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In this module, you can find the answers to the Well Performance Case Studies, Artificial Lift Design and Single Branch Case Studies.

Well Performance Case Studies

Oil Well Performance Analysis
Exercise 2 Pressure / Temperature Profile
Wellhead Pressure Production Rate Flowing BHP Flowing WHT 300 psia 7454 bbl/d 2668 psia 133 oF 300 psia 7454 bbl/d 2668 psia 28535 bbl/d 300 psia 6812 bbl/d 2744 psia 129 F 300 psia Hagedorn Brown 2522 psia 300 psia 6 16000 bbl/d 300 psia 64%

Exercise 2 Nodal Analysis

(Outlet) Wellhead Pressure Operating Point Flow rate Operating Point BHP AOFP

Exercise 3 PVT Analysis

Wellhead Pressure Production Rate Flowing BHP Flowing WHT

Exercise 4 Flow Correlation Matching

Wellhead Pressure Vertical Correlation Flowing BHP

Exercise 5 IPR Matching

Wellhead Pressure PI AOFP

Exercise 6 Water Cut Sensitivity

Wellhead Pressure Water Cut

Exercise 7 Gas Lift Water cut = 10%

Gas Lift Rate (mmscf/d)

Water cut = 60%

Liq. Prod. Rate (stb/d) Liq. Prod. Rate (stb/d)

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0.5 1 1.5 2

7227 7707 8048 8306

4755 5796 6443 6898

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Enhanced Oil Well Production Using Nodal Analysis

Exercise 1 Well Model
Wellhead Pressure Production Rate Flowing BHP 250 psia 775 stb/d 2417 psia

Exercise 2 Nodal Analysis Sensitivity to Stimulation and Gas Lift Oil Production Rates (stb/d) Beggs-Brill
Gas Lift Rates (mmscf/d) Completion base (skin = 3) acidized (skin = 0) fractured (skin = -2) 0.0 779 1084.5 1438.4 0.5 1097 1432.1 1798.9 1.0 1188.2 1535.2 1916.8 2.0 1240.5 1598.9 1981.9

Exercise 3 Nodal Analysis Sensitivity to Flow Correlation Oil Production Rates (stb/d) Mukherjee and Brill
Gas Lift (mmscf/d) Completion base (skin = 3) acidized (skin = 0) fractured (skin = -2) 0.0 697.7 981 1325.4 0.5 1011.5 1332.2 1695.4 1.0 1125.1 1468.6 1846.2 2.0 1221.3 1578 1964.5

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Gas Well Performance using a Compositional Fluid Model

Exercise 1 Simple Well Model
Pres = 4,600 psia, Tres = 280oF % H2O @ saturation 1.85% Po = 800 psia 33 mmscf/d 2160 psia 248 oF 182 oF

QG Pwf BHT WHT

Exercise 2 Calibrate Inflow Model

Back Pressure Equation Parameter C 8*10-7 Parameter n 1 Po = 800 psia 15.6 mmscf/d 1292 psia 227 oF 168 oF Po = 800 psia 15.7 mmscf/d 1254 psia 227 oF 165 oF

QG Pwf Tbh (F) Twh (F)

Exercise 3 Perform Nodal Analysis at bottom hole

QG Pwf BHT WHT

Well-head, 3.958 tubing Max. Erosional velocity ratio 0.78

Exercise 4 Flow-line and Choke

Choke size Po = 710 psia 1.5

Exercise 5 Higher liquid loading / Flow Correlation Matching

Pres = 4300 psia, Tres = 280 F % H2O @ saturation 1.91 Po = 800 psia Best Correlation Mean arithmetic difference (%) Duns-Ros 0.27

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Po = 800 psia Mean absolute difference (%) Po = 710 psia QG Pwf QL @ mid-perfs (act) QL @ outlet (act)

0.27

Exercise 6 Higher liquid loading / Flow Correlation Matching

13.3 mmscf/d 1361.3 psia 2062 bbl/d 2650 bbl/d

Exercise 7 Liquid Hold-up fraction and Flow Regime Map

Liquid Volume Fraction, Po = 710 psia xVL @ bottom-hole 0.07 xVL @ WH 0.08 xVL @ end flow-line 0.05 Flow regime end FL Intermittent Liquid Hold-up Fraction, Po = 710 psia xHL @ bottom-hole 0.38 xHL @ WH 0.08 xHL @ end flow-line 0.15

Exercise 8 Pressure / Temperature path from Reservoir

Ambient Temp = 30 F Hydrate formation? No

Exercise 9 Pressure Drop due to increase condensate production

Heavier composition 2803 psia (Pwf = 1497 psia) 'P Reservoir 'P Tubing 'P Choke 'P Flow-line 630 psia (Pwh = 869 psia) 84 psia 2 psia

Exercise 10 Rigorous Flashing

Po = 710 psia QG 13.3 mmcfd Pwf 1360.4 psia QL @ mid-perfs (act) 2094 bbl/d QL @ outlet (act) 2654 bbl/d Ambient Temp = 30 F Hydrate formation? No

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Artificial Lift Design

ESP Design
Exercise 1 Nodal Analysis Well will not flow naturally. Exercise 2 Pump Selection / Design
No. of stages (HN13000) Motor HP required Flowrate range for 50 70 Hz. Flowrate for Psuction < Pbubblepoint Production Rate (95% water cut) 57 316 7606-12830 bbl/d 11926 bbl/d 600 stb/d

Exercise 3 Pump performance with varying well conditions

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Single Branch Pipeline and Facilities

Exercise 1 Size Subsea Tieback
Property Pipeline and Riser ID: Max. erosional velocity ratio for selected ID Min. Separator pressure for selected ID Max. separator pressure for selected ID Value 10 0.88 900 psia 1234 psia 14000 (stb/d) 1.24 Intermittent Value 1 8000 (stb/d) 166.3 485.7 485.7*1.2 = 582.8 14000 (stb/d) 186.7 448.2 16000 (stb/d) 226.5 435.9 16000 (stb/d) 1.3 Intermittent

Exercise 2 Check for Severe slugging

8000 (stb/d) 0.99 Intermittent

PI-SS number at riser base Flow pattern at riser base

Exercise 3 Select Tieback Insulation Thickness

Property Req. Insulation thickness

Exercise 5 Size Slug Catcher

Property 1/1000 slug volume (bbl) Sphere generated liquid volume (bbl) Design volume for slug catcher (bbl)

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