Pump - Performance Curve
(valid for GVF=0%, p1=1 bara)
Pump differential pressure [bar]
F
l
o
w

r
a
t
e

[
m
3
/
h
]
S
h
a
f
t

p
o
w
e
r

[
k
W
]
Twin Screw Multiphase Pump - Performance Curve (valid
for GVF=85%, p1=1 bara)
Pump differential pressure [bar]
F
l
o
w

r
a
t
e

[
m
3
/
h
]
S
h
a
f
t

p
o
w
e
r

[
k
W
]
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5.4.3 Progressing Cavity Type Multiphase Boosters
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5.4.4 Multiphase Boosters Dynamic Type
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5.4.5 Helico-Axial Type Multiphase Boosters
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M
a
x
i
m
u
m


s
p
e
e
d
M
i
n
i
m
u
m

s
p
e
e
d
8
0
%

s
p
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e
d
9
0
%

s
p
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d
M
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P

l
i
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e
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B
o
o
s
t
e
r

d
i
f
f
e
r
e
n
t
i
a
l

p
r
e
s
s
u
r
e
Total volumetric flow rate at suction
Best efficiency line
Helico-axial type multiphase booster - Performance curve
(valid for given GVF, p
-suction
and fluid density)





5.4.6 Contra-Rotating Axial Type Multiphase Booster
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Figure 5-11 Contra-rotating axial (CRA) compressor
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5.4.7 Alternative approach
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5.5 Separator

5.6 Re-injection point



5.7 Heat Transfer
5.8 References
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6 Operations
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6.1 Check model
6.2 No operation
ProdMan
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6.3 Run model
6.4 System Analysis
Pressure/Temperature Profiles
6.5 Pressure Temperature profile
6.6 Flow correlation matching
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6.7 Wax Prediction
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6.8 Nodal Analysis
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Inflow
Outflow

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6.9.1 Well Performance Curves
6.9.2 Optimization module performance curves
GOAL
GOAL
6.9.2.1 Well head chokes
GOAL
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Manifold
Flowline
Wellhead
Wellhead Choke
Well
GOAL
GOAL



GOAL
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GOAL
6.10 Gas Lift Design & Diagnostics
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6.10.1 Check for Gas Lift instability
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:


C F
r
F
r
F
v
v
v
v
c 1 1 3 1
2
=
|
\

|
.
|
+

. .

.

C F
r r
F
v
v
v
c
2 1 1 =
|
\

|
.
|
+ .

( )
F
B g q J
C A Y V q
f
go
D p
v
a fo
1
2
2
=
. . .
. .
( )
( )
F
q q A
g
P
q
fo go t
f g
to
fo
3
=
+

.
.
.

( ) ( )
( )
( )
( )
F
C A Y C A Y
r r
C A Y
r r
c
D p
ch
D p
v
ch v
ch
D p
v
ch v
ch
=
+

(
|
\

|
.
|
|

(
2 2
2
2
2
.
.

r
P
P
v
to
co
=

( )
( )

v
t
c
zT
zT
=

r
P
P
ch
co
m
=

( )
( )

ch
c
m
zT
zT
=

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GOAL)
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W e l l P A 1 3 - A l h a n a t i
L 9
6.11 Horizontal well analysis
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6.12 Reservoir tables
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6.13 Network analysis



6.14 Production Optimization

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6.15 Field Planning
6.15.1 Dynamic Eclipse link

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PROS:



CONS:




Capabilities:



Limitations:


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6.15.2 Look-up tables
Sample decline curve
Cumulative liquid production [mmstb]
PROS:




CONS:

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PROS:



CONS:

Capabilities:


Limitations:


6.15.4 Event handling





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6.16 Multi-lateral well analysis
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6.17 Post processor

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6.17.2 Tabular data
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6.17.3 Onscreen data
6.18 References
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7 Case Studies
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7.1 Pipeline & facilities Case Study Condensate Pipeline
7.1.1 Task 1. Develop a Compositional Model of the Hydrocarbon
Phases
-
PIPESIM <File/New/pipeline and facilities model>
<setup/compositional...>
"Add>>"
Petroleum
Fractions
Add to composition>>
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Component
Selection
Phase
Envelope
7.1.2 Task 2. Identify the Hydrate Envelope
-
-
<setup/compositional...> Add>>
Phase Envelope
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7.1.3 Task 3. Select a Pipeline Size
-
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operations/pressure-temperature profiles
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7.1.4 Task 4. Determine the Pipeline Insulation Requirement
-
-
operations/pressure-temperature profiles
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7.1.5 Task 5. Screen the Pipeline for Severe Riser Slugging
-
setup/define output...

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operations/pressure-temperature profiles
reports/view output
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7.1.6 Task 6. Size a Slug Catcher
-

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reports/view summary
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7.1.7 Data Available
Layout:

Boundary Conditions:

Pure Hydrocarbon Components:
Petroleum Fraction:


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Aqueous Component:
Pipeline Sizes Available:

Pipeline Data:
Pipeline Insulation Study Data:

Data for Risers 1 and 2:-
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7.2 Well Performance Case Study Oil Well Design
7.2.1 Task 1. Develop a Calibrated Blackoil Model
-
-
-
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PIPESIM <File/new/well>
<setup/blackoil...>
OK
<setup/blackoil/advanced calibration data>
plot PVT data
<series>
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<setup/blackoil/viscosity data>
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<setup/blackoil/advanced calibration data>
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7.2.2 Task 2. Develop a Well Inflow Performance Model
-
7.2.3 Task 3. Select a Tubing Size for the Production String
-
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operations/systems analysis
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7.2.4 Data Available
Reservoir Conditions:
Stock Tank Oil Properties:
Bubble Point Properties:
Blackoil Calibration Data:






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Deviation Survey:
Minimum Pressure Allowed at the Wellhead:
Multiphase flow correlation
Production Strings Available:
Drill String Test:
Production plan obtained from reservoir simulation:
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7.3 Network Analysis Case Study Looped Gas Gathering
Network
7.3.1 Task 1. Build a Model of the Network
-
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edit/copy edit/paste
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setup/compositional...> export
setup/compositional...>
import
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edit/copy edit/paste
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7.3.2 Task 2. Specify the Network Boundary Conditions
-
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Setup/boundary conditions
7.3.3 Task 3. Solve the Network and Establish the deliverability
-
-
-
-
setup/options/network iterations
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7.3.4 Data Available
Layout:


Completion and Tubing Data:

Pure Hydrocarbon Components (Wells 1 & 2):
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Petroleum Fraction (Wells 1 & 2):

Aqueous Component (Wells 1 & 2):
Pure Hydrocarbon Components (Well 3):
Petroleum Fraction (Wells 3):

Aqueous Component (Well 3):

Data for Looped Gathering Lines (B1, B2, B3, and B4):

Data for Deliver Line (B5):

Boundary Conditions:
7.4 Optimization
7.5 Field Planning
7.6 Multi-lateral
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8 Index
Analyse artificial lift
requirements
Create GOAL curves
Create reservoir tables Back pressure IPR
See
Find the optimal completion
length C and n IPR
Perform a Nodal Analysis
Darcy IPR
See
Set boundary conditions
Fetkovich,liquid IPR
Jones gas, IPR
Jones liquid, IPR
Forchheimer gas, IPR
Multi-rate tests
gas IPR
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liquid IPR
Pseudo-Steady state IPR
Pseudo-Steady state, IPR
Straight line PI liquid, IPR
Vogel, IPR
Well PI, IPR

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