WELL TESTING EQUIPMENT

CHOKE MANIFOLD

BASIC WELL TESTING TRAINING

PT. PROWELL ENERGI INDONESIA

 Introduction
The principal functions
Choke manifold
description
Adjustable - Fixed chokes
Common operation
Different choke manifolds
Choke manifold
Specifications
Maintenance and safety

BASIC WELL TESTING TRAINING

PT. PROWELL ENERGI INDONESIA

Introductio
n
The choke manifold is downstream of the flow head.

The main function:

control the flow rate and pressure at the well
head.

Principal functions
The 5 points

Safety function: control of the well

head pressure.
Allows different choke sizes: control
the FLOWRATE.
Prevents water and gas coning:
limitation of flow rate.
Prevents formation sand from
entering the well: limitation of flow
rate.
Ensure critical flow: the pressure
fluctuations downstream of the
choke manifold do not affect
downhole pressure and flow rate of
the well.

Choke Manifold
Description

Four gates valves

A Fixed choke
An Adjustable choke
Tapping points for
measurement up and
down stream choke
Thermometric well

Adjustable and Fixed

chokes

Common operation
Changing from Adj. choke to
Fixed choke

Different choke
manifolds
According to the:
Working Pressure:
Choke manifolds are available in 5,000; 10,000; and 15,000
psi. The wide range of choke manifolds available makes it
possible to select a choke manifold that accommodates the
well tests required, while not being larger, more
complicated, or expensive than the overall project requires.
Gate Valves:
The choke manifolds used by Schlumberger can be
assembled with gate valves from several different
manufacturers: Malbranque, McEvoy, and WOM.

Choke manifold
specifications

Safety and Maintenance

Safety
Always Open one valve before closing another.
Never flow through the manifold if the choke is not in
place, threads will be eroded by sand or/and corrosive
fluids.
Do not use the adjustable choke to stop the flow, you can
break the stem tip.
Use only brass and copper hammers to prevent sparks.
Always bleed off pressure using the bleed off port
changing a choke.
Stay upwind when taking samples.

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