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Module 7

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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

Exercise 2 Nodal Analysis

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

300 psia
7454 bbl/d
2668 psia
28535 bbl/d

Exercise 3 PVT Analysis

Wellhead Pressure
Production Rate
Flowing BHP
Flowing WHT

300 psia
6812 bbl/d
2744 psia
129 F

Exercise 4 Flow Correlation Matching

Wellhead Pressure
Vertical Correlation
Flowing BHP

300 psia
Hagedorn Brown
2522 psia

Exercise 5 IPR Matching

Wellhead Pressure
PI
AOFP

300 psia
6
16000 bbl/d

Exercise 6 Water Cut Sensitivity

Wellhead Pressure
Water Cut

300 psia
64%

Exercise 7 Gas Lift

Water cut = 10%
Gas Lift Rate
(mmscf/d)

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Water cut = 60%

Liq. Prod. Rate
(stb/d)

Liq. Prod. Rate

(stb/d)

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0.5

7227

4755

7707

5796

1.5

8048

6443

8306

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)
1.0

2.0

base (skin = 3)

Completion

779

0.0

1097

0.5

1188.2

1240.5

acidized (skin = 0)

1084.5

1432.1

1535.2

1598.9

fractured (skin = -2)

1438.4

1798.9

1916.8

1981.9

Exercise 3 Nodal Analysis Sensitivity to Flow Correlation

Oil Production Rates (stb/d) Mukherjee and Brill
Gas Lift (mmscf/d)
Completion

0.0

0.5

1.0

2.0

base (skin = 3)

697.7

1011.5

1125.1

1221.3

acidized (skin = 0)

981

1332.2

1468.6

1578

fractured (skin = -2)

1325.4

1695.4

1846.2

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

QG
Pwf
Tbh (F)
Twh (F)

Exercise 3 Perform Nodal Analysis at bottom hole

Po = 800 psia
15.7 mmscf/d
1254 psia
227 oF
165 oF

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 (%)

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Duns-Ros
0.27

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Po = 800 psia
Mean absolute difference (%)

0.27

Exercise 6 Higher liquid loading / Flow Correlation Matching

Po = 710 psia
QG
Pwf
QL @ mid-perfs (act)
QL @ outlet (act)

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

630 psia (Pwh = 869 psia)

'P Choke

84 psia

'P Flow-line

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

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316
7606-12830 bbl/d
11926 bbl/d

Exercise 3 Pump performance with varying well conditions

Production Rate (95% water cut)

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600 stb/d

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Single Branch Pipeline and Facilities

Exercise 1 Size Subsea Tieback
Property

Value

Pipeline and Riser ID:

Max. erosional velocity ratio for selected ID
Min. Separator pressure for selected ID
Max. separator pressure for selected ID

10
0.88
900 psia
1234 psia

Exercise 2 Check for Severe slugging

PI-SS number at riser base

Flow pattern at riser base

8000
(stb/d)
0.99
Intermittent

14000
(stb/d)
1.24
Intermittent

16000
(stb/d)
1.3
Intermittent

Exercise 3 Select Tieback Insulation Thickness

Property
Req. Insulation thickness

Value
1

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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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

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